{"id":31382,"date":"2015-12-30T15:13:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T21:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=31382"},"modified":"2016-01-03T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T18:25:49","slug":"diavolos-architecture-in-motion-at-park-citys-eccles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/diavolos-architecture-in-motion-at-park-citys-eccles\/","title":{"rendered":"Diavolo’s Architecture in Motion at Park City’s Eccles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"diavolo\"<\/a>Diavolo | Architecture in Motion <\/i>had its Park City premiere at the Eccles Center on Monday night. The Los Angeles-based company is known for its large-scale architectural pieces that are the jumping-off point (literally) for the company\u2019s acrobatic movement vocabulary. On the program for the evening were two full-length pieces, \u201cTransit Space\u201d (2012) and \u201cTrajectoire\u201d (1999), both conceptualized by artistic director Jacques Heim.<\/p>\n

\u201cTransit Space\u201d featured skate ramps that the dancers maneuvered around stage to create different scenes. The ramps were used in every imaginable way, dancers clad in cargo pants and sneakers sliding down and ricocheting off them \u2013 all while the ramps were in motion. Watching the dancers\u2019 daring tricks and trusting falls, as well as their innate sense of timing and teamwork in relation to the ramps, was truly exciting. The choreography that took place on solid ground was less so; think that clich\u00e9 <\/span> street dance movie and the final \u201cdance battle\u201d that ensues. The sound score featured music layered with spoken word, addressing the popular yet tired reproach of social media technology, among other more grippingly personal sound bites.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrajectoire\u201d* centered around a set piece fondly referred to by the company as \u201cthe boat,\u201d which rocked back and forth for the piece\u2019s duration. Clad in white, the dancers mounted and dismounted the boat throughout, which alone was thrilling to watch. Once atop the rocking boat, groups of dancers ran from side to side, making the boat rock to extremes. The sides looked like they would touch the floor in these moments, but of course never did. Choreographed sequences also took place atop the boat, both a testament to spatial awareness in a confined space and to balance atop a surface in motion. The dancers inverted, extended, and lept through choreography that would have been demanding even on solid ground. Like in \u201cTransit Space,\u201d teamwork was a notable component to \u201cTrajectoire,\u201d as the dancers lifted, supported, and caught each other in aerial maneuvers all while making sure the boat didn\u2019t rock to the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n

Diavolo showed incredible strength and daring in the program\u2019s two works. Additionally, the dancers\u2019 ability to work together and coordinate dangerous lifts and jumps with moving architectural pieces is laudable. While \u201cTransit Space\u201d felt more like a gimmick at times, \u201cTrajectoire\u201d seemed to truly embody the company\u2019s mission and capabilities.<\/p>\n

*Note: To give due credit to the Diavolo performers and their professionalism, they spent a prolonged intermission trying to map out \u201cTrajectoire\u201d minus one usual cast member (who was unable to perform the second piece due to an acute case of altitude sickness). Ultimately, the company was able to perform only the first half of \u201cTrajectoire\u201d at Monday evening\u2019s show.<\/em><\/p>\n

This review is published in collaboration with loveDANCEmore.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

photo courtesy of Diavolo|Architecture in Motion<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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