N ouveau Noir!
Interview -
Toledo
TC - You’ve worked as a dancer and/or
choreographer for an amazing list of
entertainers, Janet Jackson, Sammy
Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Bonnie Raitt, Al
Green and the list goes on - what
did you bring from those experiences into
your show?
Toledo - I remember watching Sammy
Davis Jr. Perform night after night for two
weeks doing two 2hour shows a night
bringing everything he had and leaving
everything he had right there on stage
and I thought this is the kind of performer
I wanna be , same thing I thought when I
watched the Pointer sisters -no smoke
and mirrors no bullshit just straight
passion coming at you live!"
TC - Did you ever think then that you’d
still be doing it this long?
Toledo - I never thought about it one way
or another, I just do it.
TC - You have various female performers in
your show - what’s your selection process
for your dancers/performers?
Toledo - I never really audition people I
either like someone or I don't and if I do and
you say you do something creative then
you're in with me. People of the same cloth
always find each other with out really trying I
believe.
TC - Do the songs work as a story thread
through the show or are they independent
in nature?
Toledo - There is an underline thread that
weaves through the show and continues
from show to show.
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