Moving in Perfect Precision
Two pieces by Artistic Director Robert Battle were also performed in Program C, Mass, choreographed in 2004, and The Hunt, first created in 2001. Battle’s choreography highlights the dancers immense technical abilities and wows us with their ability to move together seamlessly as a group.
In Mass, the dancers move together in unison in one large group, like a school of fish or a flock of birds, occasionally breaking off into smaller groups or individually.
We sense a communal feeling that seems almost ritualistic and religious, as if the dancers are monks living together in a monastery. Each dancer is an important part of the community that Battle creates.
The Hunt is more intense and powerful in both the dancers’ movements and the tone of the piece as a whole. Six male dancers perform strong and sharp movements in long black skirts with warrior-like strength and precision.
