MORRISON DANCE & NASA PROPAGANDA

MorrisonDance and NASA created a cosmic production for the May Company Stage at Ingenuity Festival.

One of my reactions to the performance was that the thematics and funding by NASA were too cozily in line.      I am not a dance critic of any knowledge or expertise.   I begin  my review of this experience, as I do most of my daily sensual and intellectual input,  ready to challenge the why in an editorial way.

We didn’t see a scene reminiscent of Christie McAuliff.  I  thought of the 30’s German government's glorification in cinema and sound of its scientific and military prowess. 

On the other hand,  the May Co stage is worth the price of admission – integrating the 4 foot topographical elevation difference – due to the street level difference between Prospect and Euclid - on the ground floor of the old May Company  as a natural for dividing the space into stage, seating and theater lighting and sound control booth space.  The exposed cast in place concrete columns and ribbed ceiling create a visually interesting peek-a-boo and very clear acoustics.