One Good Quote: Let Slip the Witches with the Bellwether Dance Project

April 6, 2019

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In Fall 2017, Life as a Modern Dancer launched a new concept for post-performance discussion and writing. The goals are multi-fold:

What are new ways to invite post-performance writing (since so few publications now print dance reviews, and there are fewer and fewer dance critics in the United States)?
How can choreographers hear and read more from audience members about their impressions and experiences of dance events?
Can we offer new mechanisms for choreographers to gather language about their work, to further their work and to promote their work?

The premise is simple. If you experienced the Bellwether Dance Project in Let Slip the Witches at ODC Theater in San Francisco April 4-6, 2019, please take a few minutes to leave a comment. Write down images, impressions, appreciations, and questions from the performance. These can be words, phrases, or a few sentences.

We thank you for your time, support, and thoughtfulness. Here's to more dialogue, more reflection, and more writing on the dance performance experience. As choreographer Mariah Steele noted, we are "democratizing dance criticism."

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2 responses to “One Good Quote: Let Slip the Witches with the Bellwether Dance Project”

Jen Norris

Apr 6, 2019 at 9:28 am

I thought the piece was very strong and well supported by the lighting sound scape and costumes. I was intrigued by the blue makeup streaks that became more evident and eventually infected everyone. There was a fierce feminist feel throughout. The echoing of witch priestess healer goddess at the beginning and the end framed the piece perfectly.
I was moved by the rhythmic clapping sections and moments of punctuation such as three dancers suddenly spread eagle on the floor or the leap into other dancers arms.

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Marika Brussel

Apr 6, 2019 at 11:58 am

By far one of the best Contemporary dance performances I’ve been to in SF. From the choreography to the lighting and the skill of the dancers– it was wonderful.

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