Metro Times, 7/8

Complexions attempts to redefine contemporary ballet

By Lee DeVito

New York's Complexions contemporary ballet company is once again bringing its brand of world-class dance to Detroit. "Complexions is a very American company," says Meg Paul, a ballet lecturer at Wayne State University who is also the program director for Complexions' Detroit Summer Intensive, a two-week program that gives students the opportunity to learn from and perform with the company. "When you see the company move, you know it's Complexions," she says. Paul notes that while Complexions utilizes the classical ballet form, its choreography pulls in a spectrum of other influences as well - from hip-hop to African dance. "We have Rachmaninoff, we have Stevie Wonder, we have Bach," she says. She also notes that the company prides itself in its diversity. "They have all colors of the spectrum, all shapes and sizes - as long as they're fierce dancers," she says. "It's about being in your best body. It's not about being super-skinny; it's about being healthy. They break through a lot of those old-school types of thinking."

http://metrotimes.com/arts/stage/complexions-attempts-to-redefine-contemporary-ballet-1.1715924

 

New Monitor, 6/19

"Complexions dancers"

Practically a resident company for the Music Hall Center in downtown Detroit, the Complexions dance company will return to Detroit along with a Summer Dance Intensive produced by Wayne State University, June 28-July 11. Founded in 1994, Complexions has created an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement.

http://dance.wayne.edu/files/monitor190614.pdf

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Wayne State's Complexions Summer Intensive culminates with a concert at Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, July 11.