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Hedwig Dances and “Vanishing Points”

April 19, 2012 March 5, 2017 Johnny Nevin

Hedwig Dances’ current presentation of “Vanishing Points”, a full length program of four original choreographic works, is so imaginative and effective that you have a feeling of seeing something brand new, a Company full of innovation and forward-looking ideas. That’s exactly what you’re seeing, but you’re also seeing a Company that is in its twenty-seventh successful year, so “Vanishing Points” is not only bright and surprising, it’s also a carefully woven presentation of professionalism in every detail, and there are a lot of amazing details. Two of the four works feature original scores, and the evening includes unusually bold and effective set designs. Perhaps most surprising of all, even though the show is expansive and multi-faceted, it’s actually only danced by six performers, but you’re not even conscious of that unless you study the program.

Artistic Director Jan Bartoszek’s “Dance of Forgotten Steps” opens the program in a sophisticated, successful integration of movement, music, set design and video. “It’s Not About You”, a new work by Cuban-born, Berlin-based choreographer Judith Sanchez Ruiz, is a focused, well-crafted duet, while Victor Alexander’s “Line of Sighs” explores an intriguing interaction between another remarkably imaginative set design and three dancers. “Vanishing Points” closes with a new work by Michel Rodriguez (whose “Moi Aussi” was a finalist in the 2010 A.W.A.R.D. show), an intricate and driving ensemble piece entitled “Por Dentro”.

“Vanishing Points” is a surprising experience in many, many ways. The original scores for “Dance of Forgotten Steps” (by Michael Caskey) and for “Line of Sighs” (by Arianna Brame and Petra Valoma) are musically and choreographically successful, the video in “Dance of Forgotten Steps” is so much a part of the movement it goes way beyond what the term “multi-media” usually suggests, and the performances by company members Victor Alexander, Michel Rodriguez, Maray Gutierrez, Edson Cabrera and Jessie Gutierrez, with Guest Artist Katie Graves, are consistently strong in four very different settings. “Vanishing Points” is at Theater 773 this Friday and Saturday (April 20-21) at 8PM and Sunday, April 22 at 3PM.

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Johnny NevinApril 19, 2012
Johnny Nevin

Johnny Nevin

Johnny Nevin is an independent record producer, a composer, a writer, and a photographer.

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