But it’s the scatty and lovable web of interplay that distinguishes Cirque Éloize. People move pianos in and out, they sing and dance and play in a motley marching band. They exchange wigs, they twirl around in pointe shoes. They do clowning bits — pratfalls, sleight-of-hand — as players who have too much to do and are gallantly coping. Eventually some of them sprout wings — possibly a sly allusion to their monster circus compatriot Cirque du Soleil, whose show Corteo was written and directed by the head of their own creative team, Daniele Finzi Pasca. Cirque du Soleil may be glamorous, but Cirque Éloize leaves you singing in the rain.
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Clowns in flight, Gambits in repertory, Legs plus, More 
- Clowns in flight
Cirque du Soleil's newest production, Corteo, remixes the dazzling Cirque formula of virtuosic physicality, show-biz zaniness, and spectacle.
- Gambits in repertory
Ohad Naharin’s Minus One isn’t a single piece of choreography.
- Legs plus
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s program at Jacob’s Pillow last week sampled four choreographers while showing off the dynamic 11-member company.
- Definitions
Boston Ballet’s artistic director, Mikko Nissinen, wants us to think of his company as utterly contemporary, but it’s a tricky balance to pull off.
- Memory book
It’s the time of year when you swear you’re going to finish all those special projects you started and clean out the files and scour the closets of junk you never wear.
- Koozåpalooza
The show could almost have been a metaphor for the national state of boisterous excitability.
- Sunday school
Ronald K. Brown’s flamboyant choreography comes with a big serving of spirituality.
- Snacks
The most substantial item in the assortment of dances by the Trey McIntyre Project last weekend was an oddly proportioned 20-minute meditation on climate change and Glacier National Park. McIntyre, whose company appeared at the ICA as part of the CRASHarts series, has gotten a lot of press exposure as an up-and-coming choreographer with serious ideas.
- Teasers and tidbits
The puppeteer’s face and body reflect what the puppet is going through, as if the puppet were giving life to him instead of the other way around.
- Blood, bone, and mirrors
At the beginning of Between Blood & Bone , a man and a woman stand at opposite sides of an empty space. A few minutes or a lifetime later, they're curled together on the floor, wrapped in the tightest possible embrace.
- Dynamos
The four pieces on the program that Philadanco brought for its Boston debut last weekend at the Institute for Contemporary Art were all-dance numbers showcasing a troupe of highly polished, supercharged dancers.
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Topics:
Dance
, Daniele Finzi Pasca
