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Thursday , July 12 , 2012 , 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Straight from the Joyce Theater's Gotham Dance Festival, the athletic and visually arresting Brian Brooks Moving Company returns to Wesleyan with two of their intelligent and risky recent works: "Descent" (2011), an exploration of the paradoxical tendency of bodies to exhibit both dependency and detachment, performed against a liquid black backdrop; and the New England premiere of "Big City" (2012), which features an architectural set design built by the performers as the dance unfolds, boldly spilling off the stage and throughout the theater. Brian Brooks is a 2012 Danspace / Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance Artist in Residence. "[Brian Brooks] shows us that what is simple can be miraculous. I think that is choreographic genius, really--making the next movement seem inevitable,revealing the virtuosity of the basics, and uncovering interesting stories inrepetition." The Dance Enthusiast
Admission: $22 general public; $19 seniors, Wesleyan faculty & staff; $10 students Sponsor: Center for the Arts Contact: 860-685-3355, boxoffice@wesleyan.edu |
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