Posts Tagged ‘dance review’
Rite of Winter: Jean Isaacs’ “Janus II”
Who’s going to die? In Jean Isaacs’ propulsive, stomping, ominous “Rite of Spring,” one dancer after another appears isolated from the rest … and will he/she be chosen to be sacrificed? Erica Ruse does a tortured, limb-flinging solo, while the others stand and watch. And these folks, denizens of a wonderfully creepy leather bar, doesn’t look friendly.
Read MoreAcrobatic, Ravishing Dance from Compagnie Hervé Koubi at UCSD
There’s a global palette of movement, from Middle Eastern Sufi dance to Brazilian capoeira to hip-hop, skillfully blended, so for instance the dancers do Sufi spinning not only standing but also, in dramatic B-boy style, on their hands and heads.
Read MoreCuban Malpaso Dance Makes Rapturous San Diego Debut
Powerful movers with bodybuilder thighs, Malpaso Dance presented one of the most satisfying dances I’ve ever seen—”Indomitable Waltz” by Aszure Barton.
Read MoreSilly and Holy—Dance Artist Jesse Zaritt at youTurn
Tiny youTurn Arts, which puts on just one show a year, can hardly fill the gap left when Sushi went bust in 2011. Still, youTurn producers Erica Buechner and Anne Gehman have made terrifically savvy curatorial choices—like this year’s guest artist, Jesse Zaritt, whose solo, “send off,” felt wickedly ironic … and also holy.
Read More“Bee Conscious” Teaches, Charms
Colony collapse disorder as part of a dance? In “Bee Conscious,” Lara Segura deftly weaves in lessons about bees and presents witty dance that’s a pleasure to watch. There’s a striking Alvin Ailey moment, and utter hilarity when John Paul Lawson vamps as a queen bee.
Read MoreThe Chemistry Gets Steamy in Michael Mizerany’s “ManTrap”
What does it mean to be a man? It’s a big question, and Michael Mizerany explores it with depth, wit, and steamy sensuality in “ManTrap,” running this weekend at Diversionary Theatre.
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