tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post205782803996096258..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: L.A. Dance ProjectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-45085624728710488452014-10-21T14:37:16.812-04:002014-10-21T14:37:16.812-04:00Forsythe piece (Quintette) was by far the best--so...Forsythe piece (Quintette) was by far the best--so amazingly moving and powerful. I found that repetition in the music which some people complained about worked for me--made it that much more haunting. Murder mystery (2nd piece) was supremely entertaining but a little thin. Opening piece (Millipied) didn't do much for me--dancing was too stagey--maybe too close to traditional ballet for my taste.<br /><br />Also major pet peeve: people applauding between movements rather than waiting until the end of the piece--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-81155500249074039862014-10-21T00:10:39.955-04:002014-10-21T00:10:39.955-04:00The house doctor should have been called for the d...The house doctor should have been called for the dancers who were having convulsions. <br />The pianist in the first awful piece should not have tuned his piano during the dance.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-36726831635207719282014-10-20T11:40:05.419-04:002014-10-20T11:40:05.419-04:00I was drawn by the choreographers' reputations...I was drawn by the choreographers' reputations and though I hate to agree with Alistair in the NY Times, I think he is spot on. What a waste of time and money. The dancers were amazing, but without serious choreography, what can they do? Even good work in the program was too long. The first dance was a total waste of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-3976451531269293472014-10-20T08:50:40.881-04:002014-10-20T08:50:40.881-04:00Amazing show! I took my 8-year old daughter and sh...Amazing show! I took my 8-year old daughter and she loved it. Music for the last piece was quite long but nonetheless beautiful dancing. Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-37239958069047236552014-10-19T22:59:28.308-04:002014-10-19T22:59:28.308-04:00i loved the show pure excellence!!!i loved the show pure excellence!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-55676018747790163122014-10-19T19:35:17.323-04:002014-10-19T19:35:17.323-04:00Music awful
Choreography boring
This gives dance a...Music awful<br />Choreography boring<br />This gives dance a bad name ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-81832118733308399742014-10-18T22:25:00.902-04:002014-10-18T22:25:00.902-04:00The Peck piece was balletic and modern, dancers we...The Peck piece was balletic and modern, dancers were wonderful as was the music. By contrast, the Millipied and Forsythe choreography seemed amateurish, repetitive and the Forsythe music became unbearable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-3431865735780129812014-10-18T21:24:55.409-04:002014-10-18T21:24:55.409-04:00See today's NYTimes which damns it with faint ...See today's NYTimes which damns it with faint praise. This emperor has no clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-21452227597736988872014-10-18T14:24:35.537-04:002014-10-18T14:24:35.537-04:00I go to as many dance performances as I can at BAM...I go to as many dance performances as I can at BAM and this one did not disappoint. I went with three friends and the consensus was that it was a really great show. My friends weren't in love with the music on the last piece, but that might have been my favorite. The dancers were phenomenal, the sets were right (loved the first one), choreography was lovely, and it all fit together nicely with the music. If I hadn't left town for a few days, I would have gone another night just to see it again. I saw Wild Grass the night before and while it was good, the quality of the dancing and my enjoyment of the choreography was nothing compared to this one. <br /><br />My only complaint is that we were in the front and the percussionist in the second number was too tall and blocked much of my view. He should have been seated or lowered somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-55845294904614403252014-10-18T12:37:47.588-04:002014-10-18T12:37:47.588-04:00I first saw L.A. Dance Project at Montclair State ...I first saw L.A. Dance Project at Montclair State University's Peak Performances series. What drew me to them at that time was the music by composers I admire, plus the restaging of Cunningham's "Winterbranch." I was delighted by the dancers' skill and the varied choreography of that evening. When I saw that they were coming to BAM, I leaped at the chance to see them again. I am glad I did. It was thrilling to not only see the use of visual art (especially Kruger's set design), live music by cutting edge composers, and tender, athletic choreography executed by a company of extremely talented dancers. I think all of the curtain calls were well deserved. I will say that the first time I saw Quintett (at Montclair State), I was thrilled that the dance was set to this piece of Gavin Bryars' music, because I am a fan of his work. Interestingly, last night at BAM it did start grating on my nerves a little, but that was probably a little due to the fact that I had already seen the piece so the newness of it was lost. Still, the beautiful dancing moved me, as it did in all of the evening's pieces. It was also a real treat to hear David Lang's music performed live, as well as eighth blackbird's wonderful performance of Bryce Dessner's work. I hope the company continues to collaborate with visual artists, cutting edge composers and exciting choreographers — both past and present. Curly Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-52638715176608956762014-10-18T08:17:19.864-04:002014-10-18T08:17:19.864-04:00Forsythe overschadowed all (without any help of an...Forsythe overschadowed all (without any help of an artist)!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-20336419639100764842014-10-18T08:15:33.617-04:002014-10-18T08:15:33.617-04:00The audience loved the show! I know nothing about ...The audience loved the show! I know nothing about modern dance but I found the first two acts enjoyable. Great athleticism from the dancers. However, the one handed piano music became tiresome after some time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-67644651585176511992014-10-18T00:02:48.186-04:002014-10-18T00:02:48.186-04:00Hard to have a perfect miss, but this was it. Bac...Hard to have a perfect miss, but this was it. Backdrops were bad, sets were bad. Blinding light in the audiences eyes in the first set for no particular reason. Music was distracting and poor. Dancers not entirely in sync (where is Bob Fosse now that we need him). Limited number of movements which were unoriginal and repetitive -- how many times could a dancer crawl under an arch made by others, or a woman jump at the side of a man and then push off. Choreography was uninventive - groupings, individual and together added nothing, similarly for too much work on the ground. Then milking the audience with multiple curtain calls after each set was above and beyond insulting. My entire party was ready to walk out after the first set, but we stayed for the second, imagining that it could only get better. We were wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-23767714589096207432014-10-17T23:21:17.708-04:002014-10-17T23:21:17.708-04:00I agree with anonymous about the music but disagre...I agree with anonymous about the music but disagree about the choreography. not only<br />was the music hateful (most especially the last piece!!) but the choreography or what passed<br />for choreography in the first and last was uninteresting. justin peck, on the other hand,<br />continues to grow and prove his mettle with each new outing. happily, he also seems to be<br />everywhere. in the past 10 days I saw his work on three different companies. more peck, less<br />millepied (what is paris opera in for I wonder) and no more forsythe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-386901825796751122014-10-17T22:12:41.969-04:002014-10-17T22:12:41.969-04:00The choreographies were amazing but we hated the m...The choreographies were amazing but we hated the music of the first and third parts, especially the third one, we almost left, it was becoming unbearable.<br />The dancers were phenomenal though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-41474486320222961812014-10-17T09:39:32.507-04:002014-10-17T09:39:32.507-04:00We loved it. The dancers were amazing. So much f...We loved it. The dancers were amazing. So much fun to watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com