by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: Laurie Eisenhower Performers: Emily Laird, Quinn Mihalovic Anytime you have a young, attractive couple dance a duet to the strains of Ave Maria you are in immediate danger of succumbing to the saccharin. Not that sweet is bad, but to its credit, this...
by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: Kristopher K. Q. Pourzal Performer: Kristopher K. Q. Pourzal The soloist, Pourzal, announced his arrival with several “Hello’s” and entered the stage overloaded with miscellaneous props. We were immediately clued that this dance...
by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: Janessa Clark Performers: Courtney Drasner Reviewing a dance film is complicated. Because there’s the dance performance, and then there’s the film, and then there’s the dance film. Any meaningful analysis has to address all three....
by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: Anthony James Kelly (AKELLZ) Performer: Anthony James Kelly As a reviewer, I simply could not find a way into this work to give my observations some meaningful context and make my comments constructive. I seem to be missing too many pieces and I...
by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: Edson “BBoyHouse” Magana / collaborative work Performers: Edson “BBoyHouse” Magana, Lawrence “Reflekshin” Martinez, Leah “LThrilla” Roman, X-Savior Thomas, Nick “Kannon” Villareal You might...
by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: BOSS (Gina Jurek) Performer: BOSS The ominous rumble of the soundtrack set the tone for this piece. We knew it was going to be dark and come on hard. Only later would we realize that it was also going to be unrelenting. This piece was combative. An...
by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: Daniel Nagrin Performer: Shane O’Hara I have to say, the relevance of this (somewhat) historical piece to the contemporary political scene, as advertised in the program, eludes me entirely. Perhaps those connections would emerge on subsequent...
by Les | Sep 20, 2019 | ASU - Fall Forward - 9/20/19 |
Choreographer: Jenny Gerena in collaboration with Dancers Performers: Mac Allen, BOSS, Jenny Gerena, Sydney Jackson, Michelle Marji The soundtrack for this piece began as an electronic thrum. It provided a slightly ominous undercurrent as dancers scurried across the...
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