Li Chiao-Ping’s choreography has unassuming, understated grace, with moves that waft of simplicity but actually require a dancer to draw on a deep well of confident, athletic technique.
Her message, often expressed verbally in tandem with moves that mirror the emotion of the moment, can be sharp. But it’s also punctuated with frequent, poignant humor.
“Dancing Between the Lines,” a two-hour collection of seven works presented Thursday night at the Overture Center’s Promenade Hall, offered much to ponder in body and soul.