Diavolo Dance Theater

fri apr 18 08: 8 p.m.

works performed:

Foreign Bodies—An epic journey through the evolution of mankind. Flesh and texture collide in a barrage of corporeal imagery contrasting a range of architectural forms in an ever-transforming environment. Abstractions of strangers in a strange land or bacteria invading a body evoke metaphors of loss of identity and the wonder of life's persistence until the full cycle of life is completed.

Knockturne, Duets I and II—
A passageway to the future, through a doorway from the past, we are made of the people that have touched our lives in some way, all of whom are now just ghosts to us.

D2R-A—A wall peppered with protruding metal bars reveals an abstract military obstacle course in the trenches of war. The restrictions of being wounded or physically limited influence movement, and the dancers must achieve their goals despite self-imposed handicaps and inescapable gravity—yet they have no destination.

Trajectoire—Set on an abstract Twenty-First Century Galleon, the group is set adrift—sink or swim—upon the ever-shifting landscape of human relations in modern society. A visceral and emotional journey, Trajectoire examines tremendous loss and abandonment. At journey's end, the piece shows the transcendence of the human soul against all odds.

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Dancers, gymnasts and actors leap, fly, and twirl to create metaphors for life’s challenges in large-scale performances that examine the funny and frightening ways people can act within their environment.


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