| | Posted by Cathy
Today I attended the David Parsons Dance Company - they are touring in brazil, and here in sao paulo, they did 3 shows.

I must say, it was a huge experience to me. I guess I was too narrow minded when talking about dance in general, I always only had eyes to classical ballet, and I would rarely go to modern dance ones - only to the companies I like (for example grupo corpo, a brazilian dance company - they’re just awesome, vibrant and cheerful. link here)

It really opened my eyes - and showed me that dance is not only about classical ballet. Also, it makes so much easier to follow my dreams this way, once I know it would be so tough to become a classical ballerina in a big company, due to the limited education here. That means I’d have to wait for an opportunity to be able to study dance abroad.

Well, the performance itself, was absolutely perfect. What I particularly like, besides the dance of course, was the original and creative use of the light.
It started with “Wolfgang'’, a piece with Mozart music. I loved the costumes, the choreography was rich, but the dancers didn’t pass me a lot of energy in this piece, although I liked it very much.
Then, they danced “Hand Dance”, a very fun piece, with the light focusing on the dancers hands, and they’d make funky movements and awesome effects. I had fun watching this one, it was a great idea.
And the dance I was waiting anxiously - with music by Dave Matthews Band (I LOVE their music, I’m a huge fan) - came afterwards. Excelent choice of the songs (Stay, When the world ends, pantala naga pampa, Satellite), and god, I almost got into the stage. It was fast, vibrant, full of energy, dancers were at their peak at this time of the performance, amazing choreography. I liked how they danced in jeans - stretchy jeans, as a matter of fact. I want those too!

After the Intermission, “Caught”, a very impressive work, where looks like the dancer is floating in the air, with the help of effects with the light. So so so awesome.
Then there was “Slow dance”, a piece that did not entertain me much, and to end, “Shining Star”, with music by Earth wind and fire. So 70’s! The white outfits were stunning and the dancers were really in the mood of the music.

| | Posted by Cathy