"Radio and Juliet" choreographed by Edward Clug. Photo Credit: Ballet Maribor.
Huge stage. The lights turn off, and a huge screen transforms the stage. Video, that’s what the show begins with. Juliet is lying on a bed in an all white room as she opens her eyes. She walks to another room to sit and peer at raindrops as they slump against the windowpane. A mountain of thought appears to confound her.
As the video comes closer to an end, miniature figures, the dancers of Ballet Maribor, begin to walk out on the stage at the Skirball Center. They travel through a stripe of bright light then immediately vanish into darkness. The beating sound of the rock band Radiohead breaks out from the speakers and suddenly we notice six figures standing ready to dance. [click to continue…]
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Symphony for the Dance Floor by Daniel Bernard Roumain. Photo Credit: Ruby Washington.
This past October, a great show took place at the BAM Harvey Theater. Having never been to this theater, I didn’t know what to expect. But I left feeling as though if I were to have any expectations for this hip-hop dance infused piece accompanied by unique violin elements, they would be exceeded.
The impressive lighting created an atmosphere while setting a mood and stage for the dancers as they moved graciously to the plucked and bowed sounds that drifted from the violin. The dancers were well choreographed, not falling into each other or pacing around the stage aimlessly. [click to continue…]
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Martha Graham. Photo Credit: Barbara Morgan.
“Fast forward, rewind, pause, hit that position…NO, wait, go back a little tiny bit, more, THERE, okay…STOP!” The Martha Graham dancers, busily rehearsing, acknowledge a single TV set with eyes furrowed in concentration. They are attempting to bring to life Graham’s Every Soul is a Circus, 47 years after it was created. How can this older choreography be seen as fresh and modern today? Blakeley White-McGuire, who will take on Graham’s original role, shares how she manages: “Well I approach the choreography from the characters viewpoint [asking], what are her emotions, her intentions…?” [click to continue…]
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A Reconstruction of Martha Graham’s “Every Soul is a Circus”
by Ada Miranda on February 16, 2012
in Dance,Editorials and Commentary,Feature Articles,TRaC
Martha Graham. Photo Credit: Yousuf Karsh.
The reconstruction
Of the circus soul has come
The magic begins….. [click to continue…]
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