Four days after closing the very classical 'Giselle,' the dancers returned with 'Dance Masterpieces,' a powerful program of very modern work by Alvin Ailey, William Forsythe, and Twyla Tharp.
program at the Academy of Music, with three highly technical modern works. The company had previously danced all three pieces, but none in at least a decade. And this time, it was mostly marvelous.
The dancers all but swim across the stage, their hands sculling and the women’s feet in lifts kicking against an invisible tide. The choreography has many of Ailey’s signature moves and the dancers manage beautifully.in 1987 for the Paris Opera Ballet, and it is considered his masterpiece. The Philadelphia Ballet dancers looked wonderful in this one, too. Precision is a necessity in this stripped-down work.
Oksana Maslova, who is stretchiest of hyper-flexible dancers, is especially suited for such choreography, her legs always in impressive extensions, and her positions precise. Zecheng Liang and Sydney Dolan danced fast and clean. A dancer is sometimes set off to the side, almost out of view, but their position is no less important than those dancing center stage..
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