Live (And Lively) Music Works Well With Graney Dance Group

Graney is a thinking person's choreographer. Her gift is her ability take big handfuls of seemingly disparate inspirations and meld them into richly textured and almost seamless works. The images that emerge from this process are striking both visually and emotionally.

Her latest work, "Sax House", premiered last night and is a collaboration with the Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet. It's the first time that she has worked with live music, and she has taken advantage of all the opportunities presented. The musicians are an integral part of this piece, and they take the stage before the dancers do.