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dallasvoice.comElliot Trahan steps into some big boots for BWD’s ‘Homecoming’ RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerrich@dallasvoice.com For its new season, Bruce Wood Dance decided to go home — at least for one night only.
The company returns to Fort Worth on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the W.E. Scott Theater for its 13th season opener, Homecoming, which will feature two of the late choreographer’s signature pieces — Lovett!
and Red. Dancer Elliott Trahan isn’t pressured by the significance of the company’s return to Fort Worth. In fact, it’s just the opposite. “I don’t think there is as much pressure as much as there is true excitement,” Trahan said by phone before heading off to rehearsals. “Performing those works that have become iconic for our company, and to not just hear about them but be in them yourself, is much more exciting than intimidating.” Trahan, 26, is in their fourth season with BWD.
The company’s repertory is no stranger to them, but this show has a particular resonance. As a dancer in both of Wood’s pieces as well as in artistic director Joy Bollinger’s Slip Zone excerpts, Trahan appreciates that this performance shows off the entire company. “What I enjoy about this show is that it feels like it’s all of us in different ways that highlight our strengths,” they said. “There are featured roles and some parts that have more space time, but everyone’s personality is in this show.” For the show’s final piece, Lovett!, Trahan dons the boots in the piece by Wood that the company cites as one of the repertoire’s more requested dances.
