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Pleasure in Plunging into the Stream

Vervet Dance’s curated evening of five works featured artists from throughout the region. After dipping my toe into the potential of these artists’ works I left wanting more.
December 12, 2014
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One Brave Black Girl

Not only was Brown opening up her work for anybody’s interpretation and critique, she was opening up her life--and all the layers of identity therein.
December 11, 2014
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Black Girl

During this evening of three dances with a mixed gender company, Brown decides to devote one of the pieces to the six women.
December 11, 2014
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Hold it, control: 12 Questions and Answers

For her experimental response to Meg Foley and J. Louis Makary's experimental show, Carolyn Merritt answers 12 questions.
December 8, 2014
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Going Through the Motions of Emotion

Instead of being separated, can’t theatrical gesture and dance movement be mixed together to create something whole?
November 30, 2014
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Breathtaking Tragedy at Noche Flamenca

The emotion and the dynamism of the dancing transcend any language barrier.
November 26, 2014
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Luscious Sadness

The juxtaposition of the frightening terrorist soundtrack with the dancers' robust and alluring bodies is strange and haunting.
November 24, 2014
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The Many Layers of ev.o.lu.tion

They resembled a well-trained army marching off to war: precise, focused, armored and ready.
November 23, 2014
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