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New York Times Arts Listing for ECHO & NARCISSUS!!! 9.8.2018
Dance: Satellite Collective at BAM
Sept. 14, 15; bam.org/satellitecollective.
Satellite Collective ’s latest interdisciplinary ballet, “Echo & Narcissus,” hints at the anxiety and strife surrounding the current political landscape, but is set in New York in 1971. The production features Narcissus as a rebellious outsider from the South, while Echo, the nymph, is recast as a socialite. She falls in love with Narcissus, and together they commit a crime that leads to a tragic conclusion.
But that’s just the narrative. In terms of inspiration, Satellite Collective bubbles over with creative energy. Formed in 2010 with the aim of having artists collaborate as equals, the “Echo & Narcissus” team includes the choreographer Norbert De La Cruz III, the composer Aaron Severini — who was a dancer for New York City Ballet before earning a composition degree from the Juilliard School — the writer Kevin Draper and the filmmaker Lora Robertson. Direction is by Philip Stoddard. And there’s even live music: ShoutHouse does the honors. GIA KOURLAS
Sept. 14, 15; bam.org/satellitecollective.
Satellite Collective ’s latest interdisciplinary ballet, “Echo & Narcissus,” hints at the anxiety and strife surrounding the current political landscape, but is set in New York in 1971. The production features Narcissus as a rebellious outsider from the South, while Echo, the nymph, is recast as a socialite. She falls in love with Narcissus, and together they commit a crime that leads to a tragic conclusion.
But that’s just the narrative. In terms of inspiration, Satellite Collective bubbles over with creative energy. Formed in 2010 with the aim of having artists collaborate as equals, the “Echo & Narcissus” team includes the choreographer Norbert De La Cruz III, the composer Aaron Severini — who was a dancer for New York City Ballet before earning a composition degree from the Juilliard School — the writer Kevin Draper and the filmmaker Lora Robertson. Direction is by Philip Stoddard. And there’s even live music: ShoutHouse does the honors. GIA KOURLAS