"I have come to like ballet and dance, and I have come to cherish the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company, which routinely out-performs the more established, big-city companies that ASFB brings in to perform in Aspen. Never, though, do I remember watching a dance piece and thinking, "Great - only I wish it had gone on longer.
But that was my reaction to "Square None," which was debuted last weekend by the ASFB company. The first commissioned piece by 23-year old choreographer Norbert De La Cruz III built in speed and intensity over it's 17 or so minutes, exploring themes of youth and naivete. With its innovative (and youthful) approaches to movement and lighting, it felt like a thrill, like a discovery of something new. As far as I was concerned, it was thrill that could have kept on going - as wonderful as it was I felt there was more to explore, more building beyond the valley."
-Stewart Oksenhorn, Arts Editor, The Aspen Times
But that was my reaction to "Square None," which was debuted last weekend by the ASFB company. The first commissioned piece by 23-year old choreographer Norbert De La Cruz III built in speed and intensity over it's 17 or so minutes, exploring themes of youth and naivete. With its innovative (and youthful) approaches to movement and lighting, it felt like a thrill, like a discovery of something new. As far as I was concerned, it was thrill that could have kept on going - as wonderful as it was I felt there was more to explore, more building beyond the valley."
-Stewart Oksenhorn, Arts Editor, The Aspen Times
On to square one: Choreographer Norbert De La Cruz III returns to Aspen
Written by Stewart Oksenhorn, The Aspen Times July 5th, 2013: CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE
“It’s not about the choreographer; it’s how the choreographer relates to the dancers. That’s the beauty of creation.”
Written by Stewart Oksenhorn, The Aspen Times July 5th, 2013: CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE
“It’s not about the choreographer; it’s how the choreographer relates to the dancers. That’s the beauty of creation.”