KARIN STEVENS DANCE PRESENTS
Just Love
October 18 & 19 | 8PM
October 20 | 5pm
NOD Theater | 1621 12th AVE SEATTLE 98122
Tickets: $15-$35 (available online and at the door)
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An evening-length dance for quartet by Karin Stevens
“…like watching time-lapse photography of an ornate flower going through its process of opening and closing, twisting and turning to catch the brilliance and radiance of the sun as it moves through the sky.” - Cyrus Khambatta, Artistic Director/Founder of Seattle International Dance Festival and Khambatta Dance Company
“Karin’s works are a magnificent blend of innovation, elegance, and flowing power. Please keep them coming.” - James Leonard, KSD board member
Just Love is an intricately shifting journey in friendship, the communal and loving presence between four dancers, underlined by groovy music. Featuring predominately jazz and new classical sounds, the stage is set for an abundance of unique movement and spatial design where solos and duets interact in a quartet form. The partnering work between dancers is skillfully crafted by Stevens’ signature aim for an organic feel, which resonates with the ecological interdependence of a wild forest.
Just Love, premiered as a 20’ excerpt at the Seattle International Dance Festival 2024 Inter|National Series.
SIDF dance photographer, Jim Coleman, had these words to say about the work: “Beautiful new quartet, so interestingly musical in the ebbs and flows of its action, and such a sweetly harmonious group of dancers.”
Cyrus Khambatta, Artistic Director/Founder of Seattle International Dance Festival and Khambatta Dance Company, shared the following thoughts on the performance: “…the work felt complex and rich, with intricate patterns, that were at once simple but full of depth, like watching time-lapse photography of an ornate flower going through its process of opening and closing, twisting and turning to catch the brilliance and radiance of the sun as it moves through the sky. The work felt harmonious yet full of vibrance, and the dancers seemed to move as if inhabited by a larger purpose or power. It was simultaneously satisfying and fulfilling while bestowing a sense of peace and ease. The work seems a rare specimen indeed.”
