Dance for People Who Don’t Like Dance
There are a few dance performances that ardent fans can drag laymen and skeptics to - Riverdance and Stomp are two of them. Another option, playing at Downtown Asheville’s Diana Wortham Theatre, is called the Koresh Dance Company.
The intensity of their moves can almost be compared to a sport. Certainly, the physiques of the men and women would be admired by any aspiring athlete. And there’s an edge to this troupe that carries power and weight, as if they were engaged in one of the most graceful and elegant brawls that could be choreographed without violence.
Maybe its the Asian influence – think of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Perhaps its the background of company’s founder and director, Ronen Koresh, who served in the Israeli Army before finding a less hazardous career in dance.
Whatever it is, it’s different. It’s playing May 2 & 3, and tickets are still available.
Posted by Mark Vanderhoff, an Asheville real estate agent at Coldwell Banker Kasey & Associates.
