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Article: LILY CAI CHINESE DANCE COMPANY.(Review)
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- Dance Magazine
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- February 1, 1999
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LILY CAI CHINESE DANCE COMPANY YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS THEATER, SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 6-7, 1998
It turns out that perspective can be brutal. In the formality of the Yerba Buena Theater, the sweet, shadowy world of Lily Cai, with its unthreatening mystery and hopeful fusions, suddenly felt obvious and contrived. Just last season, in Theater Artaud (a smaller venue), her strengths as a choreographer and director were far more apparent than her flaws. But here, it was as though a magnifying glass had been thrust in front of our noses, and the weaknesses of Cai's work were glaring.
Few things from last season had changed dramatically for the ...