Silent screams. A sea of sorrow. The body as a temple for redemption. Welcome to the world of Hae Kyung Lee, a fearless artist whose latest work, "Caught Between Boundaries," journeys to a netherworld of emotion and pain. Fastidiously performed by Hae Kyung Lee and Dancers on Saturday, this 30-minute triptych, recently mounted in Germany and South Korea, left the audience at Cal State L.A.'s State Playhouse stunned. And, to those willing to go there, in a province of awe.
As danced by Miguel Olvera, Claudia Lopez and Jose Reynoso, with Steve Moshier's taped score percussively thrumming along, the work stripped away any veneer to lay bare a piercingly private angst: Olvera began in a chair, twirling into a handstand. As if defying gravity, his body morphed into a horizontal cross. Blackout: Long sheets of bubble wrap covered the stage as Lopez, savagely flailing her long hair, proved a mystical cipher.
