Koresh Dance Company
Dec 11th, 2008 | By Steven Weisz | Category: Reviewsby Lewis Whittington
EDGE Contributor
Sexy, inventive and beautifully paced in two full acts, Theater of Public Secrets, premiering at The Roberts Theater, is a bona fide Koresh Dance classic already.Shown in excerpts last March in Philadelphia, choreographer Roni Koresh has been developing it all year and the piece became his hottest ticket while the company toured Japan, Turkey and Israel. For those not in the mood for holiday fluff, this is dance drama you can sink your teeth into.
Koresh’s global fusion and free dance is so cohesive in this work, tapping a deep well of choreographic variation and danced full-throttle by eleven dancers. Koresh’s signature hyperextensions are still there, as well as some signature partner hurling, but Koresh’s flashy athleticism is used sparingly in “Secrets.” Koresh has slowed down his standard breakneck pace to reveal a sleek, more reflective dance milieu. Read more…
