Later in the rehearsal, Yarborough visits to watch her daughter rehearse. Schare also has some costumes to mend. Reiff is the artistic director behind Life Cycle , but she understands fully that it's a collaborative project. There is plenty of work to do before the March 23-25 public performances. Still, it's already clear how Fitch's ambient music, Schare, Yarborough and Warda's costumes and Reiff's expressive choreography use the metaphor of a butterfly's life cycle to communicate its feminist message.
Life Cycle combines movement and music in a cogent and creative manner.
Rehearsal resumes and the monologues spoken by the individual dancers are compelling. I was told to do my best and that grades matter. It's a struggle to hear the voices over the music. Then again, that's a problem rehearsals are meant to solve. Like many independent arts performances, Life Cycle is low-scale.