It’s easy to imagine what Keigwin was after: introducing the noise-making excitation of a percussive score and flaunting its liveness.
For a better use of a percussive score, Taylor audiences can look this season to Ulysses Dove’s “Vespers,” which the company debuted on Saturday.
It begins with a woman sitting on a cafe chair, and the way that Jada Pearman sits up straight speaks volumes.
The six Taylor women — especially Pearman and Madelyn Ho, who are having breakthrough seasons — become one fierce sisterhood.
Where “Vespers” shows how a percussive score can be effectively channeled, Lauren Lovette’s new “Echo” shows how sharing focus with live musicians can work.
Persons:
Taylor, Ulysses Dove’s, Alvin Ailey, Jada Pearman, Mikel Rouse’s, —, Madelyn Ho, Lauren Lovette’s, Kevin Puts’s
Organizations:
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance, Orchestra of St
Locations:
Luke’s