Kathy Hey of Third Coast Review reflects on The Seldoms’s recent premiere of FLOE at the Dance Center:
Floe is a haunting 85-minute dervish of contemplative and elongated movements, pulling together and apart. It felt as if I was watching a live abstract art installation with graceful movements akin to undulating sea creatures or birds. It made me think of either the creatures mourning over a diminishing habitat or resistance to being adaptive…
…World Ocean Radio reported from Reykjavik regarding oil exploration, Shell Corporation, and OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies). The radio broadcast announcements and speeches by the dancers. They spoke of ideals and denial, and even threw Moby Dick in the dialogue as an example of epic battles with the sea and its inhabitants. The words were haunting. "There is a leak in the world and we are taking on water," resonated with me. The Seldoms have created an immersive experience of sight, sound, and movement. The visuals filled in for the other senses. I could smell and taste the sea, feel the chill of water spray….
“I recommend getting yourself to a performance of the Seldoms. It will be a performance that will challenge you, thrill you, and maybe persuade you to pay more attention to the world around you.”
The Seldoms in FLOE, photograph by William Frederking.
