photos Cheryl Mann
About the Work:
"Music is the royal road to the soul" (Sigmund Freud)
Music and dance have the ability to speak where words fail.
They go beyond the intangible and have the ability to unite us all.
These two disciplines share many characteristics and can go beyond
what is written, staged, and set. The mystery of why music inherently
connects with us will always be contemplated, yet it will continue
to touch us deeply, to tickle some universal nerves, to change
emotional states, change perceptions, elevate spiritual awareness
and even recall memories. This wonderful opportunity of working with
Turtle Island Quartet made me re-think our relationship with music,
the relationship between music and dance, and how both disciplines
have the capacity to go beyond words or ways of codifications, music
notation, or Laban Notation for dance. The power of synergy between
their non verbal ways of communication has been a constant source of inspiration.
... A new work for LNDT by Magadan closed the show with live, on-stage music from the fantastic Turtle Island Quartet. A chandelier of music sheets and Labanotation notes hanging above the string group, with more crumbled under their feet created a beautiful backdrop for the dancing in Royal Road. The ensemble of dancers again show technical brilliance blending with the musicians in a wonderful riff on the relationship of music and dance.
