Kidd Pivot's "Tempest Replica" | Photo Jorg Baumann
REVIEW: Kidd Pivot’s “The Tempest Replica” at the Joyce Theater
Rock-star choreographer. Shakespeare. Cool, full-body costumes that turn top-notch dancers into chalk-white mannequins. On the surface, Kidd Pivot’s “Tempest Replica,” which ran at the Joyce last week, was replete with intriguing ingredients. Unfortunately, however, they didn’t combine as successfully as promised. True to its name, “Tempest Replica” distills the Bard’s…
"Sans Objet" | Photo Aglaé Bory
REVIEW: Aurélien Bory’s “Sans Objet” at BAM
Aurélien Bory’s “Sans Objet,” which premiered tonight at BAM, is built around a robot. But when you initially picture a little talking box that is somewhere between R2D2 and Wall-E, it is a great underestimation. This creation was originally developed by the auto industry in 1970. It is doubtful that…
Last Touch First | Photo Robert Benschop
REVIEW: Jiří Kylián and Michael Schumacher’s “Last Touch First” at the Joyce Theater
In the world of film, slow motion is a no-brainer for building tension. Where slowing footage with a mouse click is simple, real people performing slow motion rarely reads as realistic and is difficult to sustain. These considerations do not strike fear but rather interest for choreographers Jiří Kylián and Michael…