It's common for solo performers to build spontaneity into the architecture of their shows, but the difference here is that Ms. Riordan seems less interested in the unexpected than in the appearance of it.
The only quibble one might have is a common one for solo or monographic shows: there is too much work here to absorb in one viewing.
But while the instrument has long been an integral part of early-music concerts, it is less common to hear solo recitals.
Solos, common in modern dance, occur less frequently in the more extroverted world of ballet.
One revelation was "Self Portrait w/Ghosts... On Common Ground," a new solo choreographed and performed by Donlin Foreman to music by Andrew Waggoner, that offered a glimpse of a new Mr. Foreman, stripped of the grand rhetorical flourish once inherent in his dancing.
It got convertible preferred stock in the combined company and took two of seven board seats, 32.7% of voting rights and an option to convert its holdings into 32.7% of Solo Cup common.
It's a common preconception that metal solos have to have tons of notes in a solo.
They may use the least common song or even making a duet/company song into a solo for the singing part.
It also had something in common with John Cage's "Solos" (1958), a set of five unaccompanied instrumental pieces, and his "Fontana Mix" (1958), an electronic work assembled from snippets of radio noise.
Shortly after the break, Commons netted a fine solo effort following a run that took him past Stephen McManus and Lasley.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn Through May 21 Labor-intensive, eye-straining effort is the common ground in these paired solo shows.
