Doug Varone and Dancers

Doug Varone and Dancers return to BAM to celebrate 30 years of visionary work with three dances representing the past, present, and future of the company. The program comprises a revival of the Philip Glass-scored Possession (1994) and the New York premieres of ReComposed (2015) and Varone’s latest work, Folded (2016).

Possession, inspired by A.S. Byatt’s century-spanning novel of the same name, is set to Glass’ beautiful Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Eight dancers, in duets, explore the facets of relationships as the emotional and physical balance of the work shifts between each pair. ReComposed is a whirlwind of color and careening movement, inspired by the pastel paintings of abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell and set to Michael Gordon’s propulsive Dystopia. Folded, an intimate duet set to a score by MacArthur Fellow Julia Wolfe, explores the questions and contradictions inherent in our personal beliefs and faiths.