On Saturday, March 22, Our bodies Close to Lie was invited to assessment the New York iteration of Pointeworks on the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater.
The efficiency wove collectively the threads of world-renowned dancers, costume designers, musicians, and choreographers, crafting a tapestry of creative excellence and collaboration. Hailing from San Francisco, the collaborative firm made its second look in New York below the visionary course of Creative Director Sophie Williams.
Amidst seven items that showcased the boundless potential of creative minds and the dancers’ limitless capabilities, ‘Chasing Shadows‘ by choreographer Laine Habony emerged because the star. Right here, costumes, reside music, motion, and efficiency coalesced in a imaginative and prescient as clear as morning gentle. The trio of dancers embodied the musical brilliance and fierce precision for which NYCB dancers specifically are celebrated, but Habony infused the piece with distinctive patterns and revolutionary actions. It evoked vivid pictures of hummingbirds in flight—a mesmerizing blur of magnificence and pace, radiating gentle and luminosity. The unity of the imagery created by Habony and the dancers on this work opened a window to a realm the place gravity yielded to grace, and velocity harmonized with lightness.
The essence of Pointeworks resides in its collaborative spirit—a platform the place proficient choreographers and a few of New York’s most expert dancers interact in a vibrant alternate of creativity. Observing these dancers, well-versed in established repertoire, enterprise into uncharted creative territories is a really pleasant expertise. It’s exceptional to witness the huge creativity that emerges from the modest confines of a pointe shoe, that flat-topped satin field. Pointeworks is each a sanctuary for ballet’s cherished traditions and an open window inviting exploration and new beginnings.
Photographs courtesy of Pointeworks by photographers Nathan Carlson and Raquel Beauchamp
