KIDD PIVOT “TEMPEST REPLICA”
Sunday, November 18, 7PM, Chamber Concert Hall
Kidd Pivot’s seven-strong company presents the full-length work The Tempest Replica in its North American premiere. Based on motifs from Shakespeare’s epic play, award-winning Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite stages a game of revenge and forgiveness, reality and imagination in this magical narrative retelling. A theatrical sensibility complements the mastery of the dancers – their fluidity heightening the dramatic articulation of the plot. Swathed in white light, shadows abounding, with music composed by longtime collaborator Owen Belton and a film montage by Jamie Nesbitt, Pite’s latest work is a startling innovation.
”One of those rare and wonderful performances that not only delivers an exceptional evening of dance and theater but also offers enough intellectual provocation to fuel spirited dialogue long after the show ends.” – The Star Tribune
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$35, $30, $15; FC, GCC, STCC and 17 & under $10
innovative, arresting, amazing; bring them back again.
Projection scenes imaginative, dances riveting, performance moving!
Amazing performance! My 15 year old son and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. Thanks for bringing them to UMASS.
A brilliant production/performance that made “The Tempest” a fresh new work–reviving and reinvigorating the spirit of magic and passion that has made the original play so compelling for centuries. Applause applause to that dynamic company! This was a memorable evening–I will never read or see another production of the play without remembering this unique and powerful interpretation.
I think that Cristol Pite and her dancers are some of the most daring artists working. I was transformed by Dark Matter and transfixed by the Tempest. They ask us to wake up again and again to the beauty, intelligence and anxiety of being human. Who does not want to follow them?