I have always been a fan of Steve Reich’s music so this caught my eye. His piece, Distant Trains, is a fave. I also like Tehillim. This dance work by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker uses Four Orgns and Eight Lines. It’s at BAM.

Choreographer
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker returns to BAM with a program that
celebrates her evolving relationship with the music of Steve Reich, one
of our most inventive and iconic modern composers. Working from a
divine logic—often expressed as exalted permutations on a single
theme—they each invest their work with an emotional heart, creating
pieces that transcend definition as they challenge our notions of sound
and movement.

Reich’s globally-inclusive mix of Western
vernacular, classical, and non-Western influences, performed live by
Brussels’ percussion ensemble Ictus, dovetails perfectly with De
Keersmaeker’s formal, richly expressive choreography. Two new dance
works, set to Reich’s Four Organs and the subtle, harmonically intriguing Eight Lines,
shimmer with the choreographer’s signature rigor and appetite for
space. Every step, every phrase, reflects De Keersmaeker’s delicate mix
of minimalism and sensuality; a transfer of weight from one foot to the
next feels both matter-of-fact and momentous. The effect is of great
suspense, a slow build rife with drama.

Also on the program are Piano Phase from the four-part Fase, a riveting women’s duet performed along an invisible, unwavering line, and Part 1 of Drumming, a rush of semaphoring limbs, frenetic pairings, and rapid shifts of direction.

The Where and When

Oct 22—25 at 7:30pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Running time: 105min, no intermission
Ticket: $20, 40, 55