Postmodernism has evolved into great dancing again, and the Grands Ballets dancers are terrific throughout — high-energy movers in everything from a mysterious men’s ritual to group choreography that suddenly switches from meditative slowdowns to manic formations.
I think the dance to an Israeli counting song, “Ehad Mi Yodea,” is Naharin’s masterwork of choreographic design and physical surrender. Twenty men and women in identical black suits and white shirts occupy a circle of chairs. The music is ferocious, propulsive. In unison, the dancers rear back, crash to the floor, stomp onto the chairs, adding an explosive gesture every time the recorded male chorus inserts a new line. The effect is stunning. On the last verses they tear off their clothes piece by piece and throw them into the center. It’s like some feverish ritual offering or purification.
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- Note shapes
When the Celebrity Series announced that the Mark Morris Dance Group would do three older pieces for its annual Boston appearance, we got a chance to revisit works we haven't seen in a while.
- At long last love?
Boston Ballet has been playing the Romeo and Juliet dating game for almost 25 years now.
- Dark victory
It’s a good pairing: together, Serenade and La Sylphide write an essay on doomed love
- Neo-hoodoo and street kabuki
Tradition: how to preserve it in a globalized modern culture.
- Being organic
Though it may not have the name recognition of longer-established Rhode Island dance troupes, Andary Dance has been getting a lot of attention throughout the state and beyond over the past few years.
- Jumpin’ Joel
To say that Movin’ Out is more than a jukebox musical only begins to describe its ambitions.
- Higher calling
Although the annual fall concert by Fusionworks Dance Company has not been given a title that ties the dances together, director/choreographer Deb Meunier has noticed a theme emerging from the repertory pieces and premiere works that will be presented.
- 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.
- Finding a voice
Closer inspection, however, shows a choreographer making a series of perplexing musical choices that don’t always serve him well.
- Two tales retold
The big ballet companies are shackled tighter than ever to the idea of the story ballet.
- Dancing across the city
The ICA’s Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, with its sprung wood dance floor and wrap-around windows framing the harbor, is positioned to become Boston dance’s most significant venue.
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