"Choreography in Focus" with Margo Sappington

October 31, 2014

Wendy Perron sits down with choreographer Margo Sappington to talk about American Dance Machine for the 21st Century’s upcoming season at the Joyce.

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What's New

In a black and white image, dancer Ann Reinking stands with her long legs in a V, hands hovering over her chest and elbows up. She wears a long sleeve leotard and heeled character shoes; her tie-on dance skirt shows motion. Beneath the photo appears bold text in huge yellow letters “Broadway Bodies.” This text appears in the O of Bodies: “A Critical History of Conformity”. In white text: “Ryan Donovan.”

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Clusters of dancers appears on a stage awash in red, their faces falling into shadow. A trio at the center stands leaning into one hip, while encircling them are other dancers on one knee, facing front, their arms curving up from their shoulders.

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