Miro's New Wolfgang Rihm Ballet

The ballet, entitled FEEL YOUR FALL, danced by Amber Neff, Madeleine Williams, and Rachele Perla, is rather floor-oriented, with the girls leaning upon one another in encircling embraces, their bodies and spirits enmeshed and entwined. As they rise and dance, one captivating motif stood out: a repeated gathering gesture from the dark-eyed, lovely Ms. Perla which created for me a link to Isadora's port de bras language. 

"So enthralled by the music!" I scrawled across my notes. From tonal depths of passion to hair's-breath pianissimi, Doori gave a truly compelling performance of this long and demanding piece. I've come to think of Doori as a violinist who can play anything, and this evening his remarkable playing served as confirmation. He called his preparation of the piece "a journey", and he repays his listeners by taking us on a journey of our own. Simply extraordinary.


Rachele Perla
Review: Rachele Perla, New Chamber Ballet

. . . In Sarah Thea's white body tights, with bits of exposed skin giving a vulnerable feel, four dancers - Kristy Butler, Amber Neff, Rachele Perla, and Madeleine Williams - are at first seen dancing independently in an animated, space-filling quartet. They seem never to touch one another. In a solo passage, Rachele Perla, a dark-haired beauty new to New Chamber Ballet made me hope this is just the beginning of her affiliation with Miro's work: really lovely.

Rachele Perla