Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre's Locked-In
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Austin Chronicle
Review • June 28, 2018
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| Link | Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre's Locked-In |
| Description | A dance inspired by our rigid connection to our cell phones was more spontaneous and personal than its title implied |
In the beamed cave that is one side of the Museum of Human Achievement, dancers Alyson Dolan, Angie Johnson, Clay Moore, and Lisa Anne Kobdish, in Popsicle-hued separates, flexed their feet into the air, grooving expansively. They examined each other's pockets and appendages before calling out to no one in particular, "Where's my phone?" Along another wall, the band – composer Andy Nolte, the multitalented Leila Louise Henley, Garry Franklin, and Alán De León Uribe – morphed from rock song to ambient vibe to virtuosic improvisation and back again. "From the end of my arm to the end of the world," Nolte sang, referring to the reach of the 4G device. The dancers found their phones and turned them outward, documenting their own show.
