Why would I, a dance critic, keep reviewing Meredith Monk, now most famous as a vanguard composer and theater artist? Is it because, to paraphrase a statement of hers, her body sings and her voice dances? Is it because she trained early on as a dancer, and her process is still akin to that of a choreographer? (She doesn’t present musicians with completed scores, but develops them in rehearsals.) Also, traveling is integral to her work. Those attending the stunning four-hour retrospective of her music and film work at the Whitney on February 1 found that they had to keep moving to new places and changing their focus, while museum visitors came and went and performers appeared in various areas of... More >>>