Opening the program was OnStage Director Jennifer Kuhnberg’s Get Ready. This review highlights the ones that were most impactful and memorable for me personally, although all of the works were that to some degree, in their own ways.
The result was a multifaceted program with something fully new to enjoy with each work: something new, but always honest and authentic. Beyond that, these segments provided a window into these artists as creators and as people – making the work all the more intriguing and human.Īs always with this company, Season 21 dance films also reflected that individuality and diversity of vision, aesthetic interest, stylistic strength and artistic approach. They therein offered audience members more assured footholds into understanding and appreciation of each work.
These offerings gave insights into concept and creative process, from the artists themselves - in ways that I’ve not seen much (by and large, with some exceptions) with live dance. These segments, right along with the dance films themselves, have gotten increasingly well-crafted and absorbing to experience over the three virtual seasons that this company has presented: culminating in January 2022’s Season 21 program. One of those adaptations, for many companies – and Greater Boston-based OnStage Dance Company in particular – has been intriguing and informative “behind-the-scenes” interviews and video segments to accompany dance films. As a reviewer in the age of COVID, it’s been fascinating to see how choreographers and companies have gotten creative and increasingly skilled with the medium of dance on film (one which many have turned to for practicality and safety of all involved). We all know and love a good “behind-the-scenes” segment – or we know it, in the sense of being familiar. Capitol Theater Building, Arlington, MA (and streaming via ).įilm screenings January 9-11, and digital program streaming January 9.
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