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Is It Worth It? - Mission Wall Dances by Moe |
Mission Wall Dances Jo Kreiter/Flyaway Productions For those of you keeping score, this is only the second review of a dance performance on MoeCain.Com. I'm not the expert on body movement (if you've been to one of my parties, you know this), but I will say I am impressed with dance today. Jo Kreiter has created a unique niche for herself by taking modern dance and combining it with modern ways of fighting gravity. Her previous performances have included dance poles, industrial cranes, catwalks, and window ledges. The Mission Wall Dances incorporate a brilliant new mural painted by Josef Norris, a well matched score by Pamela Z and some rope work to humble the most extreme climbers at Mission Cliffs (a local climbing wall). I strongly encourage everyone in the Bay Area to stop by and see this performance. You will sit on the sidewalk or asphalt driveway of a municipal railway parking garage and watch performers scale up and down the concrete facade. It's about 40 minutes of dance, music and thrilling feats portraying the terrible 1975 fire that destroyed the Gartland Apartments at 16th and Valencia. The fire was one of many of that time that forced many longtime residents out of the Mission district and signaled the beginning of the displacement that is still happening today (although much slower now that the dot com boom has busted). Since the subject of the dance is a traumatic fire, there is a somber tone to the movement and score. Be warned, this isn't Disney on Ice. What it is, however, is a unique, FREE, opportunity to see a renown expert of this artform. Take it in, it is worth it. NOTE: although this performance is free, donations are welcomed (and I encourage that) and CDs of the score are on sale as well. September 21-22, 2002 - 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. Harrison Street, between 14th and 15th.
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