CPPM Open Class with Stacy Makishi
In turns heartfelt, bizarre, and confronting, the evening brought forward the conflicts between vulnerability and self-protection when facing internal and external pressures.
In turns heartfelt, bizarre, and confronting, the evening brought forward the conflicts between vulnerability and self-protection when facing internal and external pressures.
The show continuously explored the unities and disunities that come from being an intentionally assembled group of people in a mostly foreign land – having family, but not yet being family; building and maintaining relationships, near and far; and staying present in your own self, health, and art.
From the outset, the atmosphere was thrilling and intimate, and Ling’s role as both host and entertainer provided an excellent frame for the performances to follow.
The other dancers returned to the stage, six of them circling the pole in a sashaying Mayday dance. Each one has a moment of solo and a chance to bow to the raucous applause of the audience. I clapped with the rest of them. I wasn’t sure what I had just watched but there was no question that it was a brave and intriguing take on storytelling.
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