Yet the tension between the bodies is convincing and secure from the moment the dancers enter the stage, staring at the audience to text by Walt Whitman. Buglisi's Frida , a tribute to Prida Kahlo, is an exquisite centerpiece to the program. The paintings rang from familiar to obscure, paying homage to the artist's diverse repertoire. Slides, text and cream costumes, that transform into screens for the projections, harmonize into a densely layered accessible whole. LIVE musical accompaniment from the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble, whether on stage collectively or JY Song on solo piano, heightens the dancing even further, and the restrained design of each piece builds mood without detracting from choreography.
Simplicity defines all the dances.
As Graham demonstrated so often, passion speaks for itself. This tradition, sadly, is often undervalued in our depersonalized post-modern world.