Posts Tagged ‘Live Arts Fest’
Shoestring Live Arts Fest Delivers World-Class Dance
The Live Arts Fest put on by Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater is truly a shoestring event—on Saturday, Isaacs was working as a stagehand, handling props. So it’s all the more remarkable that the ten-day festival offered a rich palette of work by international artists, including Christine Dakin, longtime principal with the Martha Graham Dance Company, doing Graham’s legendary solo, “Cante Jondo.”
Read MoreDance about Fear is Brings Fun (not Screams) to Live Arts
“Schrekstoff” offered much to appreciate: clarity, humor, and strong performances by a five-member ensemble. But Lavina Rich warned the audience beforehand that we might get scared. I wish. The only emotion I felt was humor.
Read More“Don’t Fall” – “CrutchMaster” Bill Shannon Dances, Skateboards, Does Fall
With a congenital deformity in both hips, Bill Shannon needs crutches in order to stand and walk. So he’s come up with a unique way to dance, using Rocker crutches and – whee! – a skateboard. He performs and shares his investigations into “projected narratives” of disability at the White Box this weekend.
Read MoreSpring Dance Calendar 2014: ‘Flowers & Weeds to Pick’
Dance events are wonderfully strange and varied flowers in a “pick your own” garden. Dozens of troupes are presenting dance-theater spiced up with live music, spoken word, puppetry, and art installations. Productions may be fresh and colorful or prickly and dark. You may find a few strange weeds among the flowers – and weeds can be fascinating.
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