dnoDances in a preview for the New Steps Series, in Ming Pao:
Review of “An Unfolded Place” by Quinn Batson for offoffoff.com:
“The newsteps series has been presenting new choreographers and new choreography since 1994 and has been consistently interesting and innovative, with a broad range of styles; it is a good representative cross-section of dance in NYC. This doesn’t necessarily mean that all the pieces are consistently good; there are usually one or two sparkling gems and one or two duds, though which are which depends somewhat on the perspective of each audience member. Balletophiles may eat up pieces that hew closer to ballet and Judson Church/Movement Research fans may find quirky solos their favorite pieces. The unifying element in all the newsteps choices is a feeling of taking a choreography or performance style and pulling it just that much further, in quality and/or originality…
“Dorian Nuskind-Oder’s “An Unfolded Place” is an odd, sometimes humorous, always interesting solo, danced fluidly through sometimes extreme positions. There is a vague cowboy/cowgirl theme reflected in a song about cowboys capturing hearts and then riding off further up the trail and in the plaid Western shirt Nuskind-Oder wears, and “unfolded” captures the feel of the piece in a word.”
