RDT stumbles despite strong performances

Rice Dance Theatre's spring performance, Body Songs, was a decent showcase, but the program struggled - and failed - to live up to the quality of RDT's past performances.Mostly, the show suffered from a lack of innovation. Choreography seemed mostly drawn from a shallow collection of movements, musical selections offered little variety and visual designs lacked intentionality and coherence. Furthermore, the company's technique left much to be desired - movements in most of the dances were unpolished, and the ensembles were frequently far out of sync.