Article: “Revolt of the body in stillness”

“Through the example of LEIMAY’s Becoming Series stillness is theorized as revolt. It is a performative act – a radical form of action confronting the viewer as a body with agency.” “LEIMAY’s Becoming Series manifest political commitment established in its reflexive dynamics that empower subjects in their stillness.” “…the audience is absorbed by and enveloped in the enduring, exquisite, and grotesque stillness – we witness the body trigger will, memory, history, anxiety, and responsibility. The audience is invited to “become” together…” “Through the mixture of voices, sounds, light textures, and choreography of high physicality, “Borders” seeks to shrink the gap … Continued

Review: “Leimay’s ‘Becoming-Corpus’ at BAM Fisher”

“A flash of light on a darkened stage reveals a group of almost-naked people standing stock still, in silence. Then wiry lines of light slice through the darkness: one, another; soon a bunch of bright ribbons of light illuminate various slices of seven dancers. Are the dancers moving, and even growing and shrinking before our eyes? No, this is only an illusion produced by Shige Moriya’s deft hand with the projector. “ -Henry Baumgartner, New York Theatre Wire (2013)

Review: “Impressions of: Leimay’s ‘Becoming Corpus'”

“The Fishman Space, packed for this performance, was transformed into a communal seance. The emotional progression of this 75 minute work completes a circle, as the dancers offer a silent invitation to sequentially surrender, invert, reveal, confront, convulse, and center.” -Deirdre Towers, The Dance Enthusiast (2013)