Nikolais: More Pose Than Punch

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 12, 1999| Author: Sarah Kaufman | Copyright information

Welcome to Planet Nikolais, where the costumes are strange, the music sounds like digital indigestion and the dancing is . . . well, the dancing just isn't the point.

Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company performed last night at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater as part of the "America Dancing" retrospective series. There's no doubt that the group--now headed by Louis--deserves a place in this showcase, though most of the works last night failed to deliver any sort of punch. Foun...

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