Abyss :: Minnesota Fringe 2011 :: August 4 - August 14 :: Minneapolis + St. Paul
From the well drink the breath
by Jesse Field
Rating: 3 kitties
A new age music track, at times piercing the ear with long bending cries and bows, accompanies a group of five performers as they sweep and swoop with big desperate Yoga-like gestures. The atmosphere felt sacred in a primitive way (I was reminded of the monkeys sequence from the film "2001"). Repeated gestures of isolation, even rejection, managed to seize me and meet many of the anxieties I have brewing just beneath the surface (uhm, thanks?). Kim Neal Nofsinger is a striking figure, with his long arms, rippling back muscles, and solemn, priestly demeanor. I'm a story person who attended such an abstract dance performance only at the suggestion of friends, but hours later I'm surprised how deep an impression it made.
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