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Article: Sasha Waltz.(Impromptus)(Dance review)
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- Dance Magazine
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- March 1, 2006
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SASHA WALTZ NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, BROOKLYN, NY DECEMBER 6, 8-10, 2005
Entering BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House for Sasha Waltz's Impromptus felt like landing on the moon. The stunning, gargantuan, Richard Serra-like set (designed by Waltz and Thomas Schenk) was made up of a curved, hanging, caramel-colored wooden wall and a heavily raked white floor that sat like an installation on the beautifully lit stage.
The dancers, athletic and earthbound, often entered from behind the wall and seemed to be dangling and dancing on the precipice of this outer-space locale. The raked angle gave the alternately playful and emotional ...