Lately, for self-preservation, I’ve been talking myself into believing that I can live without watching dance in person, and while that is true, I clearly miss it. “Sunshine,” which opened the outdoor Kaatsbaan Summer Festival under beautiful blue skies on Saturday, worked out just fine. But repertory alone doesn’t seem the be-all and end-all of this summer festival, the first of its kind in Kaatsbaan’s 30 years as a cultural park. From the performances to Brandon Stirling Baker’s light-and-sound installation in a rustic barn to the peace of being surrounded by so much open space and air, the festival is not only about live dance. Courtney Lavine in “The Dream Continues,” choreographed by Calvin Royal III, during the Kaatsbaan Summer Festival in Tivoli, NY, Aug 2020.

Source: bd News24 August 04, 2020 09:56 UTC