Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company. (Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, New York, New York)

Dance Magazine | November 1, 1994| | Copyright

Will I know what it's about? That fear has rattled many a novice dancegoer. The more abstract the dance, the more nervous she or he gets (though the prospect of a good story ballet can serve as a soothing antidote). That same novice was in for quite a surprise at the performances of New Jersey-based choreographer Carolyn Dorfman. For in Dorfman's dances an imposed narrative can degrade meaning while pure movement sparks instinctual recognitions.

Sextet (1994) is peopled with a host of white-clad acrobats--kinetic angels innocent of gravity's mortal tug. They fly, ...

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