Show c 1 7 r Spoken a en from fa the e Inside e i i r Z l t W Ii p r Ii it J. J 0 t tT i h f 1 r 1 C kf 4 r q 5 t h M hM a l' l r c i J J ft f tl AJ il f l' l 1 I i H Photo courtesy of Woodbury Ririe-Woodbury Dance I Co By Olga Community Editor Provocative and diverse Spoken from the Inside attracted attracted attracted attract attract- ed people to see the off kick-off program of the season 2001 2002 produced by the Ririe- Ririe Woodbury Dance Company This private journey introducing viewers to the world of modern modem dance consisted consisted consisted con con- of seven beautiful pieces developed by seven female choreographers exploring exploring exploring ing the human nature through body movements The Spoken f om the Inside show was performed on October 26 and October 27 2001 at the Rose Wagner Performing Center with its tickets ranging from 15 for students to 20 for general public Ririe- Ririe Woodbury Ririe-Woodbury Woodbury Dance Company was founded in 1964 by the University of Utah professors Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury who cho cho- over the works for fot the company since the day of its foundation Many people who came to see Spoken from the Inside were fascinated with the idea that all pieces in the show were of the female cho cho- One of the visitors Kris said I like it because of this idea that allows compare their works with the works of male chore chore- Public Relations representative representative representative rep rep- of the Ririe- Ririe Woodbury Dance Company Jill Barnes agreed on that but noted that the choreographers did not try to persuade people but rather let them make their own decision and see if they notice anything different about it She said I do not think they they- were targeting only female audience Several presented t pieces of the Spoken from the i Inside in the explored depth nt mystery of relationships between people and interactions interactions G between and 1 men Itt women 0 0 1991 is isone IS 7 one of them m and as stated in inthe inthe i the program contrasted the i. i A affluence and prosperity of oA t American society with the of vio vio- underlying presence I lence ence J J It brought up the r issues of the spousal abuse I and interpersonal violence j 1 y through and t expressive passionate passionate pas pas- tr dance Another piece III 1 1999 is a Work vork about the Jf relationship of three people who happened to be in the same place at the same time This piece demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- the of peoples peoples' peo peo- pIes pIes' close interactions when they lean on each other play err i 1 yr Continued Page 7 7 t r 3 Dance Continued with each other push each other away but never stop interacting Ill III was constructed construct construct- ed and designed by Chia-Chi Chia Chiang who studies Modern Modem Dance at the University of Utah The Spoken from the Inside show also consisted of the pieces on such topics as celebration of the beauty of nature Ten Mile 1994 horizontal horizontal horizontal hori hori- and geometrical dance ironic commentaries on the well-known well opera Carmen called Siesta imitations imitations imitations 1995 of dogs' dogs dance movements movements movements move move- ments in a playful way Heel 2001 I and others The audience seemed to appreciate and effort of bf the Ririe- Ririe Woodbury Ririe-Woodbury Woodbury Dance Company to deepen and broaden the dance experience of everyone it contacts II as the program states and clapped wildly after the show was over Peoples' Peoples impressions of what they saw saw were mostly positive such as Doug Ray who said I was very entertained entertained entertained enter enter- and of Jill Barnes who said I think it was vas totally totally totally total total- ly fun Costumes were beautiful music was beautiful i- i ful and dancing was strong f Produced by the Ririe- Ririe Woodbury Ririe-Woodbury Woodbury Dance f Company Spoken from the J Inside is one of the series of shows to introduce people to the beauty of the modern dance It will be followed by the American Showmen Olympic show in February 2002 as a part of the cultural Olympiad and the Man Made show in April 2002 presenting presenting presenting present present- ing contemporary pieces of six male choreographers The company will 4 also be on the tours nationally I and internationally in between those performances A E 1 1 7 i. i |