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A black and white photo of a female dancer wearing a large, flowing garment and a headwrap. She stands with arms extended, holding the fabric wide. The background is dark.

Repertory

Collage

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

COMPANY PREMIERE

Kansas City, MO, 1984

MUSIC

L. Subramaniam

DÉCOR

Darryl Clegg

COSTUMES

Lea Vivante

LIGHTING

Beverly Emmons

RUN TIME

20 Minutes

Donald McKayle’s ballet is a patchwork of seven sections, each beginning with projected images of nature—trees, fields, sea and streams, ice and snow. The dancers in each section are personifications of these natural phenomena. The music contains Spanish overtones and clear Indian rhythms, lending an impressionistic aura to the dance.