Post 19.2 - Jess

The True:

Was their appreciation, like mine, given for the beauty of choreography and the astounding skill of the performers, or were these dances somehow transcendent in a way I was unequipped to realize? Might these have been merely adequate performances that were overly celebrated by the audience for nostalgic and sentimental purposes, or had I missed the introduction of the next dance star of the western world?

~Jenna


The True & Meaningful:

Likewise, moments of differentiated movements called body ownership into question, as they were typified by the sharing of weight and absolute trust in another’s physical strength. “It is my head-first leap, but your ‘catch’ that keeps me whole.”

~Justin


The Meaningful:

Through movement, music, costuming, and a small blurb in the program, there was a very clear (almost too clear) story being conveyed for the audience. The first musical track provided the perfect framing for the narrative of “Rite of Summer” – hauntingly beautiful. Even once the music sadly lapsed into quasi-smooth jazz toward the end, the movement of the dancers made up for the lapse.

~Whitney