
The
New York Times has described Mansur's work as "a tour
de force of authoritative, evocative performing, its kaleidoscopic
physical imagery voluptuous, elegiac and whittled keen from
moment to moment."
Initiated
by Sharon Mansur in 2002, mansurdance develops contemporary
multi-media performance work, both choreographic and improvisational,
that examines the mutable relationship between personal awareness
of the self and finding a physical language to express that
fluid reality. The dynamic interplay between public and private,
what we conceal vs. reveal is a primary focus. mansurdance
presents works that are thoughtful, subtle, and contemporary
for their multilayered content and approach that integrates
the immediacy of improvisation with the resonance of choreography.
Attention to experimentation, movement invention, detailed
nuance, startling imagery and kinetic veracity are all integral
aspects of Mansur's work.
Recent
performances included the Solar 1 Festival (NYC), Capital
Fringe Festival (DC), Goose Route Dance Festival (WV), and
Dancescape (MN).
"[Mansur]
doesn't choreograph her dances, she paints them…[she] has
an eye for color and line, a knack for coursing her dancers
through the unadorned space that leaves movement trails---after-images,
if you will-that linger and blend with the ensuing action
onstage," (The Washington Post).