Select Quotes:
“It’s Smith in the flesh — angular, driven, demon-ridden — who’s the must-see in this show. With her long-limbed, bony build, she’s an instrument built for stiletto-sharp leg lifts and equally sharp collapses.”
– Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times
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“I’ve seldom seen a work that so stunningly finds a vocabulary to explore the complexity of the human body, nor one that engages the audience on such a profoundly human level.”
– Jeremy Barker, The SunBreak
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“You’ll have Smith branded on your brain. This is rough, incisive stuff.”
– Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times
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“Smith’s dances have the muscle and pacing of heavy metal.”
– Brendan Kiley, The Stranger
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“Between her most agitated passagework, she displays a coiling, elastic grace that’s like a balm for the mind.”
– Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times
Articles:
- “Video Premiere: Are You Still Awake?” by Tony Shrum of New Noise Magazine
- “Marion Walker Fuses Avant-garde Dance with Psych-rock” by Linus Mumford of City Arts Magazine
- “Video Premiere: Patience, Atlas” by Timothy Anderl of Ghettoblaster Magazine
- “The Top 15 Things to Do This Week” by Sandra Kurtz of Seattle Weekly
- “The Stranger Suggests: Dead Bird Movement” by Brendan Kiley of The Stranger
- “Jessie Smith is a tough young bird” by Brendan Kiley of The Stranger
- “Dance company’s double feature stretches the mind, the ear” by Michael Upchurch of The Seattle Times
- “Dead Bird’s Boozy Japanese Vacation” by Jeremy Barker of The SunBreak
- “Tainted Love” by Brendan Kiley of The Stranger
- “Anatomy of a Scene” by Adrian MacDonald of On Screen Magazine
- “The Stranger Suggests: Reservoir” by Christopher Frizzelle of The Stranger