Saturday, July 21, 2007
As always, our ADF Season Wrap, with critical commentary and conclusions on the best -- and the worst -- from the 2007 main stage and side stage series and showings will run during the next two issues of the Independent, on July 25 and August 1. We will post them here as well -- maybe just a bit before publication.
(Those curious about our findings from last year -- and a possible clue or two about what we have to talk about this time -- should look here. And here.)
But why wait 'til then? What moments thrilled you this summer? Which pieces made you want your money back?
And, most of all, looking back, when you put the whole season together, what do you see?
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Thanks for reading, Tom, and for your insightful commentary. I hope we can do this again next year. Best, David Fellerath AE Editor Independent Weekly
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Most thrilling moment - Oh Brethern in the Past Forward evening. Very moving, well executed and brilliant choreography melded with live vocals and historical recordings. Second was the Pilobolus evening - any of the pieces were better than most of the other stuff at ADF. Least liked - Part 3 Argentine video performance. This started out amazing with the guy dancing with video projections but became boring pretty fast. It certainly didn't deserve a whole number by itself. Looking back at the season I saw a conscientious attempt at trying to preserve the past with modern day reconstructions. We saw this with Martha Clarke, Eiko and Koma, Past/Forward. Also, putting the whole season together, the fad of having to do aerial stunts is fading, thank goodness. Martha Clarke overused them - Earthly Delights can justify some of the aerial acrobatics but it was way way way overdone. Most overlooked performances are the MFA nights. Some very experienced dancers from the Metropolitan Opera ballet, Paul Taylor and Alvin Ailey did some great choreography and even amazing dance despite their aging bodies. Geri Houlihan even did a piece making jest of her aging body with a "voice over" with the words "as a dancer's body ages, her range of motion becomes more limited. Gone are extensions of the arms and legs, movement becomes more difficult. The aging process continues with slower movements of a more limited range ". Shen then slowly and gracefully got up and danced to Willie Nelson to a great round of laughter, cheers and applause from the audience. Thank you to the Indy for the outstanding coverage this year - above and beyond past years coverage and of course the best in the Triangle.
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