Seasons of Love

Enigma Performance Company—John Hirsch Mainstage

This group excels when they are moving as a group. Their synchronized choreography is extremely technically impressive, but once they break off into groups it becomes messier. Certain moments through the ‘seasons’ seemed to lack intentionality in movement, which ultimately was distracting. It was quickly apparent what form of ‘love’ each season represented, but this made the storytelling feel transparent and I wasn’t quite as gripped as I felt I could be. The program explained to me that this was a collaborative endeavour, and I always appreciate those, but a firmer hand on the wheel could have lifted this piece from a fun, exploratory exercise to something beautifully evocative.

Arden Pruden