🎭 'Overall, ABT’s performance at the Auditorium Theatre felt a little uneven and not as weighty as one would expect from such a storied company, with the exception of Rudd’s Touché, the shining star of the night.' | ✍️ JT Newman
. Choreographed by Christopher Rudd, a Jamaican-born dancemaker and 2019 Guggenheim Choreography Fellow who blends contemporary ballet with other influences, including circus and yoga, in order to illustrate contemporary social issues, the piece examined the beauty and tension of gay relationships between men.was created in 2021 by Rudd for principal dancer Calvin Royal III and corps de ballet member João Menegussi.
About a third of the way in, the dancers stripped down to their shorts, each flesh-toned for their skin color—peachy pink and medium chocolate brown. The beauty of their skin together added to the overall effect of intimacy, illustrating the relationship between two men as beautiful and tender. The movement depicted moments that no one body could do without the other.
That said, dancers Katherine Williams and Jarod Curley did an admirable job with the material, demonstrating the push and pull of relationships and the drama that can occur between lovers. Especially delightful were the moments where Williams pulled herself up, straight as an arrow, with her ponytail. With moments of push and pull, and a beginning and end that contained a playful buoyancy, it’s just a shame that it felt slightly insulting after its preceding piece.
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