MADboots rehearsing blue, with Austin Diaz in the foreground. Photo by Nir Arieli. Click on the image to enlarge.
Thursday April 18, 2013 - Photographer Nir Arieli and I stopped in at the Duo Multicultural Arts Center studios to watch a run-thru of blue, a new work by Jonathan Campbell and Austin Diaz of MADboots which they will premiere in their upcoming performances at the Duo's theater on May 3rd and 4th. Ticket information here. You can support this project by donating here.
Eli Bauer (above) joins Jonathan and Austin in this fast-paced work which demands full-out athleticism, and alternating currents of theatricality and intimacy. It frankly swept me away, and I - always so quick to complain if a dancework runs on too long - found myself thinking blue could have been longer. That in itself is indicative of its unique sexual and poetic energy.
Nir seemed very happy to be shooting away and by evening he'd sent me these images:
Austin in the air
Jonathan and Eli
Eli in a high bounce
I'm saving a couple more of Nir's images for the actual performance review. MADboots is something I'm really looking forward to.