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...BEST of the opening night pieces. "Treading," probably rates with Ailey's popular "Revelations" or "Memoria." Choreographed by Eliza Monte with music by Steve Reich. "Treading" was danced, or rather synthesized, by Sarita Allen and Kevin Brown. The abstract work moves to music reminiscent of African drumbeats in a modern electric synthesizer or a xylophone. Slowly, the two bodies stretch, plie, arch and contract together and apart as the man and woman unite. The technical strength of the two dancers is apparent every moment, as they balance on one leg or develop their legs into high back arabesques...
...ELIZA: What makes you think I am not very aggressive...
...ELIZA: Why do you think I don't argue with...
...ELIZA: Does it please you to believe I am afraid...
...arrange hips and arms into poses of boredom, with hilarious bursts of writhing impatience. The work is also an in-joke: the choreographer has put evening clothes on normal street gestures. In his treatment of walking, standing and running-staples of the form-Taylor is like Henry Higgins remodeling Eliza Doolittle...