Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...moving across the stage. No plot line carries the performance from start to well-concluded finish. But you don't miss these dramatic "necessities"--trust me, you hardly realize they're missing. Without characters and plot, an intricate and fascinating drama is created nevertheless through the intimate connection of footwork, supple bodies, hypnotic music and layers of soft light, leaving the audience entirely spellbound...
...renowned (and infamously conceited) ballerinas of the past were recreated in all their beauty and gracious snobbery on the stage by four equally-beautiful Harvard undergraduate ballerinas. On Saturday night, Elizabeth Darst '99, Allison Lane '02 , Liz Santuro '01, and Davis '99 each elegantly claimed the stage with quick footwork, amazing poise and seemingly infinite amounts of grace...
...moving across the stage. No plot line carries the performance from start to well-concluded finish. But you don't miss these dramatic "necessities"--trust me, you hardly realize they're missing. Without characters and plot, an intricate and fascinating drama is created nevertheless through the intimate connection of footwork, supple bodies, hypnotic music and layers of soft light, leaving the audience entirely spellbound...
...Perpetual Motion, the first Mainstage show of the semester, Harvard dancers take their footwork and finesse to the Loeb Mainstage for the first time in over 20 years, beautifully proving that they well deserve this long-awaited spotlight. Until this past weekend, campus dance performances seemed forever confined to lecture halls and small performance spaces hardly capable of illuminating the subtle beauty and powerful art of dance in live performance. Directors Daphne Adler '99 and Kiesha Minyard '99, both past co-directors of the Harvard-Radcliffe Ballet Company, obviously knew that the Mainstage is an ideal venue for showcasing Harvard...
...relationship between Mark Morris and his partner Tina Fehlandt was not so clearly articulated. Their subdued and fluid movements stood in contrast to the brisk footwork and flirtatious posing of Marjorie Folkman and Mikhail Baryshnikov. While technically flawless, Barshnikov delivered a performance that appeared somewhat restrained. Was he playing the role of a proud, aloof lover, or was the control that underlined his movement the result of his classical training? His stiff execution of the role rendered it less effective. Most dancers fail to match the stage presence of a star like Baryshnikov. Marjorie Folkman's energy and musicality proved...