This is a review on ‘Eclipse’ performed at the new BAM Fisher Theatre, by Jonah Bokaer and Anthony McCall.
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This is a review on ‘Eclipse’ performed at the new BAM Fisher Theatre, by Jonah Bokaer and Anthony McCall.
Gia Kourlas follows the Feldman Model of Criticism. She states the basics of the dance, going into detail about the seating, to begin. After speaking about the seating, she describes the lighting and the costumes. She explains the dance style used, which seems to be a light-focused technique, matching the title of the show, “Eclipse.” This is the description part of the critique. Dispersed throughout the critique are the analyses, in which Kourlas speaks of Jonah Bokaer, the choreographer, and Anthony McCall, the visual artist. This is where Kourlas spoke of the ideas that were put into the dance. She then interpreted the dance to be a very literal depiction of an eclipse. The evaluation was where Kourlas put her ideas, stating that the dance was too corny.
Meira
Gia Kourlas follows the first step of the Feldman Model of Criticism. First she describes the overall setting: audience seated on four sides of the stage and the calming plushness of the carpet. Kourlas then goes on to describe the outfits and the dance. Contrary to Meira’s post above, I think that in comparison with the amount of description, there is not that much interpretation or analysis. Description dominates most of the dance review, to the point where it is hard to discern between interpretation and evaluation. However, there is a clear instance where Kourlas’ ideas show, as the closing sentence of the dance review: “Perhaps this “Eclipse” is too literal.”