"A mysterious baroque music faded in on darkness at Northwest Portland's When the lights rose, dancer and choreographer BodyVox Dance Center. Carlyn Hudson lay on her back downstage right, donning a sheer, bulbous, chiffon top, complete with a stand-up frill collar. As she began to move, three dancers joined her, one by one. They switched places, following one another's staccato movements, until all stood regally on stage."
"These were the first moments of Hudson's newest work, A Presentation, which opened at BodyVox on Friday, Sept. 12, after a preview performance, and continues Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-14. The evening, which consists of two distinct works and a 20-minute intermission, sticks true to Hudson's unique and unmistakable style. Hudson, originally from New York, has been dancing and making contemporary ballet works in Portland for more than a decade."
A mysterious baroque score opens the evening at BodyVox Dance Center, where Carlyn Hudson begins A Presentation lying downstage right in a sheer chiffon top. Three dancers join her, switching places and executing staccato movements until all stand regally. The program consists of two works with a 20-minute intermission. Hudson, originally from New York and a founding member of SubRosa Dance Collective, has created recognizable choreography for more than a decade. The commissioned A Predisposition features Anika Devore, Anna Ruth Ellis and Grace Armstrong. Moments of conserved calm explode into power; precise, bladed gestures and deliberate gazes shape timing, with unison phrases occasionally fragmenting into canon-style breaks.
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