|
Article Excerpt
City Center, NYC November 28-December 31, 2007
The Ailey company, with the guidance of former Bejart dancer Shonach Mirk Robles, has taken Maurice Bejart's idealistic, ritualistic Firebird (1970) to heart, marking it with discipline and unanticipated dignity. The piece deploys an ensemble in denim-blue uniforms--the look, vaguely Maoist--engaging in passionate, communal action. As the opening music of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite darkly simmers, dancers, gathered close together, bend their knees and circle them as if stirring a cauldron. Bejart's expressiveness is iconic--rarely...
|
|
More articles from Dance Magazine
To emote or not to emote: Balanchine's Agon has no acting in it. The d..., March 01, 2008
Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.
Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication
name or publication date.
About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company
analysis or best practices in managing your organization,
Goliath can help you meet your business needs.
Our extensive business information databases empower business
professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible,
authoritative information they need to support their business
goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting,
company research or defining management best practices -
Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.
|
|
