In addition to the bravura performances of its dancers, the exuberant works of a number of different choreographers and the excellent group of musicians that gathered for its grand finale, the company attracted an impressively enthusiastic audience.
Co-founded in 1996 by Creative and Executive Director Kevin Iega Jeff and Associate Artistic Director Gary Abbott, and led by Artistic Director Nicole Clarke-Springer, Deeply Rooted has become a major force in Chicago dance, with a repertoire that is a seamless hybrid of modern, classical and African American technique. It also offers a wide range of classes for dance enthusiasts of all ages, and is the recipient of $4.
It captured the intense interplay among these women , while being set to an intriguing electronic score . A program note about the work stated that it was “inspired by Dove's memories of his grandmother’s place of worship.” But as the impeccable dancers interacted with each other, as well as with a set of 12 straight-back chairs, the relationships, tensions, synchrony and feverish energy suggested by their movement made a wide range of interpretations possible.
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