This footage was filmed on earth day, April 22 2021. London completely changes when the sun is out. Only then many Londoners let their guards down and breathe. The problem is: If you never take a breath you will never sing a song. It's your choice though!
Filming, editing, concept and movement by Petra Haller.
“My job as a dancer is to have an impact on the world. Art can transform people’s lives. It reflects the times. It teaches you about morals, passion, discipline, spirituality, persistence. It teaches you how far you can dream. It teaches you that in madness you can find sanity. Art is activism. Dancing is my voice, my good fight!
” - Petra Haller
Website: https://www.petrahaller.net
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“Petra Haller is unique as an improvising tap dancer – a worthy successor to Will Gaines. ”
— oliver weindling, vortex jazz club, babel label
PETRA IS AN INDEPENDENT DANCE ARTIST AND TAP DANCER BASED IN LONDON.
SHE STARTED HER CAREER AS A FREELANCE DANCER WORKING ON BBC1, THE ONE SHOW: SKY1, LUIE SPENCE’S SHOW BUSINESS; ELLEN KENT PRODUCTION, AIDA AS WELL AS VARIOUS MUSIC VIDEOS AND LIVE EVENTS.
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF SOLELY WORKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE SHE STARTED CREATING , PRODUCING AND PERFORMING HER OWN WORK AS WELL.
HER FIRST OUTINGS AS A CREATOR, DANCER, PRODUCER INCLUDE: “CHARLIE: MY MESSAGE TO HUMANITY“, LAKE STUDIOS BERLIN AND THE SOLO THEATRE SHOWCASE “SOLO ROULETTE” AT THE BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE IN NOVEMBER 2018 PERFORMING “DELIVER ME” A THEATRE AND DANCE PIECE WHICH COMBINES SPOKEN WORD AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE.
SHE IS CURRENTLY THE RESIDENT DANCER AT RÉSONANCES PERFORMANCES, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION OF IMPROVISED MUSIC, POETRY, DIGITAL ART AND LIVE PAINTING LED BY AURELIE FREOUA AND SUPPORTED BY THE VORTEX JAZZ CLUB.
PETRA HAS BEEN THE FIRST TAP DANCER NAMED IN JAZZWISE MAGAZINE’S: RISING JAZZ ARTISTS SECTION IN: WHO TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2020. SHE HAS MAINLY STUDIED TAP UNDER JASON SAMUELS SMITH AND DERICK GRANT WHO NOT ONLY TAUGHT HER THE DANCE STYLE BUT ALSO INSPIRED HER TO STUDY THE ROOTS OF THIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART FORM IN JAZZ MUSIC AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY.
SHE WAS INTRODUCED TO FREE IMPROVISATION BY CLEVELAND WATKISS AT THE FREEDOM OF ART LOFT JAM AND IMMEDIATELY FOUND HERSELF AT HOME.
PETRA IS COMMITTED TO HONOR THE LINEAGE AND HISTORY OF TAP DANCE WHILE FINDING HER PLACE IN IMPROVISED MUSIC AND JAZZ, CONSTANTLY HUNGRY TO LEARN AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ART FORMS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS.
RECENT PERFORMANCES INCLUDE:
CONGREGATE ONLINE; CLEVELAND WATKISS, SOUL CITY ARTS 2020
RÉSONANCES ONLINE; ONLINE 1/ RESILIENCE/ MEMORIES; VORTEX JAZZ CLUB 2020
JAZZ CONNECTIVE; VORTEX JAZZ CLUB 2020
TAP DANCE AND PIANO DUO WITH RICHARD ADAM LEWIS; VORTEX JAZZ CLUB 2020
RESONANCES 3: RÊVES; VORTEX JAZZ CLUB, LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2019
ECSTASIES; ARTWALK WAKEFIELD 2019
Résonances 3- Les Rêves; Vortex Jazz Club, London Jazz Festival 2019
Résonances 3- Les Rêves; Vortex Jazz Club, London Jazz Festival 2019
— petra haller, dancer/ tap dancer
Deliver Me, Solo Roulette 2018, Blue Elephant Theatre, London
Deliver Me, Solo Roulette 2018, Blue Elephant Theatre, London
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