The Flowy Freedom of ‘Fantasque’

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#SpeakingInDance | “It’s a little bit like the ‘X-Files,’” said the choreographer @johnheginbotham of the narrative in “Fantasque,” a collaboration with the puppeteer Amy Trompetter. “There is a continual story to the whole series, but then sometimes there are rogue monster episodes that have nothing to do with forwarding the plot. That’s what’s happening here.” “Fantasque,” which shows at @nyuskirball from November 17-18, is a tale of morality, featuring a baby and a devil; the devil corrupts the world and exiles the baby. “Then there is a redemption,” John said. The joyful finale, set to music by Respighi and captured here, reminds the dancer @lindzoidjones of the “flowy freedom” of #IsadoraDuncan. John thinks of the dancers in “Fantasque” as figures in the natural world. They’re “a benevolent community,” he told the #nytimes writer @giadk. “Throughout the evening, they give us love.” @angelo_vasta made this video for #SpeakingInDance, our weekly series exploring the world of #dance.

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