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A Life After Site-Specific

Meryl Cates | Sep 14, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

On Saturday evening, I attended the Works & Process Series at the Guggenheim Museum where choreographers Larry Keigwin and Peter Quanz offered differing perspectives on the complex Pulitzer Prize winning score "Double Sextet" by composer Steve Reich.

The pieces were titled "In Tandem" by Quanz and "Sidewalk" by Keigwin. Quanz is a choreographer heavily influenced by ballet (having trained at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in Canada), and Keigwin is a compelling mix of modern and theatrics. The two pieces could not have been more different, from an actual dissection of the movement to the costumes. Quanz's work was mostly contemporary ballet and explored a unique vocabulary of classical sequences; Keigwin's was street inspired (hence its title "Sidewalk"), and offered revelatory stage translations of pedestrian movement. Quanz's performers (beautiful dancers from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet) wore decorated leotards and pointe shoes, while Keigwin + Company wore suites and sneakers.

However one thing stood in common, both choreographers utilized the space in an involved and thoughtful way: they were site-specific dances. It would be hard not to incorporate the space, the Peter B. Lewis Theater on the lower level of the Guggenheim is as stimulating as the building itself. It is circular (of course) and offers many aisles, ramps, railings and architectural features worth exploring. The intimacy and features of the space weighed heavily on the flow of the choreography. So what happens after the performances end, do these site-specific works become retired?

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tags Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Modern, Broadway, Ballroom, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Studio, Performance, Keigwin + Company, Peter Quanz, The Guggenheim Musum, Works & Process (all tags)

Keigwin Kabaret at Symphony Space (Review)

Joey Lico | Apr 29, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0
Photo by Matthew Murphy

Photo by Matthew Murphy

What do you say about a performance that ends with a naked, voluptuous, blonde female female-impersonator on stage in a spread out, star-fish like position? The World Famous Bob turns to show the audience her jewel encrusted vagina and the theater fills with a thunderous applause. Keigwin Kabaret has kept its promise to entertain.

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tags Hip Hop, Modern, Enthusiast, Performance, Keigwin + Company, Keigwin Kabaret, Larry Keigwin (all tags)

SHOW ALERT: KEIGWIN + COMPANY at The Joyce Theater

Matthew Neff | Jun 05, 2008 | there are 0 comments 0
Keigwin + Company

Keigwin + Company

KEIGWIN + COMPANY presents Elements:
Widely celebrated for work that is accessible and entertaining while remaining innovative and intelligent, Larry Keigwin and his company of dancers make their Joyce debut with the New York premiere of a work comprising of four suites underscored by a wide variety of music, from classical to hip-hop. Each suite is inspired by one of Nature's basic building blocks: Earth, Fire, Air and Water. Keigwin applies his signature imagination to loose, multiple interpretations of the elements, bending and twisting them into a sublime movement theater by turns funny, sentimental and paradoxical.  Music will include pieces by Mozart, Chopin, Unk, Patsy Cline, Devo, Etta James and Perry Como, among others.

KEIGWIN + COMPANY is pleased to announce the New York premiere of Elements at The Joyce Theater from July 28 - August 1, 2008.  The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street, NYC. Tickets are $34, Joyce Members $26, students and seniors $15, and are available by phone at 212-242-0800 or www.joyce.org.

Click on "Read more" for info on Larry, his company and classes with his associate artistic director, Nicole Wolcott.

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tags Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Modern, Broadway, Ballroom, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Retailer, Studio, Competitions & Conventions, Performance, Summer Study, KEIGWIN + COMPANY (all tags)

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