Three distinct versions of the same Deborah Hay solo were performed by three Philadelphia artists.
The audience’s first responses: “Celebration. Bearing witness. Transparency. Shadows. Remembering. Nooses dropping. Acceptance. Pain. Repetition. Awesome.”
I chance upon pieces dancing around the Bride: Cage’s neat scores, Duchamp’s nudes descending shattered large glasses, Cunningham’s reeling dances.
In one night I witnessed the work of six aesthetically different artists and groups, some of whom had almost nothing to do with the others.
Representing difference, they give us new information about Africa and its many traditions.
Grace, attitude and ferocity in technique was balanced by big presence and a real joy in performing that I’d almost forgotten was possible.
What if the creator’s role was to release into the world a never-ending set of possibilities, whose lives would surely outlive that of their originator?
Lubovitch exposes his strategy and follows its logic, responding closely to the music he chooses.
The BillHPhotos Choreography Showcase drew on significant talent in our community and underscored the value of showcasing excerpts and works-in-progress.
The weightedness of bodies in 'Hoist,' either in motion or at rest, was the strongest metaphorical connection to an industrial past of physical labor and heavy machinery.