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Julie Pentz's Echo: Unhearsal For Spring Dance

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I was able to watch Julie Pentz’s Echo piece during the first dress rehearsal for Spring Dance. This piece was a jazz style with a large number of dancers all in black dresses, entering and exiting the stage in a random, sporadic manner. It started with dancers one at a time sprinting across the stage. The piece felt dark and chaotic as the music matched the movements with high tempo, instrumental sounds. The lighting was dark with a heavy reliance on backlights to create a darker feel. The spacing of the performers had no particular shape or pattern in order to create a random effect for the audience. I thought this piece to be rather unfavorable to watch. The idea of the dancers running across the stage and keeping a dark, angry appearance

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