Past to Present: The Trey McIntyre Project Mixes It Up at UW World Series
The three pieces Trey McIntyre chose to show Seattle last week come from rather different phases of the group’s existence. Unlike his last Seattle program, which featured numerous physical props, this program featured more purely physical dance yet with an exceptional diversity of style.
The BOOST Dance Festival: Representing Seattle
A look back at the BOOST dance festival 2013.
Black Grace: Lollipops and the Symphony
Of lollipops and symphonies: Black Grace perform brilliantly in their new work.
Crave More and the In-Between
Whim W’him’s Crave More is a program of four dances with quite different thematic approaches. Overall the program is strong, but I have some reservations.
Catherine Cabeen Fires Away
Fire! is a beautiful piece that is complete within its limitation, but I am not sure the limitation is final. I am not sure Ms. Cabeen is done with Niki de Saint Phalle–or perhaps that Niki de Saint Phalle is not done with Ms. Cabeen.
The Finest Work Songs: Jürg Koch and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
In the middle of an intense and challenging tech week, Koch was kind enough to provide some insights on collaboration in dance, choreography, and his version of Rite of Spring, which promises to be exciting on a number of levels.
UMO Ensemble’s Maldoror: Absurd Lyricism Envelops The Senses
As with all of UMO’s productions, one particularly needs to forget the brand of kitchen sink realism that is often presented on our stages. Instead, in order to begin appreciating it, what is required is an openness of the senses, an awareness of what’s transpiring onstage, and let meaning appear cumulatively after the fact.
The Working Artist: Paige Barnes – The Artist
Part 3 of The Working Artist series featuring dancer Paige Barnes. Wherein Omar Willey discusses the role of the artist in society with bits of poetry.
The Working Artist: Paige Barnes – In The Studio
Ms. Barnes has been popping up everywhere lately: From Vanessa deWolf’s Score for an Unrehearsed Ensemble to impromptu events at Kaleidoscope Vision and Danse Perdue, she has shown a penchant for keeping busy. Still, she always returns to Open Flight Studio, which she co-founded in 2002-2003. I caught up with Ms. Barnes at Open Flight Studio in rehearsal for her new dance work, Lead Bunny.
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