Mr. Caines made 10 dancers stretch, turn, rise and fall, sometimes joining hands in a ring, sometimes assuming crucifixion poses.

The dancers pose in groups and at the end a woman holds her arms out atop the steps.

There were also scenes in which dancers posed on and around an enormous chair.

There were many moments when dancers posed on one leg and then started turning, letting the turns accelerate into spins.

After performances, the leggy dancers often pose for their over-the-hill admirers at the casino's Indigo lounge.

The dancers in their mannequin poses, recall statues; the glistening white screens, upon which a film is projected, recall canvases.

Mr. Parsons ties it all up by having the dancers actually pose, as if for a family portrait.

Gradually, other dancers came into view standing on rocks and posing with translucent squares that resembled signal flags.

The dancers pose midway in embraces and then end the work in a group grope.

During some of the pauses, the dancers posed self-consciously, as if expecting to be photographed.