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EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL PRESS 2010:
Edinburgh Spotlight: 5 Stars
"one of the most hypnotically beautiful works on the Fringe" - Julie Dawson
http://www.edinburghspotlight.com/2010/08/fringe-review-base-elements-dancebase/
The Scotsman: 4 Stars
"utterly beguiling" -Kelly Apter
http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/viewreview.aspx?id=1722
The Times: 4 Stars
"dazzling" -Donald Hutera
The Skinny: 4 Stars
"entrancing and beautiful" -Gareth K. Vile
http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/100125-base-elements-dance-base
The Skinny - Preview
Interview with Jody Sperling by Laurin Campbell
http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/99993-elements-of-loe-fuller-dance-base
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Individual Press pieces available for download at bottom of this page.
Quotes:
“yields uncommon, unexpected pleasure” —The New Yorker
“captivating" —Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
“it was perfect” —John Rockwell, The New York Times
"spell-binding . . . astonishing" —Wendy Liberatore, The Daily Gazette
“a vision of glory” —Elizabeth Zimmer, Gay City News
"Even before the conclusion of the dance, I wanted to see it again.” —The Gold Ring, Russia
"witty, entertaining and thought-provoking." –Michael Crabb, National Post
“lovely and captivating” —Robert Johnson, Star-Ledger
“wonderfully imagined” —Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
“hilarious” —Paula Citron, Globe and Mail
“This is beautiful, lyrical, original, sweet, imagistically rich, evocative, moving work.” —Paul Ben-Itzak, Dance Insider
Links:
LISTEN to audio interview of Jody Sperling discussing the work of Loie Fuller with Great Dance's Doug Fox.
READ Rhonda Garelick's thoughtful analysis of Sperling's work in her book Electric Salome: Loie Fuller's Performance of Modernism (Princeton University Press, 2007).
READ Marcia Siegel's in-depth discussion of Sperling's "successful postmodern compromise with dance history" in The Hudson Review, Autumn, 2006.
More Quotes (see also Works pages):
"[Sperling] creates her extraordinary images by propelling fabric in an endlessly flowing, complex and spiraling, cascading fashion which, fused with colorful and inventive lighting and expressive dancing women, create magical images of turbulent clouds, fluttering wings, whipping cream, cotton candy, and flight itself. " - Philip W. Sandstrom, Dance Insider
"Intrigued by swirling silk and twirling hoops, by glamorous gowns lit from above and below, [Sperling] puts together shows for her ensemble, Time Lapse Dance, that combine glitter and moonlight, flirtation and contortion." -Elizabeth Zimmer, Gay City News READ COMPLETE REVIEW 2007 SEASON
"from kinetic simplicity, enchantment was born" -Jack Anderson, New York Theatre Wire READ COMPLETE REVIEW 2007 SEASON
"In terms of time-lapse photography, Sperling's magical Fuller-inspired pieces do have the look of natural phenomena-blossoming, evolving, changing shape." –Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice READ COMPLETE REVIEW
"Dancer and choreographer Jody Sperling travels with her own personal cloud, which floats around her as she dances." -Robert Johnson, The Star-Ledger READ COMPLETE REVIEW
"Also enchanting were the optical illusions of Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance. . . . Ms. Sperlings' elaborate silk drapery produced a billowing wake set to Ravel's "Une Barque sur l'océan." Beneath a black light, she mainfested orchid-like floral shapes or else revolved quickly in circles like the eye of a storm." –Aeron Kopriva, The New York Sun
"Jody Sperling re-creates the sumptuous imagery of Fuller's dance. She also draws on the artful physicality and naïve exhibitionism that made it's way into circuses, variety shows, and early films...The entire evening looked surprisingly postmodern, not like a dusty historical souvenir at all." –Marcia Siegel, Boston Phoenix
"Jody Sperling's dances spring from scholarship. Known particularly for her reconstructions of fin de siecle pioneer Loie Fuller, Sperling also finds inspiration in vintage circus and music hall entertainments." –Chris Dohse, New York Press
"Sperling's evening was a mix of comedic, acrobatic, and most of all transporting works. Such a range of styles – bridged and conceived with equal amounts of polish – points to Sperling's artistic strength and curatorial zeal. ...a fine interpreter, exuding the wily, confident, knowing surety that one imagines [Loie] Fuller herself might have performed with." –Vanessa Manko, Dance Insider
"Sperling's use of fabric is mesmerizing, her layering of modern and past dance techniques is innovative, and she dances with remarkable grace and precision."–Talia Bloch, Aufbau
"Howling winds and slashing rains couldn't keep me from traveling to Stanford the other evening despite the fact that my little car was telling me in no uncertain terms that it didn't belong on a freeway during such a dark and stormy night. But then how many chances does one get to see something at least approximating what the mother of modern dance, one Loie Fuller, of Fullersburg, Ill and Paris, France, might have looked like?" –Rita Felciano, danceviewwest
"Magic dominated the program that Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance presented on Sunday night at the Merce Cunningham Studio. Ms. Sperling celebrated theatrical illusion and dance history in tributes to Loie Fuller, an early modern dancer who flooded her costumes with fantastic patterns of light in the 1890's." –Jack Anderson, The New York Times
"Jody Sperling pares historical dance-forms down to the painful funny bone." –Miriam Seidel, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"utterly seductive [sense] of humor ...very funny—and totally uncorny." –Gus Solomons jr, The Village Voice
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