Ohad Naharin’s ‘Gaga’ Style – Innovative Dance or Staged Pilates?

The style of movement, “which Naharin devised when he had back trouble,… is rooted in the dancers’ own movement patterns, making them conscious of their bodies in an extraordinary way, graceful and jerky at the same time, strong in balance and vivid in the articulation of every muscle and bone. The results are distinctive, but limiting.”