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When & Where Friday June 21 & Saturday June 22 - 7pm | Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver Choreography
Joshua Beamish Lighting Design James Proudfoot Rehearsal
Director Heather Dotto Reviewer Nancie Ottem |
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Salt had the attention of the audience right from the start on Friday night with a pulsing beat, clipped dance movements of the performers and a dim stage. The dancers performing in Salt bring an incredible depth of dance experience to the stage. They are all highly accomplished in the world of dance. It was riveting to be immersed in their movements as they worked through the choreography of the piece. Joshua Beamish has said that the inspiration for Salt was derived partly from the apocalyptic sense of Mad Max: Fury Road and the drought happening in California while he was creating Salt. There is a sense of isolation and tension within the movements of the dancers. Their remoteness from each other in the opening sequences underlines this isolation and tension. Suffering is brought into the piece with the movement of a dancer as he struggles with an inner pain while those around him stay remote. Beamish is expressing through the choreography a world in which one has to struggle to survive. In today’s world ravished by war and climate change Salt is asking an appropriate question. How will we react to each other in a world changed beyond our recognition? Beamish brings hope into the equation with the incredibly moving and tender pas de deux at the close of Salt. The intimate dance of soft and caring movements toward each other renews faith that human beings will care for each other and survive. Dancing on the Edge is in its 36th year of bringing innovative and thought provoking dance to Vancouver. Joshua Beamish’s Salt reminds us of the powerful voice dance contributes to current world concerns. © 2024 Nancie Ottem |
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