Light and Shade is a lush, poetic evening length duet choreographed by Hilary Easton, investigating the nature and confines of intimacy. It unearths a world for two whose relationship develops and changes: by turns subtly or surprisingly, sometimes abruptly, as they experience connection and separation, reliance and autonomy. It mines an imaginative movement palette, considering the ways two individuals can “be” with each other and how those outside their union can effect and inform their ongoing dynamic. Described by The New York Times as a “poet” and a “humanist”, Ms. Easton’s latest work creates a landscape in which the dancers and the audience are asked to lean in towards each other: to examine closely, to navigate ways of experiencing. This is a dance of focus and hush. With original music by Mike Rugnetta, danced by Emily Pope-Blackman and Michael Ingle, and lighting design by Kathy Kaufmann.