So Stanton Welch’s Naked and Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House in Program 2 (Wed, 2/4) were both better than I remember them from last year. At the end of the day, neither is terribly compelling, but both were very pleasant pieces. I think for many works, one can see more details given a second viewing, and that was true for both of these.
Unfortunately, Kristin Long totally bit it during Naked, where by “bit” I mean “fell down upon,” and “it” I mean “the floor.” This isn’t unusual in that people fall down with uncommon frequency during a show, but I think she didn’t finish the performance, since it looked like Elizabeth Miner appeared midway through the piece. I hope she’s okay.
William Forsythe’s in the middle, somewhat elevated was a bit of a disappointment, in that it seemed to me to be like an earlier draft of his Artifact Suite. That is not to say in the middle was not a great piece, but just that both pieces exuded Forsythian style, and I felt like Artifact Suite was more “whole.” Maria Kochetkova is bordering on Marit Larsen levels of cuteness. Sofiane Sylve and Elana Altman were both great, although I had extreme difficulty telling them apart with the somewhat odd lighting. From the bits of online video, neither is really comparable to Sylvie Guillem in this piece, though.
they fall? aren’t they professionals?