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Throw a rock in New York City in the fall, hit a dance festival. There are so many that it’s hard to see everything. If you’ve missed the earlier offerings of this year’s “White Light Festival,” Lincoln Center’s annual meditation on cross-cultural performance, you still have time to catch some special works. The U.S. premiere of “XENOS,” by Akram Khan, marks his final solo performance in a full-length piece . Working in his mixture of contemporary dance and Indian kathak, “XENOS” (“stranger” in Greek) tells the story of a shell-shocked World War I soldier. Some of Khan’s best works have been about war (including his 2011 solo, “DESH”), another reason to see him one last time. Opens Wednesday, October 31 at 7:30 pm.
Also appearing at the festival this week at the Baryshnikov Arts Center is the world premiere of “Framing Time.” The work weaves dance by choreographer/dancer Cesc Gelabert with the contemplative music of Morton Feldman as played by pianist Pedja Muzijevic. Together with lighting and set designer Burke Brown, the artists enact the quiet power of Feldman’s “Triadic Memories” in movement and light. Opens on Thursday, November 1 at 8 pm.
Over in Brooklyn, BAM is in the midst of its three month extravaganza, the Next Wave Festival. This coming week at BAM Fisher, Cunningham alum Kimberly Bartosik presents her passionate “I hunger for you,” a work that tries to understand faith and compassion in dangerous times. Bartosik’s choreographic intensity is embraced by a superlative cast. Her dancers bring a restless power to the movement, pushing toward the edge of what it means to lose oneself, what it looks like to confront and wrestle with our most ecstatic desires. A clue to this work may be found in Bartosik’s workshop exploration with other artists, of “The Palpable Space in Between,” also being held later this week. “I hunger for you” opens on Wednesday, October 31 at 7:30 pm.
Cover: Joanna Kotze and Dylan Crossman in “I hunger for you.” Photo © Alon Koppel
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