Dance Visions NY presents “From a Distant Past”

From a Distant Past is a reworking of a theatrical dance piece, based on an original lyrical and symbolic poem by Kyra Jucovy. Depicting a journey, following a river from its source in caves all the way to the mouth of the ocean, the poem symbolizes eternal cycles. This intimate performance piece consists of recorded text from the poem, spoken by an actor over background music, dance,and projected imagery.
The work has rich and varied dynamics and includes beautiful and eerie depictions of nature through words, movement, costumes and imagery It encompasses timeless and timely themes of destruction leading to creation, darkness to light, endings to beginnings. Included is Isadora Duncan repertory in Grecian tunics, adding to the mythic overtones.
With discussion of the poem and the performance work afterwards.