Dance

Note shapes

By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | March 24, 2009

Two men did a running dance in close unison that involved many unpredictable changes of direction, with jumps and kicks thrown in. For a minute, as the music changed, they separated and seemed to have a conversation; then they returned to unison. Later two women repeated this duet.

Through it all, a corps of eight dancers moved in unison or in canon a measure or so apart, illustrating the dissonant threads of Bartók's music. Somehow, what I heard seemed more cohesive than what I saw.

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Re: Note shapes

I attended both Friday (3/20) and Saturday night's (3/21) performances at the Cutler Majestic (beautiful theater). Although I enjoyed both, Saturday night's performance was on fire!! The choreography was breath taking. The versatility of the dancers phenomenal. The ability to convey the harshness of deep dark secrets in the Bartok to the unadulterated joy of survival in "V"--the tribute to NY--through movement made me want to explode from my seat in applause. Your analysis lacks imagination.

By Angela Halas on 03/24/2009 at 8:49:02

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