Artfolio CKV June 2014 | Page 38

but also an extra aid. The dancers are all wearing white which to me gave the meaning of innocence and like if the dancers were non-invasive. On the background they played the movie which made the piece extra dark, showing the destructive force human beings can be and currently are which impressed me. The bench meant something to me as well. I think it stands for the basis of life. During the performance the dancers return to the bench quite a lot making it the main location for the choreography. In this case I think the bench stands for the nature and we should all return to it. The music was well chosen and some of the movements were sync with the music. This made it for me easier to understand the piece and is also a very clever choice in my opinion. This way they make ballet, and modern, more accessible for everybody. Also this performance was more the modern side of the ballet which I do tend to enjoy more. The flowing, going on of the movements gave the piece coherence and it never got boring due to the fact that something was going on, on the stage at all times. As a whole I enjoyed the evening. I like dancing anyway since I do it myself- though a very different kind- which made that I already was a bit more open minded than with for example the opera. And I must admit that through for example ‘So you think you can dance’ I did get to like other styles of dancing like modern, ballet, ballroom etc. more. But a few of these choreographies made me want to get some modern classes so it did influence me.