Debate continues about 3Seasons
Jeremy Barker at The SunBreak posted an article this morning about 3Seasons that digs back into the piece and its approach to women. He pulls quotes from Donal Byrd’s blog that similarly address the performance.
The reviews for Olivier Wevers’ 3Seasons—the first full-length production by his company Whim W’him—last month were nearly all glowing and positive (including mine). A surrealist exploration of the consequences of consumer culture, executed with charming aplomb by Whim W’him’s crew of Spectrum and PNB dancers, it largely won over audiences and critics alike.
One of the few dissenting voices was The Stranger’s art (and sometimes dance) critic Jen Graves, who, in a Jan. 20 Slog post, criticized Wevers’ representation of women in the piece, saying he was like a “novelist who can’t quite write women, or who isn’t that interested in trying.” Aside from a guest post on the OtB blog by dancer/choreographer Catherine Cabeen, Graves was the only critic to tackle the piece from a feminist angle.
There’s a lot of commenting happening in response. Read the full article and see what people are saying.
[3Seasons image by La Vie Photography]
ETA – Jen Graves responds this morning in “When Do You Write About The Ex-Wife? Biography Rears Its Ugly Head”
