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Zata Omm Dance Projects' STEER: a dreamer's visceral responses to the dress rehearsal.

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I had the distinct privilege this evening to sit in on the dress rehearsal of William Yong, Jerome Delapierre and Navid Navab's collaborative performance work "Steer", the child of Zata Omm Dance Projects and produced with Harbourfront Centre's World Stage. On my way to this rehearsal, I gave myself the challenge of coming up with three words that describe my impressions of William's creative works. It wasn't much of a challenge as meticulous, imaginative and spiritual popped right up and seemed immediately correct. I wanted to see how this new creation would lie with these three words. What I offer below is a bit of a stream-of-consciousness during the run of this tenuous, tender and tremulous new work. This is my visceral response as scribbled in ink on a page I could not see while the universe unfolded before me. William Yong in Steer. Photo by David Hou Before it even starts, it starts. Watching the "light walker" (James Kendal)