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“SE4SONS” for L.A. Contemporary Dance Company pairs new music and a quartet of new choreographers

By Steven Woodruff, 17 November 2015
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“burning through their extended and intensely physical duo”
Reviewed at Atwater Village Theatre, Los Angeles on 14 November 2015
Programme
Four Seasons, The (Laurel Tentindo, Mecca Vazie Andrews, Rebecca Lemme, Rosalynde LeBlanc)
Performers
LA Contemporary Dance Company
Erik Speth, Video
Ric Zimmerman, Lighting Designer
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Steven Woodruff
Steven Woodruff
Steven Woodruff is a dancer, musician, educator, and writer based in Los Angeles. He has performed with many L.A. ballet, contemporary dance, and traditional dance companies. Currently he writes on dance and music for DanceChannelTV and DancePlug. From 1998 to 2010 he was a lecturer at CSULA. He has also performed as a violinist with Southland orchestras including Claremont Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Chamber Orchestra, and the Inland Empire Symphony. He maintains a lively blog at sdwoodruff.wordpress.com on a variety of other topics including poetry, translations, travel, and society and politics.