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Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

 

In over 30 years as a choreographer, Elizabeth Streb has pushed the boundaries of her art, and pioneered a movement form called “POPACTION,” which is couched in the exploration of human potential – both physical and emotional. Her work openly questions why dance can’t be explosive, action oriented and extreme, yet just as captivating as ballet. Over the years she has worked to create a unique performance company that melds the physical with the sublime, and her troupe’s fearless performances in both public and private spaces challenge the notion of what the body can do. Streb’s dancers become part acrobat, part gymnast and part extreme thrill seeker as they walk on walls, dive through glass and move so fast they seem to disappear and fly.