Flash Report
By Paul Ben-Itzak

...I must admit I was skeptical about KT/[Lingo Dance Theater] when I saw that its raves came from its hometown of Seattle. See, there was another Seattle company that was the rage a year or so ago -- 33 Fainting Spells -- and yet when I saw its concert I called the "Don't Believe the Hype" mantra up. In this case, tho, I'm here to tell ya: Believe, Believe. I'm just noticing now that the title of the company's showcased piece is "Attracted to Accidents," but it makes sense. Highpoints of the controlled havoc, impact-sensitive movement include when all watch, their heads bobbing, an accident in progress offstage. At another point, they all hit the deck face-forward and then, I swear, reverberate, their bodies bouncing up and down. A female dancer is thrown in the air by two others, and easily caught on the way down. A woman talks about an earthquake that hit her hometown, the other four dancers act it out, and only at the conclusion does she tell us that she wishes she was there when the quake happened. These dancers, tho, put us there.

They've given accidents multiple physical dimensions, and chaos beauty. My only fear, tho, was that some of our New York choreographers might try to steal these pitch-perfect performers...