The Lively Foundation
The music is Sir Edward Elgar’s ‘cello concerto, the Adagio and Allegro movements. The choreography is by Leslie Friedman.
This two part dance was premiered as part of Dances at the Henge, part of the official programming of Britain Meets the Bay, organized by the British Council, in San Francisco.
Tributes to this extraordinary dance have come from critics and audience members alike.
“In the first movement, she is a memorial come to life, carrying bouquets of red paper poppies made by veterans. In the second, she is the innocents, eager and young, who see horrors they could never anticipate. The vivid imagery of her inventive movement will never let me think of war without recalling this dancer who knows how to move as though she has lost her legs.”
Carmelita Ng, Ng on the Arts
Why? Because (excerpts; this runs about three minutes)
