Jim Donovan and Sean McLeod
The Drummer and The Dancer International Tour
An evening of ecstatic drumming, dancing and song.

WHAT IT IS:
The Drummer and the Dancer International Tour is an ecstatic live performance experience that beautifully blends modern dance and ballet with indigenous African influenced drumming and dancing.

The music, composed and performed by Jim Donovan (Rusted Root) along with his powerful rhythm ensemble, consists of traditional West African Drumming, music from his recently award nominated CD Revelation #9 and few classics from his band Rusted Root.

The Family Dance Company (NY) directed and choreographed by internationally renowned director/producer/choreographer Sean McLeod will perform along with Donovan in this high energy, unforgettable stage experience.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:
Rarely have I seen a performance that I can’t stop thinking about, but on December 3 I saw the Drummer and the Dancer International Tour with Jim Donovan, of Rusted Root, and Sean McLeod, International performing personality from the New York Institute of Dance and Education.

From the way Jim conducts his drumming sessions, I knew this would be a wonderful event, but I wasn’t prepared for the excitement generated at the performance.

The evening performance opened with WCCC’s interactive drumming students, which was impressive, especially for their family members who were there to lend their support. These novice drummers, under Jim’s tutelage, gave an amazing demonstration of drumming.

The main event was the performance of the Drummer and the Dancer. Sean and Jim have a symbiotic connection that is so apparent to anyone who sees them together and their vocals, Jim’s drumming, and Sean’s dancing are captivating, mesmerizing, and exciting. They encouraged audience participation as they performed and the audience was happy to be included.

The Drummer and the Dancer International Tour amazingly appeals to all ages, from toddlers to seniors. I was sitting in the same row as a five year-old who was behaving as a typical five year-old until the performance began. He sat with his arms resting on the seat in front of him and never once took his eyes from the stage.
-Colleen Ryan
Director of Student Activities
Westmoreland County Community College

Want to book a show? Email us:
info@JimDonovanMusic.com

Jim Donovan Biography
Jim Donovan is a current and founding member of the multi-platinum band Rusted Root. Jim has released 3 solo CDs as well as 4 instructional drumming CDs. Jim has also recorded with with Triloka recording artist Krishna Das on his highly acclaimed CD “Live on Earth”.

Fulfilling his desire to share the power of rhythm first hand to people, Jim has built a series of educational drumming workshop programs that he teaches across the US at universities, festivals, schools, corporations, festivals and specialty venues. He is an adjunct professor at Saint Francis University and is the current director of percussion at the New York Institute of Dance and Education.

Jim is a featured columnist in Drum! Magazine the worlds number one drumming magazine. Jim was nominated for “Best Rock Pop Percussionist” in the 2004 Drum! Magazine Readers poll .

Sean McLeod Biography

President of the nationally recognized New York Institute of Dance and Education, Corporate Facilitator for Reaching For Higher Ground Consulting, and Artistic Director of the Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre, is an award winning producer and recipient of the coveted Jefferson Award for Public Service to America, founded by the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.  Mr. McLeod is a “SAMMY” award winning choreographer and has received the American Red Cross "Great American Heroes" Award for his service and diversity work through the arts.

Mr. McLeod has an amazing and inspiring capacity for visualizing the most effective approach to bring an idea from design to delivery. He tends to make sense out of any artistic or corporate objective so that ideas, intentions, and projects are perfectly communicated. His unique ability to blend artistic and corporate skill sets has set him apart as a visionary and true renaissance man. Mr. McLeod has established himself as a national and international presence as a successful conceptual consultant, corporate facilitator, director, choreographer, and performer.  Mr. McLeod is also a commissioned composer, playwright, and lyricist having produced numerous plays and musicals, and is revered as a master teacher in the disciplines of modern, ballet, jazz, musical theater, dance composition, and MT-Sean McLeod's codified dance technique.   

Mr. McLeod portrayed Frederick Douglas for the United States Department of the Interior's National Woman's Hall of Fame production “Equality of Rights,” with special guests Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright. He reprised the role in May 2001 for a national audience of a million and a half viewers on C-SPAN's "American Writers" series.  Mr. McLeod opened a performance with Matthew Clark for a tribute to Gregory Hines at NYC's famed Town Hall Theater in an evening that included Diane Walker and Savion Glover.  Mr. McLeod has lectured or taught for countless dance and performing arts institutions, touching the lives of more than 25,000 people a year through residencies, leadership training, and workshops.

Mr. McLeod is a consultant, highly respected facilitator, and Keynote speaker dedicated to using his abilities to facilitate the building of bridges between parties in social conflict.  Mr. McLeod is acknowledged for his work with large and small organizations which include: the Best Friends Foundation, Washington, DC; Tracer Technologies, New York City; Young Entrepreneurs Organization, New York City; Peace Art International; and Girls Inc., Wilmington Delaware.

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