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Parsons Dance Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary The New York Times

By Brian Seibert March 16, 2023 The singer-songwriter Bill Withers grew up in Slab Fork, a coal-mining camp in West Virginia. He struggled with a stutter and served as a mechanic in the Navy. These.


‘Caught,’ by David Parsons, Performed by Alvin Ailey Dance The New

Modern/contemporary dance (USA & Canada) Parsons Dance: More Dances of Joy Parsons DanceThe Joyce TheaterNew York, New York March 21, 2023Swing Shift, Balance of Power, Mr. Withers (premiere), The Ride Through (premiere), Caught, Nascimento Jerry Hochman


David Parson's dance "Caught" was inspired by a photographer's strobe

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June 17, 2014 In 1982, David Parsons made his greatest choreographic discovery: He invented a way for a dancer to fly. "Caught," his signature work that stars a soloist soaring through the air.


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When the David Parsons Dance Company first appeared at Royce Hall, UCLA, three years ago, Parsons himself couldn't perform due to injury and his signature solo, "Caught," created a.


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In choreographing Caught, Parsons invented a new way for a dancer to fly using a remote device and strobe lights. The soloist begins meditatively in a circle of light, building to an explosive sequence of 100 jumps on a dark stage where the dancer is seemingly caught in mid-air.


“Caught” Up with David Parsons Dance Informa Magazine

The 1982 premiere of "Caught" snagged New York dance audiences' attention. Two years later, Parsons set "Caught" on dancer Gary Chryst — plus a group work, "The Envelope" on Eliot Feld's company — for a performance run at the Joyce Theater. The resulting critical attention helped launch Parsons' career as a choreographer.


Shall We Dance Friday David Parsons Caught Out & About NYC Magazine

"Caught" - David Parsons Anthony Mincer 682 subscribers 3.6K views 1 year ago Here is a couple of practice sessions edited at the incredible dance studio at UCCS. David Parsons.


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The masterful Ailey dancers defy gravity in David Parsons' signature solo Caught, a breathtaking fusion of art and technology demanding split-second timing and athletic stamina. The effect is a stunning suspension of weight in which the dancer appears to fly through the air, devouring space before magically returning to rest at center stage.


Caught Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Zoey Anderson In a Benefit Performance of "Caught" — Parsons Dance January 27, 2020 Many of us from Parsons Dance were in the audience at The Joyce Theater on January 27 to see Zoey Anderson deliver a stunning performance of Caught at "Destiny Rising," the New City Dance Alliance's benefit show.


Parsons Dance ‘Caught’ at Home The Laurel of Asheville

By Nora FitzGerald November 1, 2013 at 10:33 a.m. EDT From Parsons Dance's 2006 production, 'Nascimento Novo.' (Bill Hebert) One man stands on the stage, in the spotlight, alone and perhaps a.


Shall We Dance Friday David Parsons Caught Out & About NYC Magazine

1 dancer Premiere 1982, Dance Theater Workshop (New York, New York) PNB Premiere September 15, 2007 The 2007 Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere of David Parsons' Caught was generously underwritten by Marcella McCaffray. Caught is maintained in the active repertory of Parsons Dance through generous support from the Jim and Linda Ellis Foundation.


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DNB -- Caught (1982) by David Parsons dancenotationbureau 1.18K subscribers 8.8K views 12 years ago This dance is notated in Labanotation. If you are interested in this dance for.


“Caught” Up with David Parsons Dance Informa Magazine

Parsons Dance performs through Jan. 20 at the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, at 19th Street, Chelsea; (212) 242-0800; joyce.org. Stepping Into the World of Dance Over the past year,.


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One of his works, Caught, which was choreographed in 1982 and has been set on Ailey and ABT, uses a strobe light to catch the dancers when they're in mid-air on a dark stage, so the audience never sees them touch the ground. As a choreographer who likes to utilize technology, Parsons is currently working with some "highly sophisticated robots".


Oberon's Grove Parsons Dance The Joyce

"Caught" is a captivating dance choreographed by David Parsons with music by Robert Fripp. Elena d'Amario was stunning in the solo piece. Elena d'Amario was stunning in the solo piece.

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