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Tag: Eleanor Bunker

  • Catherine Gallant’s THE SECRET

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    Above: The Secret in rehearsal; the dancers are Janete Gondim and Eleanor Bunker

    Catherine Gallant’s The Secret, one of my favorite danceworks experienced in recent seasons, may be seen on Vimeo here.

    Seeing The Secret in 2016 prompted this response from me:

    “The evening could not have a had a more propitious start than Ms. Gallant’s The Secret; like white-clad angels, the two dancers – Janete Gondim and Eleanor Bunker – continually conveyed the sense of wonder which permeates this dancework like a delicious fragrance.

    With Ygor Shetsov at the piano, playing the Scriabin Poeme in F-sharp major, the two dancers moved about the space with a sort of quiet urgency, pausing to marvel at the treasure they had found, and which they were holding in the palms of their hands. The choreography flows gorgeously on the music: simple moves which take on a poetic resonance in the personalities of the two women; Janete and Eleanor were captivating to watch, and The Secret joins a short list of danceworks I’ve encountered in the past 20 years that ideally meld music, mood, and movement, leaving a lasting impression.”

    ~ Oberon

  • Catherine Gallant’s THE SECRET

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    Above: The Secret in rehearsal; the dancers are Janete Gondim and Eleanor Bunker

    Catherine Gallant’s The Secret, one of my favorite danceworks experienced in recent seasons, may be seen on Vimeo here.

    Seeing The Secret in 2016 prompted this response from me:

    “The evening could not have a had a more propitious start than Ms. Gallant’s The Secret; like white-clad angels, the two dancers – Janete Gondim and Eleanor Bunker – continually conveyed the sense of wonder which permeates this dancework like a delicious fragrance.

    With Ygor Shetsov at the piano, playing the Scriabin Poeme in F-sharp major, the two dancers moved about the space with a sort of quiet urgency, pausing to marvel at the treasure they had found, and which they were holding in the palms of their hands. The choreography flows gorgeously on the music: simple moves which take on a poetic resonance in the personalities of the two women; Janete and Eleanor were captivating to watch, and The Secret joins a short list of danceworks I’ve encountered in the past 20 years that ideally meld music, mood, and movement, leaving a lasting impression.”

    ~ Oberon