Various off-stage dramas lead up to Sylvie Guillem’s participation in MaggioDanza’s Great Choreographers programme. The second performance became the première after strike action cancelled Monday’s performance. Worth the wait? You bet!
Guillem danced in William Forsythe’s Steptext, with pointe shoes and a bright red leotard. Nowhere to hide, with vertical and lateral lighting revealing every bone and muscle movement. Yes, her legs still travel effortlessly up to her ears, but Guillem’s dancing was always about so much more than that. The famous 6 o’clock position was natural for her, like her impish grin and beautiful feet. It was never a gymnastic position which is impressive… but so what? It is one of her many tools of expression.
Guillem doesn’t throw her leg up, but moves it up; it is motion that is judged and controlled.… [continue reading]
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