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Reviews
Tides

The Flea Theater
May 3rd to 27th, 2007

"Satisfying, magical, human, this ocean of women will pull you in." --Brooklyn Daily Eagle

(w)HOLE

The Flea Theater
January 6th to February 19th, 2006

"Choreographer Sarah East Johnson's academic training in geology pays off with (w)HOLE, an imaginative exploration of phenomena such as rock and volcano formations. Her six-member, all-female group, LAVA, blends theatre, dance, video, and music to augment the impressive acrobatic tricks that drive the show. The audience is intimately seated around the stage, and invited to participate and move around to experience various perspectives on the action. The thematic interconnection between geologic occurrences and bodies in motion can be fairly esoteric, but these performers turn it into fertile ground for a thrilling repertoire of physical movement." --Flavorpill

Reviews of past performances:

High Tide, Dance Theater Workshop, NYC. May 1–18, 2003

Timberline, Performance Space 122, NYC. March 8–25, 2001 Volcano Love, The Kitchen, NYC. January 7–16, 1999
  • Fast Company, review and interview with Sarah East Johnson, January 2000
Lava Love, The Flea Theater, NYC. September 9–October 30, 1999 Reviews of our junior company, Magma:

Sarah East Johnson