I really enjoyed attending John Jasperse’s rehearsal. Having never seen choreographers plan and create their routines, I now have a greater respect for what it means to be a choreographer and a dancer – and for every small nuance in each step a dancer takes. The amount of time and effort that goes into every second of the dance piece is astounding.
In trying to show two separate forces coming together, I think John Jasperse achieved his goal, not only in the dance routine itself but also in the dancers he chose. Both Simone and Stuart danced the routine together; however, their individual dancing styles were completely different. While Simone was more of a concrete dancer, Stuart was a fluid dancer, and, for me, I think this difference in technique between the two dancers highlighted and divulged the whole premise of Jasperse’s piece.
-John Wetmore (Blog A)
