Everything was all Rice

Francoise Voranger in Rebecca Rice's Busy Blues

Rebecca Rice Dance wrapped up the Boston Marquee performances for the season last Saturday at the Tsai Center. Tedd Bale chatted with Rebecca Rice for The Boston Herald in advance of the performance and The Boston Globe's Richard Dyer reviewed the performance, which included the world premiere of Deep Dances, with choreography by Rice and music by John Harbison. Here's a bit of Richard:

"Rice has worked in Boston as a teacher, dancer, and choreographer for more than 20 years, and it was easy to see why she has become a local phenomenon -- her work whirls entertainingly back and forth across the border between ballet and modern dance. It both defies gravity and celebrates it. Her musical taste is eclectic (from baroque to jazz, Arvo Part to Peter Schickele), and her choreography exhibits musical and dance intelligence. The 13 dancers she fielded Saturday night exhibited admirable discipline, energy, stamina, and style."

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