http://uncoy.com/2007/08/amjad-lock-1.html a winter in vienna. theatre, dance, poetry. and some politics. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:41:11 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://uncoy.com/2007/08/amjad-lock-1.html/comment-page-1#comment-138 Susane Roberts Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:26:18 +0000 http://uncoy.org/2007/08/amjad-lock-1.html#comment-138 <p>WE attended Amjad last night at UCLA. We have seen LLHS two or three times when they have come to LA or San Diego and they were one of our favorites. I so wish that I had your explanation of what was transpiring on stage. I would have had a totally different opinion of the performance. The complexity of the program demands some explanation. Unfortunately, there was not one word about the piece in the program - a first of the many, many of the dance performances I have attended over the last 30 years. Because of that, I had no idea of what was transpiring on the stage (apparantly about 1/3 of the audience didn't either and exited in small groups after the first hour). As a result, my opinion was that the dancers were extraordinary - in technique, grace, and movement, but the continous repetition of the same movements was monotomous and boring. In addition, I had no idea of what the white balls were and how where they related to the dancers. I did recognize the music of Swan Lake and the dance of the dying swan at the end of the performance, but by that time it was too late! I think it was a disservice to the dancers that someone did not take the time or effort to write up a piece such as yours and include it in the program. My loss!</p> WE attended Amjad last night at UCLA. We have seen LLHS two or three times when they have come to LA or San Diego and they were one of our favorites. I so wish that I had your explanation of what was transpiring on stage. I would have had a totally different opinion of the performance. The complexity of the program demands some explanation. Unfortunately, there was not one word about the piece in the program – a first of the many, many of the dance performances I have attended over the last 30 years. Because of that, I had no idea of what was transpiring on the stage (apparantly about 1/3 of the audience didn’t either and exited in small groups after the first hour). As a result, my opinion was that the dancers were extraordinary – in technique, grace, and movement, but the continous repetition of the same movements was monotomous and boring. In addition, I had no idea of what the white balls were and how where they related to the dancers. I did recognize the music of Swan Lake and the dance of the dying swan at the end of the performance, but by that time it was too late! I think it was a disservice to the dancers that someone did not take the time or effort to write up a piece such as yours and include it in the program. My loss!

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