tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post6940614285488647110..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: Vortex TemporumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-49702687504381568472016-10-16T12:09:57.812-04:002016-10-16T12:09:57.812-04:00Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is one of the contempor...Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is one of the contemporary choreographers I most admire. The first time I saw her work was when Drumming was performed. This was in 2001, and over the years I continued to attend every performance at BAM, thrilling when I saw her name in the Next Wave Festival program. Flash forward to 2013, when I attended En Atendant and Cesena. I was admittedly thrown for a loop when I was exposed to the new look and feel of her work in those pieces. Last night at BAM, when I watched the performance of Vortex Temporum, I found myself finally beginning to respond to the new level of brilliance and complexity in her latest choreography. There is a very refined, distilled subtlety that requires an intense blend of both listening and watching. I find myself working harder to enter the space of the performance than I did with her earlier work. When she speaks about her inspiration, I am blown away by her intensely focused process. Knowing how she created the movement, combined with her deep understanding of the music, really helps me admire it all the more. It is just going to take time for me to let go of the distinct style of her past performances and let her take me into the future she envisions as she further explores movement and music. It is good for me to allow my previous tastes in dance to be stretched.CurlyVhttp://victoriabculture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-17968259132824718202016-10-15T10:37:28.097-04:002016-10-15T10:37:28.097-04:00When watching the performance I felt like a part o...When watching the performance I felt like a part of the universe. One time observing moving planets, the other the smallest parts of matter. Dancers were moving faster and slower changing the perception of time.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-50033877699467981602016-10-15T04:29:38.785-04:002016-10-15T04:29:38.785-04:00Rosas always comes through with something fresh an...Rosas always comes through with something fresh and exciting. This did not disappoint. Going back tomorrow for more. Rosas too rare in NY - I wish they were here multiple times per year, as there's tons of repertoire they've never even done yet in the states. Anne Teresa is artist royalty - thank you to BAM for hosting the company. Bring them back in 2017!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321720065131028424noreply@blogger.com