Take Dance

(Dance Theatre Workshop, 2 August 2009)

The first sequence resembled a warm-up. The players' movements were loose without being spontaneous; the movements lacked purpose. Subsequent sequences improved. Still, a dance often exhibited physique, instead of conveying a thought. The dancers moved the way they had been instructed to, not the way they thought they looked best or felt they communicated most. In solo dances, Amy Young had the vitality that others lacked.

The dancers were at their best---the movements were pointed and pauses were held---when conversing in couples. The conversations of Nana Tsuda and Kile Hotchkiss shone in their fallen elegance, the sometimes formulaic narrative notwithstanding. And it is hard to surpass the eloquence of the red dress against the background of the black-and-white suit.