Editor’s Pick: NEXTsteps at The Washington Ballet
Metro Weekly last year.Dowland Dances, a new work from Farley, the recently appointed dean of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at Los Angeles’s Colburn School, showcases ancient music with a modern voice.The work features music by Shakespearean-era composer John Dowland as recorded by British singer Sting, inspired by the erstwhile rocker’s 2006 album Songs from the Labyrinth.“In this new work, Farley uses his gift of mesmerizing, powerful, and poetic movement to create an intimate and breathtaking performance that transcends time,” the official description reads.Genshaft’s All the Little Boxes, devised in collaboration with the company’s dancers, “explores the theme of today’s intertwined relationship between humanity and technology,” says the Moscow-born, San Francisco-based artist. All the Little Boxes will be performed to excerpts of music by Alva Noto, Dustin O’Halloran’s Quintett N.