“LEINE ROEBANA… has a unique style that defies a traditional description. … Its dance style is not contemporary nor modern. It does not tell stories or have themes. It is purely a company which interprets music through bodily movement.”
” It is totally kinesic, based on bodies forming connections with each other. It is organic in
nature…The choreographers, like composers, take the music, the sounds, the moods and create visual energy and synchrony.”
” The dancers sometimes move in unity, though almost never touching each other. There are no lifts, no carries, just melding of bodies together in space. The short pieces are blended together by the next set of dancers moving into the preceding piece and then being left on the stage as the original dancers leave. There is little time for audience applause between segments as the sections blend together. There are no mid-performance curtain calls as there are no “lead” dancers, no stars, no specialty numbers. The flow is organic, with music, light or sound transitions.”
” Several program specifics stood out. The lighting was so incorporated into the dance that the spots became additional performers. The simple setting, with a large panel of woven cloth hung mid-center of the back wall, changed colors to enhance the musical moods.
The music, specifically composed for the company, and its execution by two violists and a pianist, was
encompassing. A counter tenor added a surreal atmosphere to the proceedings. The special sound
effects added to the emotional level and tied to the modernism of the company by adding the dimension of the mediated world.
CAPSULE JUDGEMENT: BRAVO! Dance Cleveland plays a vital role in exposing Clevelanders to unique dance experiences. Thanks to Pamela Young, the Executive Director of DanceCleveland, for bringing LEINE ROEBANA to the area. Also praise to her for insisting the live musicians accompany the group as most of this company’s performances use recorded music.”
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