Emerging from the global pandemic, which brought isolation, fear and, most tragically, death to so many, has indeed given us...
At the end of Batsheva Dance Company’s “Last Work,” a man sits with his back to us and his legs spread, apparently masturbating. Then he rotates to face us and we see he is cleaning a machine gun. Meanwhile, club music pounds, a frenzied crowd runs in circles, lights flash, streamers fly. Ian Robinson drags out a microphone and starts lashing it to the floor with masking tape. Then he screams.
With a Jewish population of more than a quarter million and a rich dance culture that boasts five internationally known...
Batsheva showed its mettle through 21 “sadehs,” Hebrew for fields—of study, action, grace, muscularity.
