Merce Cunningham Dance Company – The Legacy Tour
Cunningham’s choreography for the work vacillated between playful and precise. Dancers dropped to the stage floor and wriggled their way into the wings while others paused to balance on one leg in ballet-like poses. Straight legs and pointed feet shot into the air and dancer’s torsos drifted into off-center balancing poses with others looking as if performing tai chi exercises. Continue reading Merce Cunningham Dance Company – The Legacy Tour
Israel Ballet – Triple Bill
In the Buffalo debut of “Triple Bill,” the company revealed what a wonderfully talented group it is in three works by company co-founder and choreographer Berta Yampolsky. Continue reading Israel Ballet – Triple Bill
Anatomical Scenario Movement Theatre, TUPACO Dance & cocoloupedance – Anthro(pop)ology II
While “Tantric Tantrums” did not break any new ground thematically or choreographically, Sullivan also did not play it safe with the work. It’s erotic and highly charged depictions of the effects of emotional abuse proved haunting. Continue reading Anatomical Scenario Movement Theatre, TUPACO Dance & cocoloupedance – Anthro(pop)ology II
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