At one point in “As I Remember It,” her stirring, history-rich autobiographical solo show, the great dancer, choreographer and actress Carmen de Lavallade evokes the Biblical creation story. As voices sing about God’s forging of a cosmos, de Lavallade’s slim figure channels the dazed wobbliness of a newly fashioned human. She totters; she exudes bewilderment. Then, she shows her Adam-like character gaining confidence and steadiness. A few gentle dance gestures — a swiveling knee, a circling of the hips, a ripping of hands over her head — suggests that this new human is discovering the miracle of movement, as well as the world’s other wonders.
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