A "Trock" Dancer PreparesIt was both whacky and wonderful in the Berkshires over the Columbus Day Weekend. My friends from Boston could not get a room nearby, so they did not get to enjoy the Trockaderos de Monte Carlo who played the Hunter Center at Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA. It was a great show, and you can read my review here:
Larry Murray's Berkshire Fine Arts Review
Since I wrote it, several people have asked me about some of the more unusual dance phrases I employed in the critique.
So here are a couple of images to illustrate what a ponche and a "fish" dive are.
The ballerina is doing a "ponche" with one leg en pointe and the other pointing at midnight, a feat which i have never seen a male dancer able to perform.
And this is the gorgeous "Fish" Dive, which is as complicated as a it is beautiful and only lasts a second or two.Another wonderful review of this performance was published by the very astute Gail Burns which you can find here:
Gail Sez Review
While North Adams is in no danger of becoming another Provincetown, it surely was nice to see a little diversity in the artistic offerings. And the sold out houses for the "Trocks" indicates that there is a market here for both more dance, and more camp.
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