The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present the Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble in a special show called Incredible Feets! on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. An exuberant fusion of live music, comedy, singing and a dazzling array of percussive dance forms rooted in different cultures,

Incredible Feets! is a music and dance revue that celebrates the world of percussive dance.

This engaging show introduces the audience to traditional percussive dances from Ireland, England, South Africa, Canada and the American South as well as hamboning, hoofin’ and early jazz tap.

With up to six dancers and three live musicians, this is an evening of high-energy fun and excitement!

Since 1979, Footworks has delighted audiences of all ages and cultures in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan and Finland.

Footworks thrilled audiences as guest artists in the London run of Riverdance and was honored to be one of eight groups chosen to represent American culture in Japan on a tour with the Smithsonian Institution.

Considered pioneers in bringing traditional Ameri-cana music and percussive dance to the concert stage, Footworks has performed in such venues as the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and Wolftrap Farm Park for the Perform-ing Arts.

More recently, the company performed at Merlefest in North Carolina, created and performed a citywide residency in Long Beach, CA, with the Smithsonian Institution, and performed at the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado.

Founding Director Eileen Carson Schatz received a two-year National Endow-ment for the Arts Choreog-raphy Fellowship, and is the recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, a Celebration of the Arts in Maryland Award and was named “Ar-tist of the Year” by Young Audiences of Maryland.

Music Director Mark Schatz is a celebrated artist in Americana music, best known for his award-winning acoustic bass and claw hammer banjo playing.

He has performed and recorded with such Grammy-winning artists as Tony Rice, Tim O’Brien, Bela Fleck and Nickel Creek.

Tickets to Footworks Percussive Dance Ensem-ble’s Incredible Feets! are $18 ($15 Opera House members) and may be purchased in person at the Opera House Box Office or by phone at 679-1891, Tuesday through Friday, 1-5 p.m. They also may be purchased online any time at www.fredopera.org.

The performance is sponsored in part by The Happy Hoofers in memory of Kris Beal, and with support from the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profit organization located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia.

A complete schedule of Opera House events is available at www.fredopera.org.