A&E: The ‘Hunch’ is back This week, a dancing bellringer and a musical madam
It’s unlikely that anyone attended Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (which ran Aug. 17-18 at the Pike Performing Arts Center) with any goal in mind except to see choreographed dancers in graceful, compelling action. Yet other factors come into play beyond the foot- and body-work, and those factors, for good or ill, can enhance or undermine the dancers’ work. Take lighting design. In this case, the masterful work of lighting designer Ryan Koharchik turned a minimal…