Travis Knights
Montreal native Travis Knights is realizing his dreams, pounding rhythms on wood floors all over the world. His career started in 2000, when he was cast as a principal dancer in the motion picture biography of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson with Gregory Hines and Savion Glover. In 2010 he toured North America with the internationally acclaimed Australian show, Tap Dogs.
From 2010 to 2013, Travis jumped into the dance company world as a principal dancer with Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, Texas. In 2014, he embarked on a self-produced world tour, filming his web series entitled ’The Interviews' featuring celebrated pioneers in the tap dance world.
He currently hosts a podcast (The Tap Love Tour Podcast) about Tap Dance. He has been commissioned by Soulpepper Theatre Company to create a full-evening work.