Dance

A Trendy String Theory at the Ford

REVIEWED BY DIANE MONROE

At the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, September 15^th, String Theory performed. This collection of talent included, this night, David Poe, a multi talented guest performing artist on guitar; The music itself, this evening, was trendy and jazz flavored.

The program had a film called "Lorelei" which was surreal in contrasting stark terrain and humans. There was video on the same large screen upstage left.

Known for the instruments they invent, String Theory 's repertoire again included the curved harp with its strings reaching to the back of the amphitheatre from the stage. The drums on the hillside were ever present and did spin into action.

Some of the multi talented performers morphed from dance to music and vice versa. Holly Rothschild gets credit for her musician skill on drums and harp as well as dancing and choreographing. Her husband, Luke Rothschild, has many facets in the performance as well taking credit for composing, playing, and constructing some of the instruments.

The dances were edgy, dressed in red or black for the most part. Long white cones were attached to three dancers up to their arm pits. These huge extensions of their arms were very dramatic. Earlier in the program the hillside was a wonderful setting for the dancers who remained in one spot but had very fluid movements of their arms and torsos.

At the end of the first act of String Theory Live, Julie Pusch treated us to her clear voice. Like the other performers, she plays several instruments, most notably the violin.

With some self-consciously bizarre images juxtaposed on the screen, there was also live humor to the visual presentation. String Theory's fusion of audio and visual elements worked due to their disciplined execution of the material selected.

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