Love and Loss
The moment arrived two-thirds into the program, near the peak of Donald Byrd’s “Love and Loss.” For more than an hour, the beautiful bodies on screen had been doing eloquent things, to curiously numbing effect.
Continua a leggereWorld-class review of ballet and dance.
Community was a common theme in the Summer Sampler presented by ODC/Dance in July, with premieres by Dexandro Montalvo and Sonya Delwaide, along with recent work of company founders Brenda Way and Kimi Okada. Because all four works were delivered with the athletic precision of the ODC company dancers, the otherwise unique perspectives looked like a matched set. It was a little like a fashion show where one stunning model wears all the clothes.
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Excellent review! I saw the production and this describes it perfectly. Thank you!