Summary Of Reflections In Black: Dance Critique

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The Lula Washington Dance Theatre is a modern dance company that travels worldwide to express African-American Culture. “Reflections in Black” was the title of the beautiful production, and I was honored to see an amazing group of dancers perform at The Smith Center.
Every dance had its own creative movement, and I focused on all to find an interpretation for each. There was one dance that I was especially intrigued by. The final dance of the show included all of the dancers. It was titled “Rain.” As soon as I heard the title, I had a feeling it was going to be a really dark piece with sharp movements. The style of dance was hip-hop, and Rennie Harris was the choreographer. It was a very cool dance with upbeat and fast music. At first, the lighting was very low and pretty dark. Once all of the dancers joined the dance, the lighting was more noticeable with …show more content…

The beginning seemed very mysterious and seemed out of place. In the middle of the dance, groups of men and women were introduced. Both groups had their unique choreography, but there were moments in which they did some choreography together and partnered up with each other. In the end, I noticed the energy of the dancers had increased. The dancers expressed that by showing bigger movements and face expressions. The piece uses the space very well. I was able to see every dancer and how they traveled through the stage. One of my favorite parts was when the male dancers interacted and partnered up with the women dancers. It was interesting to see how focused they all were on their partners. I don’t think there were specific sections of the work that changed with the music or mood; the upbeat mood was there the whole time. I think this piece was well put together; everything flowed along very well. The dancers’ movements in the piece didn’t seem out of place. The music went very well with each

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