The magical momentum of Amala Dianor

"(…) Usually fast-paced, hip-hop here makes us wait. Gestures are pooled together, far from the competitive and challenging norms of the art. A refreshing upheaval of customary practice. (…) A frenzied group effect. Yet each dancer retains a spark of individuality. They differentiate themselves without being reduced to mere cogs. The body moves in blocks of anatomy: rotating shoulders, a flat back with the consistency of stone, blotter-like hands that drink the air, feet tracing the perfect shape of the tempo, one voice acting as lookout to guide the group, onomatopoeias signaling a change in rhythm. The whole body accommodates hybrid movements. (…)"

Muriel Steinmetz