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    People Are Talking: UMS presents Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Power Center:

  • Sudha,
    I am not trying to be critical of your negative viewpoint, but just wanted to point out that the music of Philip Glass is by it’s very nature very repetitive, with small changes unfolding over time. It is more an attempt to paint an auditory tapestry of sound that stays the same long enough for you to “see” each part of the tapestry. Either you like Glass or you don’t.
    The “teenager-y” love poem you talk about is actually taken from the groundbreaking Opera Einstein on the Beach, and is originally performed by an older man. The idea of eternal love need not be thought of as juvenile. I came to this show as a first-time viewer of contemporary dance and I loved it. I thought the choreography was perfectly married to the music of Philip Glass and found meaning in many aspects of the show. To each his/her own…

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    Certainly not one of the nicer performances I have attended with UMS. Having an idea of what Chagall’s Windows is, I didn’t think the theme was well represented. Use of water is ok, didn’t quite mean much; neither did the stunt of suspending by rope convey much. What was that teenager-y view of eternal love again? I thought the music & choreography was terribly repetitive, stagnating my brain’s receptiveness. The woman sitting next to me said she fell asleep for the same reason. I could have watched free youtube videos of figure skating instead of paying for this performance. Sorry UMS, I avoid writing negative reviews, thinking its okay if a performance did not appeal to my individual esthetic/intellectual taste but this one tested my patience. In all, the essence of the so called theme was not brought out even 10%. Will not recommend this one. Thank you.

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    by Sudha Rajderkar

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