Sunday, November 4, 2012

LAS VEGAS CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER

BY ED BRUCE  edbrucevegas@yahoo.com

BERNARD H. GADDIS.....YOU REMAIN ONE OF MY HEROES !

THIS FOR YOUR VISION....YOUR CREATIVITY....YOUR ORGANIZATION....AND YOUR FABULOUS DANCING ABILITY.

IN 2007, GADDIS CREATED THIS WONDERFUL FIRST CLASS DANCE COMPANY WITH A LONG RANGE VISION....TODAY AFTER FIVE SUCCESSFUL YEARS...THE .MISSION CONTINUES FORWARD.

QUITE A FIRST CLASS BODY OF WORK SO FAR.....IT CONTINUES.

LVCDT PRETTY MUCH BEGAN AT THE WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY THEATRE....PLAYED THE SMITH CENTER AND NOW THEIR FIRST SHOW AT JUDY BAYLEY THEATRE ON THE UNLV CAMPUS.

I PERSONALLY LOVE THE BALLET AND IN A ONE WEEK RUN IN LAS VEGAS I SAW THREE....ALL IN THE SENSATIONAL CATEGORY....LVCDT...COMPLETING A THREE SHOW RUN...IN THE SAME WORLD CLASS VEIN THEY ALWAYS PORTRAY.....THE.DANCE FABULOUS.....COSTUMES FABULOUS...CHOREOGRAPHY FABULOUS.....DANCE CONTINUITY FABULOUS...CREATIVITY FABULOUS....DANCE LINES FABULOUS....IF ANY FLAWS OCCURRED IN THIS SHOW....I MISSED THEM !

I REALLY ENJOYED THIS SHOW......ONLY NEGATIVE 10 MINUTES LATE.

"SOLSTICE"   29 MINUTES A TAD LONG GREAT DANCE WITH 10 ARTISTS....NOBODY MISSED A COUNT...SPRINKLES...PERFECT BLUE COSTUMING...

A REAL 15 MINUTE INTERTMISSION...

"IMMORTAL MEMORIES"...6 DANCERS 23 MINUTES....THIS VERY CREATIVE SOMBER DARK PIECE IN BLACK AND WHITE FROM AN OLD JEWISH FAMILY PHOTO....MARVELOUS THINKING HERE WITH NICE BACKGROUND MUSIC FROM LISA GERRARD....A TAD LONG...

ANOTHER REAL 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION.....

"EXIT ON 6"......11 DANCERS.....MUSIC "COMPILATION"....NO IDEA WHAT THIS WAS...BUT I GREATLY RESPECT THE WORK...ALSO THE TIMING AND EFFORT THE DANCERS GAVE.....I WONDER HOW MUCH REHEARSAL IS PUT INTO THESE PIECES TO MAKE THEM LOOK SO PERFECT....I LOVE THE VISION....THANKS FOR THE EFFORT.

FINALE...

"SIMPLY ELLA".......THIS THE REAL DEAL.....GREAT SOUND TRACK OF ELLA FITZGERALD VOCALS....MOSTLY PAIRS....SUPER SOUND SYSTEM....SUPER EFFORT BY ALL 6 PAIRS....10 VOCALS....I WISH I COULD SEE IT AGAIN.....I DID SEIZE THE MOMENT....WHAT WORLD CLASS DANCING AND PRODUCTION.....I LOVE IT WHEN ARTISTS CREATE....THINK....THEN REHEARSE.....AND FINALLY EXECUTE....BOY THIS THE REAL DEAL.

LVCDT MAKES THIS WORK IN ANY VENUE....JUDY BAYLEY THEATRE MAYBE THE MOST COMFORTABLE SITE FOR THEM.

I HOPE THE LVCDT LIVES FOR EVER AND CONTINUES IN ITS CURRENT WORLD CLASS VEIN AND MAYBE PROMOTES AT A NEW LEVEL.

BERNARD H GADDIS YOU REMAIN A GENIUS AND I RESPECT AND ADMIRE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

89 B+

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