| Let's Fall for Dance All Over Again |
Fall For Dance FestivalSep. 26-Oct. 6, 2007 at 8 pmAdmission: $10 New York City Center West 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) 212-581-1212 nycitycenter.org/ffd/index.cfm   Royal Ballet of Flander's performing thier piece "Cornered"  Keigwn Company's performing their piece "Love Songs"  Damian Woetzel from New York City Ballet performs "A Suite of Dances" accompanied by a cello The Fall for Dance Festival has received national and international recognition for its quality, innovation, and success in introducing new and younger audiences to the world of dance. The 2007 Festival will feature a wide range of dance styles and traditions, from ballet, modern and tap dance to Indian Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dances, South African Pantsula, hip-hop, and tango. The schedule for October 3rd includes four pieces; "Cornered" choreographed by Nicolo Fonte from the Royal Ballet of Flanders, "Love Songs" choreographed by Larry Keigwin from the Keigwin + Company, "A Suite of Dances" choreographed by Jerome Robbins from the New York City Ballet, and "Batty Moves" choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar from Urban Bush Women. Royal Ballet of Flanders' piece "Cornered" is principally inspired by the idea of the passing of time; a ballet that is structured primarily in four duets, each duet a kind of meditation on the affect and nature of time passing. The title refers both to a décor element on the four corners of the stage and in a broader sense to the larger meaning of a final inevitability. Keigwin + Company's piece "Love Songs" presents three couples three couples dancing duets to different love songs, each revealing a different facet of relationships. Love Songs premiered in 2006 as a series of duets for three. Each couple highlights different perspectives on love in dances that range from cute to sexy to sad. Choreographed to the soulful sounds of Aretha Franklin, Neil Diamond, and Nina Simone, this suite takes the audience on a romantic and playful journey of falling in and out of love. Performed with strong technique and performance bravura, each duet is its own idiosyncratic gem. New York City Ballet's piece "A Suite of Dances" is a witty and musical contemporary ballet piece by New York legend Jerome Robbins, performed October 3rd by a solo male dancer Damian Woetzel, accompanied by a cellist playing J.S. Bach’s Suites for Solo Cello. In Caribbean, “batty” refers to the buttocks. Urban Bush Women's piece "Batty Moves" celebrates the eloquence and beauty of the female form, in all its shapes and sizes. With Batty Moves, Urban Bush Women continue to tell the un- or under-told stories of disenfranchised people from a woman-centered perspective.” To see the complete schedule visit nycitycenter.org/ffd/index.cfm. {mos_ri}
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