No way out. These strings we have, both the visible and invisible.
Tie us to places, people and faith.
Hold us so tight even when we are literally running away.’
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Review by Julie C. Sheppard:
An apt title, the dance short – – Daffodils – – unfolds as a flower does. We gradually see the three dancers unfurl themselves from various forms of visual traps. The dance choreography is brilliant – – bodies are either enmeshed in cords, hampered by shards of the written word, or twisted up in contorted knots. The dancers are compelled to find escape from these prisons.
Exceptional talent and flexibility allow the dancers to relate with one another and eventually free themselves. It is the rhythmic synth soundtrack that helps to build the action, and the bleakness of the original locations breaks through to gorgeous sunshine, open water, and fresh mountain ranges. In turn, freeing group choreography moves to match this liberation.
The use of light white linen wardrobe for the dancers gives their presence an ethereal quality which is in line with their eventual freedom of expression. The audience is left with their positive autonomy, as a flower in full bloom.
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