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Meaningful solutions: Keshet investigates 'A More Beautiful Question' through dance
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Keshet Dance Company will explore 鈥淎 More Beautiful Question鈥� through contemporary dance from Friday, Nov. 1, through Saturday, Nov. 9.
Set at the Keshet Center for the Arts, the program will feature eight choreographers responding to the theme. The six dancers are members of the Keshet Dance Company.
The questions are designed to guide us to investigate more genuine problems, allowing the most meaningful solutions. The eight choreographers will investigate this concept through their own creative lenses and contemporary movement spiced with jazz, ballet and rock 鈥榥鈥� roll.
Meaningful solutions: Keshet investigates 'A More Beautiful Question' through dance
Lara Segura鈥檚 untitled dance asks the audience to pen the title, said Evening Star Barron, communications manager at Keshet.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an exploration of the power of love and of doing something that feels good rather than how it looks,鈥� she said.
Elysia Pope and Juliana Gorena created the joyful 鈥淚mo Mushi,鈥� the Japanese word for caterpillar.
鈥淏reak, Shake and Wrap鈥� was conceived by faculty member Ana Lopes Ar茅chiga鈥檚 response to constant questions.
鈥淚 think she means paths where we line up with each other as individuals,鈥� Barron said.
Keshet artistic director Shira Greenberg created 鈥淩oads and Rituals.鈥�
鈥淭hat one has upper level, preprofessional students,鈥� Barron said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to get to the roots of problems and get to meaningful solutions through the art of dance.鈥�
鈥淭he opportunity to explore the theme of inquiry has been an exciting process for the choreographers and dancers,鈥� Greenberg said. 鈥淲e are honored to experience the results of this creative investigation with audiences. The importance of questioning has never been more necessary in our lives, preventing stasis and sparking progress for both personal growth and nurtured, thriving communities.鈥�
