Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice: Memorial Day
[Note that all the photos below were taken at a 2021 performance of The Sacrifice in Johannesburg, and there are certain non-substantial changes (posit…
Jerry has been reviewing dance and dance-related performances for CriticalDance for more than ten years, and has also interviewed dancers and members of the dance community. He is a member of Dance Critics Association. A graduate of Rutgers University and Columbia University School of Law, he attended his first live ballet performance on a whim more than forty years ago, and has been hooked ever since. Writing from the point of view of a member of the audience rather than as a dance practitioner, his wealth of viewing experience not only provides an appreciation of the art form and the power of a choreographer and dancer to move an audience, but an ability to place what he sees in a context and make it accessible to the average reader.
[Note that all the photos below were taken at a 2021 performance of The Sacrifice in Johannesburg, and there are certain non-substantial changes (posit…
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