"I WILL was an in-your-face drama, quirky, upsetting and marvelous. She provided a portrait of a determined yet somewhat disturbed woman, disheveled, wild hair, who looked at the world with a distraught and piercing stare. I wanted to go up onto the stage and comfort this woman. The solo was brief but one that will stay with me.” Jeff Slayton - LA Dance Chronicle
Read the full article here: www.ladancechronicle.com/review-friday-april-28-2023-of-the-11th-los-angeles-dance-festival/
" Warm light, wistful glances and strong bonds between the performers create a comforting contrast to the rest of the lineup, emphasizing the general feelings many of us have been craving during the pandemic: closeness and unity."
-Lara J. Altunian for LA Dance Chronicle | Aug 6, 2020
Read the full review here: https://www.ladancechronicle.com/the-virtual-la-dance-festival-showcases-quarantines-most-necessary-skill-adaptability/
"With extensions for days, classical gestures, and magical acting, finally something joyful and soulful in the often bogged down,
avantgarde world of modern dance." -Amber Adams for BroadwayWorld.com I May 2, 2019.
Read the full review here: https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Review-LA-DANCE-FESTIVAL-FRINGE-FRIDAY-at-The-Diavolo-Space-20190502
"Each châinés was followed by captivating looks upward, as the women leaned on one another, then extended their arms and cupped their hands as though attempting to grab the ethereal. Theirs was by far the most heartwarming of the evening."
-Lara J. Altunian for LA Dance Chronicle I Apr 30, 2019
Read the full review here: https://www.ladancechronicle.com/fringes-opening-night-reveals-an-edgier-side-to-la-dance/
"The fascinating work of Charlotte Smith’s Jupiter Rising with composer and performer, Zac Greenberg, playing a triangular string instrument and encircling Smith’s spot-lit legs that reached heaven-wards made for curious, inventive and unique beginnings of this piece. Her fierce conviction, untamed red hair wildly raging and her feral use of the space under the hot spots, got away from the normal contemporary fare, and into a freedom that kept my attention in rapt wonderment and thankful recognition that there are some who actually invent." Joanne DeVito - LA Dance Chronicle
"Together, they seamlessly partnered through the space, lifting and melting into one another. There was a movement theme of imbalance and falling that moved the piece forward and carried with it an emotional drive that was not overdone, but instead read honest and visceral," - Beth Megill for LA Dance Review
Full review of WHDF: https://ladancereview.com/2016/08/27/powerful-start-to-the-west-hollywood-dance-festival/