RISE

Rating: Parental Guidance (Material may not be appropriate for all children)
Warning: Gunshots, Simulated Violence, Simulated sexual assault or harassment
Company Name: VidaDance Company
Run Time: 47 minutes
Description:
"RISE" follows a young woman’s journey through darkness as she becomes entangled in the world of human trafficking. Dance and aerial art are combined in a spellbinding depiction of a secret, vile world, and what it will take to overcome it. "RISE" is based on true stories and events as shared during collaboration with Kansas City anti-trafficking organizations.
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The dancing and aerial work in this production are excellent. The story is disturbing, but it is a terrific bit of choreography and performance.
There is some beautiful dancing here. I especially enjoyed the aerial acrobatics, which were skillfully performed. I have two caveats: (1) The story line was not clear–maybe some captions would have helped. (2) I would have liked to see more close-ups. It appears that the entire performance was filmed by a stationary camera.