Word: walklyndon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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PRECISE MOVEMENT and clever choreography make the visual tableau in Walklyndon equally effective. In this lampoon of walking styles, the pacing is so sharp that the dancers give the feeling of a busy street corner in New York. Stern businessmen too pressed to shake hands, matrons walking their pets, friends out for a breath of air, all parade by. The theme grows more intriguing as walkers begin to bump into each other, scramble to avoid a collision, or walk over each other. In this dance, the facial expressions add such personality to the gaits themselves that the piece borders...
...abrupt movements that work so well in Anaendrom and Walklyndon seem somewhat out of place in the more serious dances. Terra Cotta is a dance at deux in which a couple begin mirroring each other's movements and finally dance ensemble. Jerky steps detract from the intimacy established by otherwise graceful and romantic poses as the bodies join. But even in these dancers, the originality and diversity of the choreography sustains a great deal of excitement...
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