But here, as with a segment called "Riffs on Agon" (which took inspirations of movement and music from Igor Stravinsky's "Agon, " a 1957 ballet by George Balanchine) and with the world premiere of "Orbit" (a composition for solo cello by Philip Glass), Lil Buck looked somewhat constrained held back by efforts based more on set choreography than improvisation.
WSJ: A Morris Quartet; Lil Buck's Jookin' | Mark Morris Dance Group With Mikhail Baryshnikov | Lil Buck | Yo-Yo Ma | A Jookin' Jam Session at (Le) Poisson Rouge | By Robert Greskovic