PRESS
“A provocative brew of cruelty and comedy boiled in two new dances by Aviva Geismar… Geismar’s dead-on understanding of social realities is like a poke in the ribs.” Tom Strini, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Click here for more
“Ms. Geismar’s strangulated, tortured body communicated understandable confusion and pain in a tour de force of performing, twisting in on itself endlessly but settling into a semblance of tranquility and even hopeful purpose for miraculous moments toward the end.” Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
“Geismar’s meticulous choreography investigates every crevice of these confined worlds with wry determination.…The mesmerizing amalgam strikes chords in the gut and the soul.” George Russell, Gay City News Click here for more
“Standing ovations!” Bettina Schulte Click here for more
“… a compellling program of troubled personalities…. inner demons…extracted from the pressures and joys of life and love…. Bright passionate performances lift the inevitable cloud formed by this dredging.” Lori Ortiz, offoffoff.com Click here for more
“Four choreographers in New York have been mining their dancers’ emotional behavior in a deeply resonating way. Their work reveals a complex awareness of “affect,” the malleable, physical evidence of feeling.” Chris Dohse, Dance Magazine Click here for more
‘‘‘riveting…breakneck, percussively compelling.” One of “Downtown’s wittiest” choreographers. Elizabeth Zimmer, The Village Voice
‘‘…important, hybrid tanztheater, dances full of ideas…a
bruising briefcase ritual with the gestural force of Joos’s ‘Green
Table.’...character studies fraught with meaning. Vanessa Adato’s
masterful solo for Geismar is beautifully danced…’’ Chris
Dohse, danceinsider.com
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“… an evening of humorous and powerful work…” Meital
Waibsnaider, The Village Voice Click
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“a splendid duet about attraction, repulsion and co-dependence, all communicated vividly through dance.” Michael Crabb, National Post, Toronto, Canada Click here for more
“…wicked, off-kilter movement…’’ Gia Kourlas, Time Out New York
‘‘…her work burns with a very particular intensity; it probes deeply into psychological nuance, daring to face the drastic realities of the human psychic condition.” Fiona Marcotty, choreographer
‘‘There’s something potent about dances that try to tell you only one thing, or maybe two, and speak plainly, boldly. Aviva Geismar’s pieces do this.” Deborah Jowitt, The Village