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part four

Pushing Boundaries

martha graham dance company

The Graham Greatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Martha Graham, Still Potent Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

The Art of Graham as Autobiography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Impact Undimmed: Martha Graham at 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Graham’s Shift Put in Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Graham Impact on Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

A Dance Goddess and Her Disciples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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merce cunningham dance company

Cunningham Brilliant in Time Scramble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Cunningham Troupe a Winner in Tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

A Fascinating Dance Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Cunningham Works Intricate and Brilliant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

erick hawkins dance company

Hawkins Dancers Excellent in Imagery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Hawkins Group in Top Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

paul taylor dance company

Choreography at the Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Paul Taylor Troupe’s Big Bertha Stunning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Paul Taylor Dance Brilliant and Baffling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Paul Taylor Concert a First-Rate Affair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Taylor’s Noah a Brilliant Piece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Paul Taylor’s Beasts Rich and Marvelous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Paul Taylor Works Brilliantly Imaginative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Taylor: Kin to All That Is Vital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Audacious and Inconclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

alvin ailey american dance theater

A Dancer’s Tour de Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Execution First-Rate in Fine Ailey Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Lark Ascends, Mildly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Alvin Ailey Troupe Brings Strong Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

twyla tharp dance

Sensitivity in Choreography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Who Is Twyla Tharp, Anyway? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Convincing Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Tharp and Dancers Are Innovative and Excellent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Ballet Is Spoofed by the Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

meredith monk / the house

Revelatory Dance in Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

lewitzky dance company

Lewitzky Stylish and Vital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

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paul sanasardo dance company

Sanasardo’s Works Give Special Delight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

dan wagoner and dancers

Wagoner’s Choreographed Humor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

gus solomons company/dance

Solomons’ Art Saves Repertory Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

viola farber dance company

Viola Farber Group Offers Brainy Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

doris humphrey

Well Ahead of Her Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

limón dance company

Greatness in Eclipse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

american dance festival

Towering Works, Badly Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

jacob’s pillow dance festival

Classics, Mime, and Some Agitprop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Pure and Simple Strengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230