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Chashama Theater New York, New York September 16, 22, 23, 26, 29, 2002
Chris Elam's Misnomer Dance Theater fuses an odd mix of sensibilities. His partnering style has some of the sculptural plastique of the MOMIX-Pilobolus school--at times the dancers' body parts get confused, so that you have to blink and ask yourself "Whose head is whose?" or "Are those waving appendages legs, or are they arms?" But Elam's work isn't limited to this genre of gimmickry. Having studied in Indonesia and Turkey, his movement brings out smaller-scale articulations for the fingers, wrists, and shoulders. From Bali, he seems to have picked up a multidirectional quality. And perhaps from yoga,...
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