Review: A Prayer for Peace by Blue Lapis Light, Austin, to September 29, 2024

by David Glen Robinson
Published on September 23, 2024

Ethereal and serene, performing on silks and in harness, Blue Lapis Light's company sends A PRAYER FOR PEACE from Austin to the universe.

  Blue Lapis Light, the company headed by longtime Austin choreographer and performance artist Sally Jacques, is presenting A Prayer for Peace. Its newest production takes place outside on a tall office building in west Austin. Literally on the face of a tall office building. Yes, this is the company that performs in harnesses at great heights. In recent years, they have added show pieces in silks, the gymnastic mode with performers holding and climbing long …

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Review: Heaven - Earth - One by Blue Lapis Light

by David Glen Robinson
Published on September 12, 2012

In Heaven-Earth-One, dance came back strongly to reclaim its central position in this particular type of multiform site performance.

The weather was cool, almost perfect for experiencing a site dance by Sally Jacques and Blue Lapis Light. It started late, as their shows always do. The scale and the complexity of these productions with their varied design fields, heavily dependent on technology, simply cannot mesh down to the minute of coordination. Plus last Sunday was the first public performance of the show; it was a new experience for all. But the performance promised immediately …

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