“It’s a metaphor for trusting that even though you may feel lost at any given moment, you will be found by others, or yourself, or both. “There are short sections of all-out, kinetic wildness that look a little like chaos, but we do have a plan,” Dorfman said. The vocabulary for the piece encompasses everyday pedestrian movement, a footwork section reminiscent of folk dance, gestures meant to evoke the passage of time and full-on, high-energy dancing. “There’s a lot of searching and questioning about our pathway as people, which can be taken on a very personal level and also historically, in the way the pandemic has thrown everybody off.” “We want the audience to be not quite sure what they’re viewing, like a physical metaphor for what our life and our bodies sometimes feel like,” the choreographer said. Our studios are fully equipped with marley floors, mirrors, ballet barres designed specifically for dance. The lighting and the original score, by composer Sam Crawford and singer-songwriter Elizabeth DeLise, enhance the mood, which Dorfman describes as “jittery on purpose.” Combining movement with spoken text, the work draws on the dancers’ own experiences, including Dorfman’s story of his mother’s struggle with multiple sclerosis. In collaboration with the dancers, Dorfman explores the challenges of living in a vulnerable human form, and the fantasy of stepping outside it when the weight of daily life becomes too much to carry. “(A)Way Out of My Body” falls mostly into that last category. His body of work encompasses dance driven by social issues (“Disavowal,” inspired by the 19th-century abolitionist John Brown), music (“Prophets of Funk,” celebrating Sly and the Family Stone) and personal explorations that are also universal (“Come, and Back Again,” an elegy on love, memory and family). Now 66, he has been dancing and making dance for four decades, for David Dorfman Dance as well as Broadway and off-Broadway productions and companies around the world. While the themes of the new work are undoubtedly relevant to the current moment, Dorfman’s original entry point was his own aging body. Please note: There are convenience fees associated with paying by card. Tickets: $15, $20 day of show student, seniors and UAlbany faculty and staff, $10, $15 day of show OnStage Dance Studio accepts payments by cash, check, credit card and Flex Fit. Where: University at Albany Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany
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