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| Composers: various Music: Songs of the Andrew Sisters Choreographer: Paul Taylor Staged by: Costumes: Photos Lighting: Jennifer Tipton Number of Dancers: Time: |
| 2005 SFB Review "Company B," the Andrews Sisters paean by Paul Taylor, looked less like a marketing decision and more like artistic brilliance. From the opening crossovers, with the softest, subtlest foot-tapping and bodies in silhouette (the excellent lighting by Jennifer Tipton) the piece captured the innocence as well as the horror of the World War II era. Taylor is an artist who knows how to weave narrative through a work in such interesting and subtle ways. This crowd-pleaser was far from trite. The ensemble used the floor like modern dancers, but created lines and clarity Taylor's own dancers can't match. Lorena Feijoo almost blended in wearing her khaki skirt until her moment to shine in "Rum and Coca-Cola." Here, Cuban pride and Latin sexiness combine with the prima ballerina qualities we're accustomed to, making for a delicious dance cocktail. An interesting cultural juxtaposition came by watching Russian dancer Guennadi Nedviguine cut a rug as the "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)." Pascal Molat offered a funny "Tico-Tico," Sarah Van Patten a nostalgic "I Can Dream, Can't I?" and "There Will Never Be Another You" was poignant as danced by Courtney Elizabeth and Moises Martin./ Review Audiences can't seem to get enough of the 1991 Company B, but the PTDC's performance differs from the others. It stresses what lies behind the nostalgia of these swing-era pop dances and the nine old Andrews Sisters singles - the men who die, the men who dare to love each other and the loss everybody suffers in wartime. The emotional center - "There Will Never Be Another You" - was danced with heartbreaking tenderness by Young and Duckstein. Michael Trusnovec with the nerdy glasses, the perennial 4-F, was the object of the ladiesaffection in "Oh, Johnny!" Andy LeBeau played with his balances in "Tico-Tico." Nevjinsky was the sultry, slightly cheesy exponent of "Rum and Coca Cola." There was nothing anywhere not to like./ Review |
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