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IN SATIE Studs/Ogives Composite, the first part of to a simple, rock ’n’ roll ... song, the ex-enfant terrible of British dance Michael Clark appears to have arrived at a more serene place in his choreography.
Previously renowned for going loud and wild, here his dancers are embedded in an extraordinarily rigorous physical architecture.
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