{"id":2596,"date":"2016-05-23T18:23:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T01:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libernetics.com\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2016-05-26T13:55:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T20:55:30","slug":"sara-porter-story-telling-through-dramatic-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libernetics.com\/?p=2596","title":{"rendered":"Sara Porter: Story Telling Through Dramatic Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SaraWithEukalale\"Sara Porter’s “Sara Does A Solo<\/a>”\u00a0 (San Francisco International Arts Festival <\/a>May 20th and 22nd) might have been titled “Sara Tells A Story.”<\/p>\n

The essence of her performance is story telling through dramatic movement.\u00a0 She incorporates dynamic rhythm, punctuated with moments of stillness and silence, to create a sense of heightened awareness.\u00a0 And she talks about what she is doing, and why. And the why is an integral part of the event.<\/p>\n

She opened the show with a time-warping revelation about her identity as a dancer.\u00a0 Using a simple phrase — “I am\/was\/will be a dancer” she opens the whole stage, and the audience, to being in the moment, and nowhere else.<\/p>\n

Sara Porter’s dancing is graceful, athletic, acrobatic — she’s lithe and strong. We get to see quite a bit of her body. She changes costumes several times on stage, and is free of just about all clothing once or twice.<\/p>\n

Her language is focused, unrelentingly direct and to the point.\u00a0 I wouldn’t call it angular, but it is lean.\u00a0 It is free of silliness, self-absorption, and is not\u00a0 coy.\u00a0 She captures quite a bit of the sublime nature of identity – how non-linear we are and yet linear -inside the motion of the event. It’s outrageously funny in some parts, and brutally vulnerable in other parts.<\/p>\n

\"SaraPorter1\"The ethereal quality of this experience is grounded by her intensity, the full-on expression of her femininity and womanhood.\u00a0 Porter is not giving us adolescent expressions of puberty — this is a mature woman who isn’t afraid to be just that.<\/p>\n

She can polymorph into her father, her mother, siblings, her children, her dog, she can take on the characteristics of an entire generation, culture, sub-culture.\u00a0 She is the only person I’ve even seen who can play the Ukulele with a heavy-metal ferocity.<\/p>\n

Excellent work.<\/p>\n

The SFIAF show was produced by Laura Lundy-Paine of Blue Panther Productions<\/a>. Featuring music from Mary Margaret O\u2019Hara<\/a>. \u00a0Photo Credits: Seated photo of Sara is by Cathy Bidini<\/a>. Photo of Sara playing the Ukelale is by Tamara Romanchuk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sara has shows coming to Toronto, NY and Ontario<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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