PRESS REVIEWS AND QUOTES
. . . there were many fantastic images!"
- Jack Anderson, The New York Times
"The program's Balinese inspired work had a persuasive sweetness to it ."
- Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
"Carlos Fittante's 'Amantes' was one of the few pieces that clearly explored sexual ambiguity. Fittante, bare-chested in an ankle length skirt, wearing a serenely beautiful Balinese mask of indeterminate gender, moves with gentle, questioning seductiveness."
- Deborah Jowitt, Village Voice
". . . Pinder succeeds in casting the kind of spell that must have affected those masters . . ."
- Joyce Caruso, Other Stages
". . . (BALAM) combines many wonderful theatrical elements . . . a dance vocabulary that effectively joins and juxtaposes elements of modern and Balinese dance . . ."
- Burt Supree, Village Voice
". . . (BALAM's) work demonstrates real energy and creative experim entation."
- Elizabeth Zimmer, Dance Magazine
". . . (BALAM) present(s) a meticulously crafted piece of total theatre . . . creating an effect entirely magical."
- Valerie Sudol, The Star Ledger
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EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - LETTERS OF AKNOWLEDGEMENT
"Lehman has many students from the Caribbean, Latin America and Ghana who immediately identify with the masks, costumes and other cultural references presented by BALAM through their lecture and performance ."
Shiela Kmainsky - Dance Program Supervisor - Lehman College
". . . the presentation of 'East & West Court Dance Traditions' . . . charmed and fascinated the students. Using students to actually walk through the dances gave the performance a special connection with the audience . . . One student said, 'This ties in with what I am learning in several of my classes! I never realized I could learn from dancing!"
Steven Wykoff - Director of the Freshman Year Initiative -Lehman College
"The creative use of photos,video ('Daily Life and Ritual in Bali'), literature, movement, costumes (fans, masks, sarong), instruments, recorded Balinese music, class participation gave the students an enriching hands on experience.
Marcea T. Daiter - Adjunct Faculty Dance Education Program - The Steinhardt School of Education -New York University
"The rest of the student body enjoyed seeing their classmates performing in masks and costumes provided by BALAM and the student performers were excited and proud to dance with a professional company."
Ida S. Ginnetti - Art Teacher/Director -St Thomas' Day School
"The performance on April 20 was outstanding . . . As one student said, ' . . . we are all drawn to art. The performance lifted me out of myself."
Steven Wykoff - Director of the Freshman Year Initiative -Lehman College
"The performances of 'Tigerliliy & the Dragonfly,' 'Spirit Window' and 'Handy-Man' along with the dance group's question and answer period that followed, inspired lively classroom discussions. My students explored the topic of appropriation (fueled by the knowledge that the dancers were New Yorkers); the topic of cultural attitudes toward male-female relationships (particularly the different rituals of courtship); women's role in other societies: and religious practices beyond the Judeo-Christian tradition."
M. Marsham Castro - English Composition Program -Lehman College
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