Light on their Feet
It was sensory overload at the Marciano Art Foundation last weekend when six members of LA Dance Project performed side-by-side, around, and, at times, seemingly in tandem, with Doug Aitken’s film, Lightscape.
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Lloyd Knight, Principal Dancer entering his 20th season with the Martha Graham Dance Company, debuts his first one-man show as part of Works & Process at the Guggenheim on January 13th. His original piece, “The Drama,” was created by Knight with director and choreographer Jack Ferver and filmmaker Jeremy Jacob. A multi-media autobiographical work, “The Drama” uses dance, film, music, and monologue to reflect on Knight's life as an artist while highlighting the two women who have influenced him the most: his mother and Martha Graham.
Fjord Review spoke with Knight over Zoom to discuss this first solo venture, his relationship with his mother, Martha Graham, and his insights into the challenges and rewards of a dancer's life.
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It was sensory overload at the Marciano Art Foundation last weekend when six members of LA Dance Project performed side-by-side, around, and, at times, seemingly in tandem, with Doug Aitken’s film, Lightscape.
Continue ReadingThree dancers drip down a wall like paint. Their backs press against the background as they slowly bend their knees, oozing down a blank canvas. This is a scene from John Jasperse's latest work, “Tides,” which had its premiere as part of the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival April 10-13.
Continue ReadingIn its 92nd season—its second programmed by still relatively new artistic director Tamara Rojo—San Francisco Ballet kept playing with box office strategies.
Continue ReadingEnglish National Ballet’s latest mixed bill presents a trio of works from William Forsythe, a dancemaker known for slanting ballet into new gradients, some playful, some confrontational, all of them spirited and agile.
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