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The dances of Jacqulyn Buglisi could be likened to a powdery musk. At first her work gives off an antique allure, but over time that bouquet turns into something oppressive. She sprays it on thick. In the two works her Buglisi Dance Theater presented Tuesday night at the Joyce Theater -- ''Requiem'' from 2001 and ''Letters of Love on Ripped Paper,'' a premiere for 18 dancers -- she demonstrates her usual sensual depiction of female characters. A former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company, she punctuates sharp movement -- a contraction drives the back to twist in angst -- with a dreamy, floating quality. Arms rise and frame the face to show longing, headiness, joy or despair. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]