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December 8, 2007

Tonya Plank on Shen Wei Dance Arts at Works & Process at Guggenheim Museum


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By Tonya Plank / Swan Lake Samba Girl

Shen Wei Dance Arts
Works & Process - Program Details
Guggenheim Museum
December 2-3, 2007

"Voguish, Mysterious and Visually Enthralling: Shen Wei Dance Arts at the Guggenheim"

"Early last week I saw Shen Wei Dance Arts...This was my first time seeing this company, although I briefly saw Mr. Shen in David Michalek's Slow Dancing Films... I know this company has performed at many festivals around the world, and is a favorite of the Lincoln Center Festival, and after seeing their New York premiere of "Behind Resonance," I know why." Read review...

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November 14, 2007

Dahl on Batsheva Dance at Guggenheim Works & Process


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By Dahl / Dahlhaus

Batsheva Dance Company
Works & Process
Guggenheim Museum
November 12, 2007

"Their dance is a kind you have not seen before, that comes out of a way of working that you have not seen before, and that I now desperately want to study ...This... method...now known as GAGA, involves a seemingly semi-intuitive exploration of the physical self based on certain guiding...images...regarding movement centers in the body. If this description sounds searching and tenuous, that is because it is, and this way of working the body is that way as well." Read review...

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