Contra Tiempo Modern Concert Report

Some of the movements executed by the dancers are similar to those executed by dancers in a stepping performance and also in a tap dance presentation. This presentation falls into the group of the new trends of modern dance, in which the choreographer are taking more and more liberty with various dance combinations, and including strong messages in their work. I would definitely attend other dance performance, not only from this company, but also by other companies; and would also recommend this performance, especially to people going through a dark period in their life. This performance finished convincing me that dance is surely the most communicative of the art forms, and that a single presentation can convey more than one

The movement started out very literal to the story that was being told. It was characterized by a lot of hand gestures, stillness and walking. In the same way, the dancers’ narration of the conversation between Bill T Jones and Dora was separate from the dancing on the rest of the stage. However, as the story evolved, the movement became for poetic, interpretive and full-bodied. The dancers often uncontrollably shook different parts of their bodies, and stomped around the stage. Yet, there was a sense of awareness among the dancers as they were constantly watching each other. The movement was very gender-neutral especially in lifts and there was a lot of experimenting with the weight of other humans. It is also important to note that language was the majority of the sound score for the performance, and that the dancers began to speak while they moved. The tone of the narration was mostly calm, serene and factual; however, certain phrases would act as a gateway to Dora’s emotion that would explode into music and dance. The contrasting and interwoven simple but complex movement and music served to convey a lot of ideas. The idea of evolution returned through the way the movement evolved from literal to poetic and the narration changed from separate to inside the movement. Essentially, this idea of evolution in costume, props, movement and music allowed to performance to not just tell the story but to become Dora’s story. It seemed to mirror the idea that when someone recalls a memory it is easy to become submerged in the thought and nostalgia for that moment. At the same time, this conveyed how history is still alive, that the past is always part of the present. The narration was not laden with historical stories that often can alienate an audience. It was very personal, which allowed the audience to connect on a human level with Dora’s story. The audience was able to

Last week Middle Tennessee State University ( MTSU) invited a professional Conjunto musician players. As a history class students we had to go and see their performance because Conjunto music is a traditional Mexican music. We had a lot of fun listening to their music and personally I would love to go again and listen to this music because this music is take you away back to the old Mexican music. Therefore, while you listening to this music, you feel like this music is talking to your soul.

On April 10th I attended the Crimson Slides concert featuring salsa music and a guest artist from Costa Rica named Leo Rodriguez and it was an amazing experience. I have been wanting to see the Crimson Slides for a while because I am a big fan of ska music and I figured the slides would produce a similar sound. The general texture of the concert was polyphonic and I would describe the ensemble as a brass salsa band. There were eight trombonists performing and they were accompanied by percussionists in the background. The percussionists were playing various drums, maracas, symbols, a cowbell, and a woodblock.

Gerry Genuario was an influential drum player in Reno until he died. The concert held by the percussion ensemble, which was a tribute to his life and art of music. The percussion ensemble was held in a big concert hall venue that is for bigger bands and conductors, consisted of sheet music and songs that are highly arranged but also implemented complex measures, virtuosic solos, and use of unique instruments. The performance was intended for bigger audiences that are listeners instead of dancers.

There’s always ballet in every scene and dances. There’s a lot of leaps and pirouettes in the dances. The dancers are very flexible and most of them can do flips. I also noticed that every dance movement they make, their toes are always pointed. They can also stand on their toes, which is very amusing for me. They also did a lot of sissones throughout the dances. Their movements are very smooth and they did it very gracefully. They move like they’re in the air and they feel like they’re free. They did some chasse’ across the floor, which keeps all the dancers moving around the stage. They also did some contact works, they were some weight sharing and some lifts in some dances. The dancers also did some symmetrical dance moves, that looked very cool. They did some plie’ to a jump and leaped across the

always been known for the risky and powerful movements which are often why dancers retire from the company. The dancer’s movements were often very intense and emotive, such as the “throws” across the stage in which the dancers would, almost violently, launch themselves across the stage in different forms (leaps, falls and flips to name a few). Another section where the movements were emotive is where the dancers were thrusting their hips in different positions to perhaps show sexuality in “self”.

The pathways used by the dancers were very remedial. The direction of the movement always seemed to move upstage right then back down to downstage left. The speed of not just the movement of the dancers, but the whole play in general was high beat and high tempo as well as some parts becoming super dramatic. The rhythmic patterns of the material performed were to a beat while being sung. There was a pulse in every song the dancers/actors were executing. But, there was not one off beat movement or part, that I could notice anyways, throughout the production. The overall piece of the performance was marvelous, I enjoyed sitting and watching. My favorite thing about this play was that the actors actually interacted with the crowd and didn’t just treat the audience like they weren’t there. I think that the director/choreographer was trying to put the message of it doesn’t matter what you look like, as long as you can act/dance/perform to the best of your abilities. Also, the performance was well put together and obviously had some time put into

I liked the dance piece because the dancers were limited physically in their bodies, but their dancing was beyond limited and astounding. At first, I was a bit doubtful and sceptical before watching the dance because I thought the dancers were going to perform with very minimal and stiff movements. But to my surprise, the dancers moved gracefully on stage. The two dancers used quite a lot of space. The dancers used all levels of space from low to high. For example, the dancers executed amazing leaps, jumps and lifts in their performance that represented as high levels of space. The dancers movements were grand; however, they were also whimsical, sharp, circular, and clean. The dancers utilized most parts of the stage. The pattern of the space that performers used was more curved than linear. There were two dancers in this piece, the male dancer that had only one leg and the female dancer that had only one arm. The genre of dance that was performed was a ballet; though, in my observations the dance seemed to be more contemporary than ballet. For instance, the tempo of the dance was slower and had less rhythm than most classical ballets I’ve observed. Also, there were a couple of pauses and rests during the performance. The dance

I would love to participate in this type of concert again, i loved attending Pena Pachamama located in San Francisco with my family, it was a lovely experience. I enjoyed listening to music while having dinner and dessert. On May 12, from eight thirty to ten it was a night of Latin music with Eddy Navia, Pachamama Band and a special guests was featured. The special guest was one of the restaurant owners old good friend that came all the way from Cuba just to perform for the night. I thought that he was a excellent musician, many instruments that I learned in class were used throughout the performance such as the charango, zampoña, quena, Moguce and the Rondador. By attending this events students gain more knowledge about different cultures

This concert by the D’Entrecasteaux strings is the first in a series of five “5x5x5@5” concerts taking place in Hobart this Autumn as part of the Hobart Baroque Music Festival. The Hobart Baroque Music Festival is dedicated to the performance of music from late 17th and early 18th century Europe, and is now in its second year. This festival brings to Tasmanian audiences an extremely high quality set of performances, this D’Entrecasteaux strings performance being made up of highly experienced professional players of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

The second video I had watched was Jerry Orbach led the original cast of the 1980 Broadway musical 42nd Street to perform “Lullaby of Broadway” on the Tony Awards. Clearly, there were more dancing components involved in this show. The choreography was great because it could well coordinate with the lyrics and the emotion of the characters, which allowed audiences to deeply engage in the show. Also, the storyline was relatively clear, I could easily understand what was happening at that moment without knowing the context. But I was shocked by the

From the flip of a switch, the Spanish music started. Blasting throughout the house. Here’s how it started..

Well, new century, new millennium, new type of music. The 2000’s gave us the strengthening of Latin rhythms and the return of the rap as commercial music. Genres like reggaeton, bachata or cumbia began to gain a lot of followers in Latin America. At first it seemed that it would be a passing fad, nevertheless, the fact that it became popular throughout the continent meant that more and more bands of such rhythms emerged, causing a boom in the Latin music industry. On the other hand, in the anglo-saxon world the resurgence of the rap was increasingly noticeable, also the trap music began to be heard not only by the slums, but by the population in general. Unlike the music of the 60’s, the 2000’s lyrics began to have sexual and

Especially the age difference. There were old people, middle aged, teenagers and even little kids. There was this one woman that stuck out like a sore thumb. She was just going crazy with the dancing, and was just singing out every lyric to every song. But what was more impressing, (especially since her dancing wasn’t) here kids that couldn’t have been any older than 9 or 10, were also singing every lyric. They were singing songs that I had never even heard.