Preview: Tero Saarinen Company.This month award-winning dancer/choreographer Tero Saarinen and his Helsinki-based company (formerly Company Toothpick toothpick, n a wood sliver used to cleanse the interdental space. toothpick, balsa wood, n a triangular wedge of balsa wood used to clean the teeth interproximally and stimulate the interdental gingival tissues. ) makes its U.S. debut. The ultra-contemporary group will present three of Saarinen's works, including his signature solo, Hunt (2002), a tour de force of beautifully imbalanced movement set to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Also on the program are the impassioned duet Wavelengths (2000), set to composer Riku Niemi's reworking of Ravel's Bolero bolero (bəlâr`ō), national dance of Spain, introduced c.1780 by Sebastian Zerezo, or Cerezo. Of Moroccan origin, it resembles the fandango. , and Westward Ho! (1996), a mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" trio inspired by Finland's Nordic seascape in which geometric patterns and frozen gestures are captured in hazy blue light. For dates in Pittsburgh, Toronto, Ottawa, and NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City , see www.terosaarinen.com. |
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