February 24, 2006

The Arts & Academe

By SARA LIPKA

Stage directions from a scientist can turn a dancer into a molecule. The directions can help the agile grace of a dancer's movements tell the story of the physical movements inside a cell. The choreographer Liz Lerman calls that "nonfiction dancing," a blend of information and feeling.

Ms. Lerman's latest piece, Ferocious Beauty: Genome, focuses on the complexities and implications of genetic research. This month the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange held the premiere of its new work at

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