"Transpositions" Probes Pandemic's Possibilities For Dance

3.11.21
Lucy Gellman | Arts Paper
NMS students Alana Rose, Clara Causa, Naomi Gitelman, and Zara Baden-Eversman in Renee Robinson's work for Transpositions: Dance Poems For An Online World. Screenshot from YouTube.

A countdown blasts over the video frame, willing a dance into existence. Four faces appear, moving in time with Ciara’s “Level Up.” Heads whip in one direction, then travel upwards and scan the ceiling. Ciara belts, and chins point at the ground. A verse starts, and viewers see a single dancer at one time. Read More

In the photo: NMS students Alana Rose, Clara Causa, Naomi Gitelman, and Zara Baden-Eversman in Renee Robinson's work for Transpositions: Dance Poems For An Online World. Screenshot from YouTube.