Winteruption

There was an interesting performance on Granville Island tonight. Underneath Granville Bridge, suspended 20+ feet in the air was a metal platform on which two female dancers suspended by bungee cords were doing some kind of interpretive dance. It looked like a mix between modern and jazz, but I'm no expert. The bungee cords allowed the dancers to float mid-air. Their movements resembled that of ghostly spirits. On the ground below, a cellist was playing music, when I started noticing layers developing. I began looking for other musicians that might be hiding in the darkness, but soon realized the multiple layers were being produced by an electronic loop machine.

A fourth performer appeared, with a flaming hula hoop, and started dancing about. Then two male figures appeared whom I thought were confused spectators. One started singing while the other clung to the bridge support and started moving about suspiciously.

Above, the dancers unleashed two long banners of blue, and incorporated them into their dance.

It all ended when the singing man emerged out of the darkness with a flaming umbrella frame.

The unconventional location made for an interesting performance. There were some elements I liked, such as the suspicious man, where the dancers were situated, and the loop machine. But mostly it was too circus-like for me.