The pace of the work is relentless, transitioning from one rhythm to another, one pattern to the next, one dancer leading switched out for another. The dancers show no signs of listening for cues. Instead, they appear telepathically connected, pivoting and exchanging material with uncanny precision. Improvisational impulses are woven into a tightly organized, ever-shifting and unpredictable structure.Read more
In this work, Dar demonstrates that good dance may turn its head backward, like Orpheus, but above all it surrenders itself to the present in every lifting of a dancer’s leg and every tossing of her head. It recognizes that “the pure present is the invisible progress of the past gnawing into the future. The truth is that every sensation is already memory,” as philosopher Henri Bergson wrote.Read more
Each costume piece removed reveals not only Sirkis’ body but a transformation. A new character. A reference. A provocation. A version of how a body might be read.
She is not undressing.
She is multiplying.Read more
First Things by Michael Getman, performed with virtuosity by Ariel Gelbart, is a fascinating, deep, and multi-layered work. Fragments of textual and musical information meet a distilled choreography, and together they ask the most fundamental question: what is the human experience?Read more
In a sense, this opening image encapsulates the work as a whole, with both its strengths and its shortcomings: NONA creates a highly precise and aesthetically refined world, within which an entire ensemble operates, yet in too many moments leans on a single standout soloist.Read more
…in this work, the seemingly simple initial circumstance — five performers standing onstage, blowing at feathers, insisting they stay aloft against gravity, is a ground for a chain of evolving states and images: decomposing, coalescing, sometimes funny, sometimes heart-piercing, always direct, clear, unpretentious, yet steeped in both physical and mental effort.Read more
The groupings display distinct character and energy: the pair of youths mix gentle exploration of discovering themselves and each other with moments of playfulness; the young adults form a powerful, energetic female trio; the middle-aged pair are so sure in their technique they can be quirky; and the elder dancer is careful and precise. Zuk is a keen observer, and in Destinies she successfully brings qualities of movement symbolic of stages of life, as dancers and simply as human beings. Read more
Sirkis, ever the dominating seductress, began to shed the layers of her outfit, remaining exposed in her undergarments. This wasn’t the titillating part. What was so thrilling was the fact that here she truly began to physically express herself as the skilled contemporary dancer that she is, bringing to life on stage her own signature and unparalleled mix of drag performance and dance.Read more
*צילום אלה ברק מאת ג’וי ברנרד “אבא אני כובשת איפה אתה מתאבך עכשיו וכמה אנשים שאני אוהבת בעצם איפה הם מתאבכים עכשיו” עם המילים הללו, חפות מסימני פיסוק, פתחה המשוררת האלמותית יונה וולך את הפרגמנט החמישי במחזור “כמה עניינים”, שראה אור ב”דברים”, ספרה הראשון שהתפרסם בשנת 1966. זהו השיר היחיד שבו וולך פונה ישירות אלRead more
The worlds oscillate between the tangible and the abstract, as Ayala employs a variety of materials and textures. Naya’s persona shifts as well, both through the costumes and accessories she adopts in each world, and through her movement choices, which range from the one end of classical flamenco to the other end of contemporary dance.Read more