M.A.D.D. Rhythms/M.A.D.D. Rhythms West @ Windy City Rhythms
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- Chicago, IL
- United States
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M.A.D.D. Rhythms/M.A.D.D. Rhythms West @ World Dance Day at Athenaeum Theater
April 29, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Sunday – April 29, 2012 -7:00pmChildren’s Show @ 2pm featuring M.A.D.D. Rhythms West: The BBF Crew@ Athenaeum Theatre2936 N. Southport Ave, ChicagoBox Office: 773-935-6875(CHICAGO, ILL.) Chicago Music and Dance International along with the Athenaeum Theatre present 2012 World…See More
Bril Barrett posted an eventM.A.D.D. Rhythms/M.A.D.D. Rhythms West @ World Dance Day at Athenaeum Theater
April 29, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Sunday – April 29, 2012 -7:00pmChildren’s Show @ 2pm featuring M.A.D.D. Rhythms West: The BBF Crew@ Athenaeum Theatre2936 N. Southport Ave, ChicagoBox Office: 773-935-6875(CHICAGO, ILL.) Chicago Music and Dance International along with the Athenaeum Theatre present 2012 World…See More
Bril Barrett posted a status"Meeting in the morning, private right after, tap class at Hefferan Elementary, West Side Music Fest meeting and the GYM! #BringItOn"
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M.A.D.D. Rhythms West: The BBF Crew @ BBF's Spring TapLab Showcase at Better Boys Foundation
April 20, 2012 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
YouthLAB@1512′sSpring TapLab ShowcaseFriday, 4/20/124:30pm-5:30pmBetter Boys Foundation1512 S. PulaskiYouth enrolled in TapLAB/MADD Rhythms@BBF will share their talents/skills andshowcase work from their spring apprenticeships.It’s going to be lots of fun.Please come and show your support for YouthLAB@1512.See More
Bril Barrett posted a status"Spring Break? Spring into Action! I'm getting everything in order. House, Vehicle, Business & Spirit! While others are breaking I'm building"
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M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy Winter 2012 Session at Big City Swing, Harold Washington Cultural Center
January 12, 2012 at 6pm to March 31, 2012 at 4pm
The M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap AcademySatellite classes at The Harold Washington Cultural Center4701 S. King Drive Chicago, IL. 60615Online registration is encouragedRegistration Jan. 7, 2012 1pm-4pm Early Bird Online…See More
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M.A.D.D. Rhythms @ 10th Annual MLK Day Teen Summit at Parkside Community Academy
January 16, 2012 from 1pm to 3pm
M.A.D.D. Rhythms will hit the stage at 1pmBring your young people and let’s all pledge to makeMartin Luther King Daya day of service, not a day off!See More
Bril Barrett posted a status"on 1/16/12 @ Parkside Community Academy, 6938 S. East End Ave. 1pm. Bring your young people!"
Bril Barrett posted a status"Looking forward to celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King with @MADDRHYTHMS performance for the young people @ 10th Annual MLK Day Teen Summit"
Bril Barrett posted a status"a great Dream Girls Chicago rehearsal and then last night I dropped choreography to Nina Simone's African Mailman!"
Bril Barrett posted a status"I started the week with a live concert by Janelle Monae, an introduction by Hill Harper,an inspirational speech by President Obama,"
Bril Barrett posted an eventM.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy Winter 2012 Session at Big City Swing, Harold Washington Cultural Center
January 12, 2012 at 6pm to March 31, 2012 at 4pm
The M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap AcademySatellite classes at The Harold Washington Cultural Center4701 S. King Drive Chicago, IL. 60615Online registration is encouragedRegistration Jan. 7, 2012 1pm-4pm Early Bird Online…See More
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- What's your story?
- Bril Barrett is a creative tap dancer, whose mission is to preserve and promote tap dance as a percussive art form, foster respect and admiration for the history and creators of tap, and continuously create opportunities for the art form and its practitioners.Bril is the founder of M.A.D.D. (Making A Difference Dancing) Rhythms, director of The Chicago Tap Summit and founder of The M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy. Performance opportunities include Riverdance, Tap Dance Kid, The St. Louis Tap Festival, The Calgary Tap Summit and many others. Bril has taught and/or performed in Canada, Germany, Finland, Turkey, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Albania, Amsterdam, and across the U.S. He has started many outreach programs in Chicago’s public schools, Park districts, a performing arts high school in Gary, Indiana and several After School Matters programs on the city’s West side and South side.
- Male or Female
- Male
- Artist, Performer, Activist, Arts Lover or Concerned Civilian?
- Artist, Performer, Activist
- The culture(s) I call home and love the most are...
- Tap
- Specific influences and inspirations
- Baby Lawrence, Sammy Davis Jr., Gregory Hines
- Right now I'm listening to...
- Elle Varner
- Something everyone should know about in Chicago is...
- Tapdance is alive and well!
- The best global cultural event I went to recently was...
- Everday I'm Shuffling!
- Neighborhood
- East Garfield
- Website:
- http://maddrhythms.com/
About M.A.D.D. Rhythms
M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS is a phenomenal TAPdance collective whose “SOLE” purpose is to spread the Love and Joy of TAP worldwide. What started as Bril Barrett’s formula for giving back, is now a full-fledged performing arts company, quickly gaining a reputation for representing the true essence of tap: RHYTHM! The company is composed of young, versatile tap dancers from all over Chicago. Their ages range from 18 to 33, and their backgrounds are as equally diverse. The one thing they all have in common is a love for “the dance”.
M.A.D.D. Rhythms’ mission is to preserve, promote and contribute to this artform called tap. We will teach it’s history, represent it’s culture and advocate for it’s future. We will use this beautiful dance/music form to make a difference in the under-served communities of this world by connecting and caring for the youth of this world. We believe that having access and options gives a child a greater chance at a positive life. Therefore, we will spread the joy, love, discipline and expression of tap to as many children as we humanly can!
M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS’ performance opportunities, in short, have included: Dance Africa Chicago, Dance Chicago, The Stars of “Dance Chicago” in Istanbul, Turkey, M.A.D.D. Rhythms Canada’s “Release Yourself” and “Great Feets of Rhythm”, Downbeats Canada’s “Embrace the Rhythm”, Miami’s Art-Deco Festival, An Expo for Today’s Black Woman, Kwanzaa Festival, The African Festival of the Arts, St. Louis Tap Festival, Boys and Girl’s Clubs National Conference, the Chicago Historical Society’s Summer Performance Series, and DuSable Museum’s educational theatre series. They have also produced 9 full-length productions, created The Chicago Tap Summit and educated over 200 students via The M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy.
In an effort to continuously give back to their communities they have also worked with many public and private schools, and volunteered performances for various community affiliated organizations including A.C.E.S. (Athletes Committed to Educating Students), Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, Nikola Tesla Alternative High School for Girls, TCA Health and Nutrition Fair, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and Rainbow House.
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