Marina Harss

[cargill]

In case anyone isn't aware, Marina Harss has started posting reviews on a new substack site.  There are a couple of her writings on NYCB up now.  This link should workl

https://marinaharss.substack.com

[Buddy]

4 hours ago, cargill said:

In case anyone isn't aware, Marina Harss has started posting reviews on a new substack site.  There are a couple of her writings on NYCB up now.  This link should workl

https://marinaharss.substack.com

Thank you so much for that, which led me to this, which I might really like to get into at another time and another topic.

NY Fall for Dance 2020, digital Program 1, including premieres by Jamar Roberts and Christopher Wheeldon

Marina Harss

“I was even more surprised by how moved I was by the final piece on the program, Wheeldon’s The Two of Us, for Sara Mearns and David Hallberg. The two are longtime friends but have never danced together. Both have worked with Wheeldon before. There was clearly chemistry in the room when they were making these solos and pas de deux, set to four extraordinary, wistful songs by Joni Mitchell. (“I Don’t Know Where I Stand,” “Urge for Going,” “You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio,” and “Both Sides Now.”) Something in this process seems to have freed them all; I’ve never seen a more sincere, open-hearted, grounded work from Wheeldon. Or such natural performances from these dancers, particularly Hallberg. It’s hard even to remember steps, because everything feels so organic. The dancers look like themselves, moving not so much with but through the music, feeling its vibe, letting themselves be carried away by it the way a normal person might while listening to the radio.”

https://dancetabs.com/2020/10/ny-fall-for-dance-2020-digital-program-1-including-premieres-by-jamar-roberts-and-christopher-wheeldon/
 

[cargill]

I think Marina is one of the best dance writers out there.