Word: sensuality
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Christine W. Dakin’s inspired performances were the defining moments of “Dancing Caprices,” this weekend’s recital by the Harvard Contemporary Dance Ensemble. Several premieres and a wide variety of other pieces comprised a range of genres, from sensual jazz to classical ballet, during the seven-part performance at the Harvard Dance Center. Overall, each ensemble put in a strong showing at “Dancing Caprices.” The first piece was a beautiful debut of “Elysium” choreographed by Claudia F. Schreier...
...think to yourself, “Have I tuned on VH1 classics?” The fear quickly intensifies seconds later when you realize you’re not watching a Bee Gees video, but rather the new clip for Snoop Dogg’s “Sensual Seduction.” Snoop references a ton of 1970s fads throughout the video. He rocks every hairstyle imaginable, from a mullet to an Afro with long sideburns. In an homage to Travolta circa “Saturday Night Fever,” he dons suits of various metallic hues...
...ballet-inspired dance (choreographed by Joffe) that showcased their skill and stage presence. The accompaniment of pop musician Sia Furler’s “Breathe Me” perfectly complemented the movements, with appropriate intensity to match the passionate dance. The interaction between Moore and Joffe was sensual as they executed graceful balletic moves. Impressively, Moore’s poise was so thorough that the slightest flick of her wrist seemed full of beauty and purpose.Holly Rollins, a student at the Graduate School of Education, exhibited incredible strength and flexibility as the dancer and choreographer...
...viewer and the piece. Placebos, typically sugar pills parading as medicine, only affect the body through the patient’s belief that the pill is an actual cure. A victim of AIDS, González-Torres was constantly facing thoughts of his own mortality. His work is both sensual and hopeful. The toffees have a placebo effect, changing the material candy into a more intangible and lasting connection between the viewer and González-Torres.The second name in parentheses, “Landscape,” conjures an understanding of a landscape as endless and distant. Yet the mini...
...STAM” was choreographed and performed by Karen Krolak to a poem that she also wrote and recorded. Krolak, wearing only a bed sheet which she held up with one arm, performed sinuous and sensual movements offset by the wild expression of her face. The dance successfully reflected the poem, which explored the paranoid and self-destructive feelings of the speaker, but was unimpressive in terms of actual choreography. More of a dramatic statement than an enjoyable work of art, the piece was dominated more by Krolak’s crazed facial expressions than her dancing...