Salt Lake City,
Utah-based SB Dance will unveil its hour-long modern dance work
"The Bucket" at the Williamsburg Art Nexus (WAX) Jan.
15-17.
This unconventional piece, performed by a trio of athletic dancers,
makes a quartet with a bucket that is put to work in a variety
of ways, from bathtub to basket. It’s also a hiding place, a
percussion instrument and part of a fishing pole.
Set to an eclectic soundtrack incorporating everything from Indian
music to Liberace, "The Bucket" is a humorous yet provocative
work by Artistic Director Stephen Brown, who has danced with
Fort Greene’s own Mark Morris Dance Group (another troupe that
is not afraid to incorporate a bit of humor into dance).
The three featured dancers – Brown, Christine Hasegawa and Liberty
Valentine – are also credited as co-creators of the piece.
Brown’s company, which has been in operation since 1997, incorporates
props – countless ping pong balls, set design by Mattson McFarland
and costumes in "The Bucket" to visually arresting
effect.
SB Dance will perform "The Bucket" Jan. 15-16 at 8
pm, and Jan. 17 at 6 pm, at WAX, 205 North Seventh St. between
Driggs Avenue and Roebling Street in Williamsburg. Tickets are
$12. For reservations, call (718) 599-7997. For more information,
visit www.sbdance.com on
the Web.
