Audience Feedback:
“Necessary and painful…”
“I woke up talking about "Nine" this morning. It was stressful and glorious, necessary and painful, affecting and celebratory. Thank you for your gift to the world.”
“Brave, high achieving, dynamic…”
“It felt like we were guests of friends in their "house": brave, high achieving, dynamic, smart and generous friends with gifts overflowing. The dance concert fueled the flow of our conversation all the way home. Bowing in your direction. And I would love to break bread with all of you.” - Audience Member
“Incredible visual art and beautiful poetry.”
“It was absolutely amazing! So powerful! Thank you to all for sharing the voices of these nine courageous children through extraordinary dance, absolutely incredible visual art and beautiful poetry. This piece should be experienced across all States and nations with the hope that we learn from the painful past, impact the “now” and leave the world better for future generations. Thank you also for answering audience questions with depth, power, genuineness, and passion.”
“It was magical.”
“Fabulous performance! It was wonderful and inspiring. I was mesmerized by the entire performance. I also appreciated your open and heartfelt dialogue with the audience, and I loved your final dance of joy at the very end. It was magical.”
“…emotional truth and history…”
“Here are some of the things I was moved by last night:
The electric performance on stage of artistry, emotional truth and history
The poise and grace from those on stage and the audience that kept the talkback session afterwards focused on the things that mattered most.”
“…multifaceted and riveting display of dance, poetry, music, set design and costume…”
“Thank you for allowing us to witness your extraordinary composition. What a multifaceted and riveting display of dance, poetry, music, set design and costume, You have done the community proud. All the best in your future endeavors.”
“a flawless performance…”
“What a beautiful, moving, provocative, important piece. And a flawless performance. It was a gift to be in attendance and one of those moments that made me proud to be at W&M. Thank you for all that you do.”
“…illicit memories of the past…”
“A long overdue note! Arch and I throughly enjoyed the magnificent performance! The performance was awesome and illicit memories of the past for those of us who experienced what was performed! Job well done!”
“Thank you is truly not enough.”
“I don't know if I have the words to fully express what I experienced last night. Thank you for your willingness to bring not only your creative vision to life, but also for allowing others to shift and flow with you as well. Thank you is truly not enough. I appreciate you and look forward to seeing what else you have in store for us in the near future.”
“Your art is the antidote.”
“Deeply grateful for this gift you’ve given the Williamsburg community, W&M, and beyond. Your art is the antidote. It’s a contribution that I hope is shared far and wide for many many people to process, receive, and enjoy. Thank you and congratulations!!!!”
“Critical, beautiful, and inspiring”
“Many congrats to everyone involved! What a great first production to see at W & M -- critical, beautiful, and inspiring! I saw a lot of my Intro students in the audience…”