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Preview: Siobhan Davies dance company.


Davies' refined, unfussy un·fuss·y  
adj.
1. Not particular about or concerned with details.

2. Not cluttered or complicated, as with extraneous matters or details.
 yet beautifully textured new work, In Plain Clothes, is performed in intimate studios where its subtlety can be read in full color. To poignant Italian folk songs, sung in English and broken down into raw, sassy sas·sy 1  
adj. sas·si·er, sas·si·est
1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.

2. Lively and spirited; jaunty.

3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.
, abstracted syllables, the dancers sweep across the space in rippling lines, each crossing leaving behind a duet or trio of understated emotional candor. Dancers appear and disappear out of the flow. One is neat, precise, and sharply outlined; while the next seems softly to dissolve into the space around her. One is calm and weighted, another fiery and flashy. Fresh and minimalist min·i·mal·ist  
n.
1. One who advocates a moderate or conservative approach, action, or policy, as in a political or governmental organization.

2. A practitioner of minimalism.

adj.
1.
, this work represents a great British artist at the height of her form. Sept. 28-30, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States[1] Founded in 1890, the school is located in the South Loop of Chicago. ; www.dancecenter.org.
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Author:Le Quesne, Lizzy
Publication:Dance Magazine
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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