A man stands on a dark box facing sideways. He gently shifts his weight from heels to toes, rocking forward and backward. His gaze remains front, but his body never lands anywhere. He is in constant motion: neither here nor there, caught somewhere in between.
This is one of the opening images of Jean Butler's "What We Hold" which reflects on the legacy of Irish dance and Irish dancers. Presented at the Irish Arts Center for its North American premiere, the piece moves through different rooms like a kind of postmodern dance exhibit.
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