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The Independent Review:

John Jasperse Company’s “Pure”

Byron Woods · 17 Jun 2008, 10:57 PM · 1 Comment


If Pure kids us, it’s to get us to stop kidding ourselves,” says critic Byron Woods in his analysis of John Jasperse’s world premiere. The central questions the new work poses? “What exactly is ‘pure’ movement, ‘pure’ dance? Is such a thing possible? And if so, is it actually desirable?

Read the reprint from this week’s Independent Weekly, below.

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World Premiere: John Jasperse Company’s “Pure”

Byron Woods · 17 Jun 2008, 5:43 AM · Comment


Video produced by Noreen Fagan.

Exclusive footage of the world premiere, in this video preview of John Jasperse Company’s Pure, this week at the American Dance Festival.

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