Choreography Reviews
RDT Link Series presents BRINE: NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
September 2018
Your Light is Never Forgotten
"Your Light is Never Forgotten" by Alicia Trump was as compelling a number as her piece in last year's Brine concert, "Gaslighting Blatherskites," and was an aching reminder that grief and loss are negotiated with everyday, long past the event of loss. In myriad covert and conspicuous interactions, the absence of a loved one became evident as their essence was acutely highlighted. That graceful acknowledgment was skillfully portrayed with a spotlight under which one dancer stood. When she fell, the others continued to simulate her essence, dancing around the light that was once hers, not fully extinguished even when she no longer danced under it.
Reviewed by: Srilatha Singh of LoveDanceMore.org
RDT Link Series presents BRINE: Disembodied We
October 2017
Gaslighting Blatherskites
The exceptional item of the evening followed: Alicia Trump's "Gaslighting Blatherskites" was nothing short of brilliant, at least for this reviewer. Two dancers performed in perfect synchrony to minimal yet stirring music, with aptly chosen snippets of audio from presidential campaign debates past. Together, these elements rendered a masterful portrayal of sound-byte culture, the lack of nuanced or sustained discussion in debates, and the arguments that consume our current political and social discourse. With unceasing dynamism, pithy messaging, unimpeachably adroit choreography and equally exquisite execution that had me glued to the edge of my seat wanting more, this was one of the stand-out pieces of the concert for me. It would be hard to provide a narrative description of the movement in this chimerical piece; one had to see it to experience it. 'Do you feel safe, I don't feel so safe...' in the voice of our current President Trump -- the words trailed off as the lights went out.
Reviewed by: Srilatha Singh of LoveDanceMore.org
September 2018
Your Light is Never Forgotten
"Your Light is Never Forgotten" by Alicia Trump was as compelling a number as her piece in last year's Brine concert, "Gaslighting Blatherskites," and was an aching reminder that grief and loss are negotiated with everyday, long past the event of loss. In myriad covert and conspicuous interactions, the absence of a loved one became evident as their essence was acutely highlighted. That graceful acknowledgment was skillfully portrayed with a spotlight under which one dancer stood. When she fell, the others continued to simulate her essence, dancing around the light that was once hers, not fully extinguished even when she no longer danced under it.
Reviewed by: Srilatha Singh of LoveDanceMore.org
RDT Link Series presents BRINE: Disembodied We
October 2017
Gaslighting Blatherskites
The exceptional item of the evening followed: Alicia Trump's "Gaslighting Blatherskites" was nothing short of brilliant, at least for this reviewer. Two dancers performed in perfect synchrony to minimal yet stirring music, with aptly chosen snippets of audio from presidential campaign debates past. Together, these elements rendered a masterful portrayal of sound-byte culture, the lack of nuanced or sustained discussion in debates, and the arguments that consume our current political and social discourse. With unceasing dynamism, pithy messaging, unimpeachably adroit choreography and equally exquisite execution that had me glued to the edge of my seat wanting more, this was one of the stand-out pieces of the concert for me. It would be hard to provide a narrative description of the movement in this chimerical piece; one had to see it to experience it. 'Do you feel safe, I don't feel so safe...' in the voice of our current President Trump -- the words trailed off as the lights went out.
Reviewed by: Srilatha Singh of LoveDanceMore.org
