2 & Weight x 3 - TAO Dance Theatre
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Search Amazon for 2 & Weight x 3 - TAO Dance Theatre items Search for tickets at TicketmasterPart of Sadler's Wells' enterprising Out of Asia season, TAO Dance Theatre offers an ascetic minimalism that is characterised by extraordinarily controlled movement. Of the three pieces, Part I is the most engaging, with founder Tao Ye and Wang Hao dressed in long linen robes dancing hand in hand to Steve Reich's Drumming Parts I and IV. Skipping gestures and revolving spins are interrupted by sudden high kicks and rolling head movements before returning to the endlessly repetitive steps that are conducted with playful inscrutability. As their feet and heads are the only parts of their bodies visible beneath the robes, it becomes apparent that the footwork is more complex than it first appears and the overall impact is joyful even as it becomes increasingly agitated. The sudden switch of lighting in the latter part delivers a dramatic change of perspective...
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