http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/06/arts/dance/review-maria-hassabi-staged.html 2016-10-06 00:18:23 Review: Maria Hassabi’s ‘Staged’ Might Have a Better Title as ‘Runway’ This work, presented by the Kitchen and the Crossing the Line Festival, felt like a fashion shoot, with beautiful people in a beautiful space. === It’s no coincidence that “ Few of her theatrical endeavors exploring sculptural slowness, including her latest, have felt as satisfying. On Tuesday, The audience surrounds the performers as the lighting, by Zack Tinkelman and Ms. Hassabi, brightens and dims throughout. Dancers, lounging on the carpet, move incrementally: Stretching out an arm, rising to sit and then melting onto the floor, they merge into one form before disengaging. Ms. Hassabi’s work, to its detriment, can feel like a fashion shoot, and this one, especially, blurs the line between fashion and art. Wearing clashing prints and pointed white loafers — the There’s a rawness missing in “Staged.” After the final blackout, the lights return as Ms. Hassabi and her dancers stay in position, and the audience files out. On Tuesday, as they struggled to remain frozen, their eyes watered. I wanted it to be haunting, but it felt like just another look.