Chris Elam's solo "Three Told Tin Man" brewed bodily intensity. Mr. Elam folded into Houdini-style contortions, raising the question whether he is more extraterrestrial than man. Traveling across the stage on one fist and one leg - while his torso made friends with the crevice of his hip - Mr. Elam never struggled. With exquisite body control, his performance made the outlandish manifest. When he clapped his hands together while balancing on three toes, I expected him to vanish into thin air.

(excerpt from an article abouthighlighted performances from the 2004 NYC Dancenow Festival.)