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 Click for stage events Tip of the Week Luna Negra Dance Theater: Nuevo Folk
The Luna Negra company presents new works by three Latino choreographers at the Harris Theater, under the broad rubric of "Nuevo Folk." The theme provides plenty of space for interpretation: Edgar Zendejas finds animus in the "beauty and cruelty" of ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures in "Plight," an abstract piece that has the body-stocking-clad company undulating to an eerie score that features a child reciting barely discernible fragments of Spanish lullabies. The fluid movements are haunting and challenge cerebral interpretation. In contrast is Joel Valentin-Martinez’s cinematic "Tlatelolco Revisited," a narrative rendering of the Mexican army massacre of protestors in Tlatelolco Square, shortly before the 1968 Olympic Games. Also featured is a duet by Luna Negra director Eduardo Vilaro—a marriage of classical sensibility and round Cuban motions, rendered with Vilaro’s signature whimsy, humor and nostalgia. Expect a variety of flavors, appealing to different palates.
Luna Negra Dance Theater presents "Nuevo Folk" March 15 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 East Randolph, (312)334-7777. $25-$55.
Also by Sharon Hoyer
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