From the SJ Mersury News, two articles.
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Not the same old song and dance
MUSIC VIDEO LEAPS ONTO THE LIVE STAGE IN FRENETIC `MOVIN' OUT'
By Karen D'Souza
Mercury News
``Movin' Out'' swept into San Francisco Wednesday night, riding high atop a whole new wave of musical theater.
Like a two-hour music video made flesh, ``Movin' Out'' has little substance but soars on its visuals. Director-choreographer Tharp celebrates the sheer ecstasy of bodies in flight, sinew set afire, as an ensemble of studly boys and leggy girls dance to 24 of Joel's pop standards. There is no dialogue to get in the way of the eye-candy, no nuance to detract from the pulse-pounding score.
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Not the same old song and dance
CLICHED CHOREOGRAPHY LACKS TWYLA THARP'S SIGNATURE SPARK
By Anita Amirrezvani
Mercury News
Twyla Tharp is one of the most original, inventive and delightful choreographers of our era. But after watching ``Movin' Out,'' you'd never know that. In this simplistic story, it's hard to find a scrap of original movement or a shred of sincere feeling.
Tharp is known for her ability to mix high and low art, but in ``Movin' Out,'' which she not only choreographed but also conceived and directed, it's as if she were purposely dumbing down her work.
Since ``Movin' Out'' is wordless, apart from the lyrics of the 24 Billy Joel songs to which it is set, the dancing has to carry most of the show's emotional charge, but the choreography isn't up to the task.
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