Leading from Behind, choreographed by Greg Dolbashian, received its World Premiere.  It’s a modern piece set to electronic industrial music by Loscil.  The music is quite menacing and tension is building as the dance opens with one man standing apart from a group of five women.  The women line up shoulder to shoulder.  The line becomes a motif that reappears throughout the dance, and much of the featured movement stands apart from the line.  I especially liked one section in which the movement seems to spin off from or move through the line.  One or two dancers will work apart from the line and as the dance goes on, it seems as if a series of battles of the will ensue.  The choreography is clever and unpredictable.  This piece was performed by Peridance’s Youth Ensemble, a group of strong, confident and well trained students who show great promise.

 

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Bellow is a video of a piece he set on his company, the DASH Ensemble.

Show Information

• Company: Peridance Youth Ensemble
• Pieces Performed: Pieces by Max Stone, Amy Marshal, and choreography by Ensemble members
• Date: Saturday, April 16th 2011
• Time: 8:30pm
• City: Peridance Youth Ensemble in New York
• Venue: Peridance Capezio Center
• Country: US
• Admission: 15-20$
• Age restrictions: All Ages
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