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Fosse tribute on tap for dance show at Kuss

Thodos Dance Chicago will put the cool legacy of Bob Fosse on the Kuss stage with a return to Springfield.

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By Andrew McGinn, Staff Writer 2:20 PM Friday, January 29, 2010

SPRINGFIELD — It’s enough to make you throw up some jazz hands in utter disgust — that, before his death in 1987, Bob Fosse never got one of those Kennedy Center Honors.

Never got to wear one of those rainbow medals or sit in a presidential box seat.

No, they gave Elton John one, and he’s not even American.

The late, great Fosse — the stage and screen legend who made up the moves for “Chicago” and “Cabaret” — is still a much beloved figure in the theater and dance worlds more than two decades after his demise.

His legacy will be the focus of attention at 8 p.m. Feb. 6 when Thodos Dance Chicago returns to Kuss Auditorium to cap off another weeklong residency through the Clark State Performing Arts Center.

Thodos will perform a “Fosse Trilogy” — three works he choreographed in the 1960s, re-created last fall by Ann Reinking, the choreographer who won a Tony for the late ’90s revival of “Chicago.”

Other works will be on the program, in addition to a new Thodos work by Springfield’s Gary Geis Dance Company.

As for the residency, the following events are free:

• Feb. 2 — Thodos performs a family show, “Dancing Green,” at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Center to raise awareness about the environment.

• Feb. 4 — A short performance will be followed by a Q&A and a wine and cheese reception at the Westcott House at 7 p.m.

• Feb. 6 — Talk Fosse (and dance in general) with a light brunch at 10:30 a.m. at the Springfield Museum of Art.

Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0352 or amcginn@coxohio.com.