With ADMC former and present dancers, we went to see Battleworks Dance Company's 5th Anniversary Season performance at Joyce Theatre. Joyce Theatre is located in Chelsea, is one of the active theatres showcases modern/contemporary dance. And just before the show, we have a drink together.
The choreographer, Robert Battle, has brought to the audience 5 pieces of work -- "Reel Time", "Ella", "Overture", "In/Side" and "Juba". Among them, I like the first and the second. "Reel Time" definitely catches the attention, the fast movements, spinnings, jumping and intersecting are terrific. On the costumes, different colors of dayglo strips were sewed on them, and I expected that there would be black light on while dancers doing all the fast movements, but it didn't. As for "Ella", the music was "Air mail special", sang by the "first lady of song" - Ella Fitzgerald, her pure and perfect voice of jazz suck me in. The dancer's sophiscated movements were awesome, but could be considered of adding more unbridle sense of feelings in it. At the end of the dance, there were a line of three/four performers entered and walked across in upstage, just like a passer-by, so funny. I love it.
Dance review of Battleworks @ The New York Times :
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/arts/dance/31batt.html-- Candy
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Good good good......
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