You might call Larry Keigwin’s choreographic style modern dance with an extra jolt.
Just as Michael Bennett got his start as a back-up dancer on the 1960s show, “Hullaballoo,” Keigwin’s first professional gig was on “Downtown” Julie Brown’s “Club MTV.”
Since then, he has pursued high art jobs with The Martha Graham Dance Company and pop work with the innovative band Fischerspooner and The Radio City Rockettes.
He was one of the many extraordinary dancers in Julie Taymor’s underrated Beatles movie, “Across the Universe,” in 2007.
In the work he does for his own troupe, Keigwin + Company, the dancer-choreographer believes that “fun” and “entertainment” should not be dirty words in the world of modern dance.
Keigwin told The Brooklyn Rail blog earlier this week, “I’m attracted to dancers who are interested in social dance, not just contemporary concert dance.”
Keigwin and his terrific performers are at the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave., through Sunday with a program that includes two old favorites, “Mattress Suite” and “Caffeinated,” as well as the first public performances of “Bird Watching.”
The price is right — $10 to $49 — but some of the performances are already close to sold out.
Go to www.joyce.org for more info.
