Behind the dead center of the stage stood a tall and leafy bay laurel tree, a multitude of trunks shooting up out of the base. Its presence as a backdrop to a performance the past two weekends in Nicasio brought the unusual woodsy setting of the modern but balletic dance to the fore, as white-clothed dancers speckled in bright-red leaves would soon begin an alternative, sensual rendition of Little Red Riding Hood.
The performance marked…