LINCOLN CENTER
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Spaces - Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis and the two dancers we saw at "Spaces".
The performance we saw was one of the most intensely creative shows we've seen... Music and dancing.
‘Spaces,’ by Wynton Marsalis (Friday and Saturday) Social dance and human movement have been longtime preoccupations for Mr. Marsalis, the trumpeter and composer at the helm of Jazz at Lincoln Center. “Spaces,” a suite-like piece receiving its premiere this weekend, is his effort to musically evoke the kinetic energy of other creatures — an “animal ballet,” as he calls it, specifically conceived for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and two dynamic dancers, the jookin’ ambassador Lil’ Buck and the tap virtuoso Jared Grimes.
Appropriate for all ages in spirit and years, this special concert is the debut performance of a previously unfinished work. Composed with the concept of an “animal ballet” in mind, Wynton Marsalis’ Spaces will attempt to recapture the natural fascination we have with the sounds and movements of animals. Movement is an essential aspect of both jazz music and natural life itself, and two extraordinary dance geniuses represent this connection in their work: Lil’ Buck, a groundbreaking young artist recently seen with Yo-Yo Ma, Madonna, and Cirque du Soleil; and Jared Grimes, a quadruple-threat tap dancer who in 2014 won the Astaire Award and choreographed on Broadway for After Midnight and Holler If Ya Hear Me. Damian Woetzel, choreographer and retired Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet, acts as choreographic consultant and will work with both dancers on the overall structure and choreography for Spaces, seamlessly integrating it with Marsalis' musical composition. They join the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in the world-premiere of this visually captivating performance.
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