State of Darkness/Bardo New York Performances

At The Joyce Theater, *State of Darkness/Bardo* unfolds as a dance work shaped by the idea of “bardo,” a threshold state between endings and beginnings. Cassandra Trenary, a principal with the Vienna State Ballet, brings a classical, theatrical line to the stage, set in dialogue with Michael Trusnovec’s presence and the ensemble’s darker physical vocabulary. In a city where ballet and contemporary dance often share audiences but not methods, the program becomes a clear point of comparison. Its most telling strength is how it treats transition as structure rather than theme.