Sound and Body Waves
Whether bending backwards as if channeling Paul Chavez’ otherworldly sounding music, or crouching down ever so slowly and quasi-teetering on the floor, dancer Roxanne Steinberg proved a master of the body.
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Many contemporary choreographers, especially recently, have attempted to capture the distinctively visceral, freeing experience that comes from dancing at a rave, that phenomenon where the lights go down and the music revs up; where people release their inhibitions and give in to the beat.
But the experience of dancing at a club is environmental, as much dependent on the space, lights, and sounds, and importantly, the other people, as the physical movement. Even among exciting new rave-inspired concert dances that have appeared over the past several years, a question has always lingered: Is it possible to truly portray what it's like to let loose at the club if the show consists of professional dancers performing onstage for a seated audience?
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Whether bending backwards as if channeling Paul Chavez’ otherworldly sounding music, or crouching down ever so slowly and quasi-teetering on the floor, dancer Roxanne Steinberg proved a master of the body.
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