A Full Dance Card Proves Three’s Company, Too
A trio of performances followed by talkbacks with the artists highlights new choreography in Dance Off the Grid at the Emelin Theatre on May 4. High-minded humor is at the heart of Keigwin + Company performances conceived by Artistic Director Larry Keigwin. Excerpts from his duet with co-founder Nicole Wolcott Places Please! take the audience on a madcap trip through the final moments before the curtain goes up on a performance exploring the anxiety and playfulness of behind-the-scenes life.
Cherylyn Lavagnino creates an engaging dialogue between the past and the present by combining the rigor of ballet with the humanistic qualities of contemporary dance. She presents Veiled, a work for six female dancers that explores grace in the face of oppression set to Martin Bresnick’s score, and Drive, performed by two male/female duets exploring interpersonal conflict and harmony with music by Scott Killian.
Megan Williams Dance Projects rounds out the program with a performance from a piece in progress set to music by composer Eve Beglarian and scheduled to premiere in NYC later this year. “I’m grateful to the Emelin for giving me the opportunity to share my work in my hometown,” says Mamaroneck resident Williams. For more info visit, emelin.org.
A version of this article first appeared in the May issue of ArtsNews, ArtsWestchester’s monthly publication. ArtsNews is distributed throughout Westchester County. A digital copy is also available at artsw.org/artsnews.
