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HQ Review: RESILIENCE Dance Company’s “Come With Me”
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HQ Review: RESILIENCE Dance Company’s “Come With Me”

It was a cold, grey Sunday morning and was well on my way towards spending it sprawled out on my living room couch. My weekend had been filled with eating, drinking, and balancing the realities of a visit from my in-laws. It was fun, but it had worn me out, leaving me craving an afternoon spent watching movies as big as Star Wars but as polished as something by Christopher Nolan. As I scrolled through Netflix, my Outlook calendar reminded me of the RESILIENCE Dance Company’s concert “Come With Me” at Intersect Arts Center in South St. Louis City. Their research-based movement approach and embrace of improvisation have captured my attention every time I’ve been fortunate enough to see them perform. Their dedication to fairly compensating their artists and providing them with access to mental and physical health resources should be an inspiration to other young dance companies.

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