Review: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet energizes at UCLA Live

British choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s masterful “Violet Kid” closed the second and final installment of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet’s run at UCLA Live on Saturday night. The splendid work simultaneously glowed in golden beauty and festered with relentless gloom. The dancers navigated this tricky duality with exceptional risk-taking. “Violet Kid” ratcheted the entire visit of the Manhattan-based troupe onto a high plane.

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