Monday, February 11, 2013

LAS VEGAS CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATRE

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com

BERNARD GADDIS YOU REMAIN ONE OF MY HEROES !

GADDIS THE FATHER AND MOTHER OF THIS DANCE COMPANY....HE  CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WORLD CLASS DANCE SECOND TO NONE.

MORE OF THE SAME LAST WEEKEND AT THE WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY THEATRE.

FIRST...THIS .IS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A LIBRARY THEATRE IF YOU HAVE CREATIVE AMBITION...TALENT AND FOCUS.   IN THIS RELATIVELY SMALL VENUE GADDDIS HAS CONTINUED TO PRODUCE GREAT DANCE WITH PERFECT LIGHTING....CLEAN CONTEMPORARY SOUND.... CLASS COSTUMES AND ALL TO GREAT CHOREOGRAPHY.   THE RESULT THE INTENDED QUALITY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL....THAT WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR ARE DOING.....ON TOP OF THIS GADDIS ONE SENSATIONAL DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER HIMSELF.

THIS MONTHS PROGRAM HONORING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH....TWO SHOWS....
PORTRAITS ....FIVE DANCERS .....NICELY STRUCTURED AND NICELY DANCED.... MAYBE MY FAVORITE ON THIS PROGRAM.

INTERMISSION

VESPERS.....SIX GIRLS AND LOTSA CHAIRS....FROM THE LVCD LIBRARY....SOLID STUFF.

INTERMISSION.....THIS WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT GADDIS IS PLANNING A $7 MILLION DOLLAR THEATRE....WE NEED TO SUPPORT THIS....HOPE I LIVETO SEE IT !

BEST OF LVCDT (EXCERPTS) 4 PIECES FROM THE  LIBRARY....NICE CONTINUITY....NICE DANCING....AS A FAN OF THE DANCE I UNDERSTAND YOU DO NOT GET UP IN THE MORNING AND PRODUCE THIS KIND OF WORK....ITS TRAINING....PHYSICAL ABILITY...REHERSAL....TIMING.....AND THE LVCD MAKES IT LOOK SO NATURAL.

6 MINUTES LATE

8 NOVEMBER 2013 SMITH CENTER ....ALL NEW WORKS....www.LVDance.org

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