Review: a thumping raging explosion of marvelous light and texture

by Michael Meigs
Published on October 05, 2008

One girl teases another; another intervenes; someone shoves, someone twists, someone hides, turning the minimalist space of the Salvage Vanguard into a playground.

This short spectacle at the Salvage Vortex is a lot of fun.Masonic, a foursome of indie rockers from Austin, cut loose and six young women dancers gambol through a happy, energetic evocation of childhood fun.  When the lights come up, each is perched on a round cross-cut plaque of wood. To the driving sounds of the band, they mime dizzy capers, initially as if they were at the top of a pinnacle and then as …

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