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Article: Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company. (Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, New York, New York)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1994
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 Dance Magazine, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Will I know what it's about? That fear has rattled many a novice dancegoer. The more abstract the dance, the more nervous she or he gets (though the prospect of a good story ballet can serve as a soothing antidote). That same novice was in for quite a surprise at the performances of New Jersey-based choreographer Carolyn Dorfman. For in Dorfman's dances an imposed narrative can degrade meaning while pure movement sparks instinctual recognitions.
Sextet (1994) is peopled with a host of white-clad acrobats--kinetic angels innocent of gravity's mortal tug. They fly, deft and agile, through fast-shifting shapes, riding the currents of movement. An audience member ...