Scat

Original Performance on December 4, 1986

1986 – Scat is an excerpt of Maida Withers Dance Construction Company work, Obsession – America’s Obsession with Sex.  Scat is a loose-limbed spoof reminiscent of Be-Bop.

Scat was performed as a trio with Melody Joy Ruffin, Taffy Schaeffer-Merkert and Annetta Wade, December 4, 1986 at Prince George’s Playhouse.

Music was by Herbie Hancock for the Prince George’s performance and Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, Washington, DC
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What the press is saying

"Withers on a small scale..." Michael Kriegsman

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Other Performances
  • Prince George's Playhouse(map) on December 4, 1986