Reviving Holm.The University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre and Dance in Albuquerque gave new life to Hanya Holm's rarely performed Rota (1975) last spring. The student dancers worked with dance notator Mary Corey, who set the structure of the piece on them. Choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. and one-time Holm holm n. Chiefly British An island in a river. [Middle English, from Old Norse h protege pro·té·gé n. One whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person. [French, from past participle of protéger, to protect, from Old French, from Latin Don Redlich instilled Holm's muscular tension and dramatic focus during rehearsals. A National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. grant made the project possible. Holm created Rota when she was 82, but the poetic intensity and physical focus revealed Holm's genius as flesh. The choreography moves through space like soft clay, weaving elegant scallops and circles. Divided into four parts, the dance traces the arc of life. Student Sarah Hinson says, "I learned a new way of moving: developing a resistance within the body, putting just the right amount of energy into it." |
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