I was looking forward to this show, but honestly thought it might wax heavy handed or overly serious. Just two dancers in 2004 blew my mind, but watching it was a little bit of work ”¦ kind of like a difficult math equation where the process is cathartic and stimulating and when you find the answer you feel like a genius, but there were brow-furrowing moments that left me stumped and introspective. Misuse liable to prosecution adopts a similar conceptual rigor but viscerally, the show is an indulgent delight – elegant, precise and highly entertaining.

The costuming, visual design, choreography, music, and dancing made last night’s performance a truly pleasurable feast for the senses. It made me think about how everything you could ever want to know, experience and understand about life is right in front of you. Thank goodness for art that effortlessly invites the audience to continually shift their perception, activating the infinite potential of how we can interact with the everyday world. The dancers were highly skilled, yet refreshingly unexploited for it.

I love a choreographer who takes simple ideas, simple props and unassuming dancers and makes a complicated dance. I love John Jasperse. This is exactly what he does in Misuse liable to prosecution premiering at On the Boards. (I also love NY choreographers who premiere work in Seattle!) I walked in to the theater with a premonition that I would enjoy the evening. His work had always satisfied me in the past: two dancers (@ OtB), California (@ TBA) with that perfect combination of accessibility and braininess.

Just arrived for the BIT Festival in Bergen, Norway-The sister city of Ballard, complete with fishing boats and rain.    Posted by Lane