Review: SMORG by Emily Rushing, Carissa Topham

by David Glen Robinson
Published on April 16, 2023

A very auspicious beginning for the new company of Emily Rushing and Carissa Topham. SMORG has a bright future.

SMORG is the name of Austin’s newest dance company. Its co-artistic directors are Carissa Topham and Emily Rushing. SMORG An Evening of Dance, their premiere outing, played through the intimate space of Café Dance on Hancock Drive in west Austin.   The superior group performance by many of Austin’s top rank performers created a very auspicious beginning for a new company with a very bright future. A few notes can be offered on the pieces, …

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