tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321667806809229982.post314516013619532762..comments2015-07-04T02:26:03.649-07:00Comments on Dance in LA: Emerging Choreographers Present Promising New DanceAnna Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073833534119334450noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321667806809229982.post-82962055632200555802009-08-25T18:39:51.462-07:002009-08-25T18:39:51.462-07:00Anna,
Thank you for this thoughtful piece of writ...Anna,<br /><br />Thank you for this thoughtful piece of writing. I enjoy your strategy of describing movement, combining both direct description and analogy, that results in especially vivid depictions with an economy of language. For example, in Giunone, you describe how "a chorus of women lilt, twirl, and commune with one another." This is excellent description, but your reference to The Three Graces fills in contextual gaps. Even if there were significant differences between Giuonone and The Three Graces, I suspect that much more is gained by referring to the painting than by omitting the reference. <br /><br />Another part that caught my eye is when you said that "human struggle is best communicated through actual struggle against physical limits." Can you expand on this? Suppose a choreographer feels that she wants to communicate struggle through small and subtle movements. This seems like it could be a valid choreographic choice. Need it be done in such a way as to reach physical limits? Surely you're not saying that all struggle must be communicated through powerful movements/resistances at the limit of the dancers' capabilities? <br /><br />Thank you for this excellent description and review. You have a way of writing that makes one sad to have missed the performance!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182920380752053046noreply@blogger.com