MURRAY LOUIS AND NIKOLAIS DANCE.(Review) From: Dance Magazine | Date: February 1, 1999| Author: THOM, ROSE ANNE | COPYRIGHT 1999 Dance Magazine, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

MURRAY LOUIS AND NIKOLAIS DANCE OCTOBER 27-NOVEMBER 8, 1998 JOYCE THEATER

Two truths emerged loud and clear from this fiftieth-anniversary celebration of Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance. One, Alwin Nikolais was a master of bodily illusions, and two, Murray Louis is still the master of his body.

The company offered one program of Nikolais's dances, one of Louis's, and another a mix of both. The Nikolais bill was a grab bag of the choreographer-musician-designe...

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