AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
BROKEN CHORDS
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an emotionally charged piece – in fact it’s rare that contemporary dance actually makes me feel anything. Thank you for this experience.” Audience member London
“The dance was breathtaking, beautiful and amazing.” Audience member Newcastle
“Phenomenal! Love the aesthetic qualities and the technicality of the movement content. Engaging throughout giving a rollercoaster of emotions. Super! A great way to finish after our workshop with Darren and Lee.” sAudience member/workshop organiser Colchester
“The intimacy and craftsmanship of all the artforms beautifully and subtly directed. Every emotional detail accounted for through dance music and lighting. Captivated from beginning to end.” Aberdeen
“Touching, funny visceral and totally original. I was involved throughout the performance.” Colchester
“A beautiful, moving and enriching experience.” Brighton
“Fantastic! I loved the humour the interdispersal of the tense desperate moments… Fantastic dancers. So brave to use something so raw as a stimulus. I am an Arts Council Assistant Officer in West Midlands and am proud that we fund companies like VDT.” Birmingham
“So beautiful. So intense. So powerful. Breathtaking throughout. Thank you.” Brighton
“Amazing. Very intense. I felt exhausted at the end, completely shell-shocked as I have felt at the end of relationships. I don’t know how the dancers managed to keep going – it must have been more exhausting emotionally and physically than it was to watch…you have made a very long lasting impression on me.” Leeds
“A perfect melding of recorded music, live music, movement, humour and words…I found the level of accomplishment in dance , music and expression of emotion extraordinary. The cast changes were not really noticeable - a mark of very professional directon…”Brighton
“You were beautiful and the concept genius. I usually dislike contemporary dance immensely but your ideas stole my heart. So I felt compelled to tell you.” Leeds
“Congratulations. A really major work. The choreography and the dancers’ performance – both the static eloquence and the violent athletic energy – are used to marvellous theatrical effect. Congratulations to Patrycja - utterly moving and absorbing. You say you nearly didn’t make it. I assure you it has given great reward to me and others I’ve discussed it with.” London
“Charlotte you have such a wonderful gift to offer us all. It was eloquent and moving.” Canterbury
“Fantastically staged. The movement was unbelievably poetic – if the audience wasn’t a fan of this group of performers before, they certainly were at the end. Absolutely awesome!” Audience member, Aberystwyth
“Wonderful! I came expecting to be ‘blown away’ and I was not disappointed. Innovative, poignant, incredibly energetic, in some parts it moved me to tears. Thank you dancers.” Audience member, Lancaster
“Brilliant. Restored my faith in live theatre. The skill of the performers is stunning.” Audience member, October 2005
“Best contemporary dance ever seen – gripping and extremely moving. Would like to see it all over again.” Audience member, Aberystwyth
“You tangled me up, left reeling, queasy stomached and skating on made mistakes, lost lovers and the possibilities in a single look- thank you.” Audience member , Lancaster
“Absolutely amazing. Hugh emotional impact and so highly skilled. Even more engaging seeing it for a second time. The intimacy and originality of the movement was mesmerising and the way the movement and music worked together was beautiful.” Audience member, Lancaster
“A wonderful evening and moving experience- you can’t help but get involved somehow as a spectator. Love the chairs!” Audience member, Lancaster
“Your performance touched some really raw nerves, the show was very emotional for me. My first contemporary performance experience and it was incredible.” Audience member, Aberystwyth
“I know nothing of dance and movement and yet I felt it from the start to finish. Amazing! Shame it had to end.” Audience member, October 2005
“Breath-taking. The most amazing piece of choreography I’ve ever seen. Thank you!” Audience member, Lancaster
“Thank you for such a wonderful performance! So much talent in one performance space. I was moved, enthralled, delighted, and inspired. Congratulations to you all and keep producing your fantastic work.” Audience member, Tonbridge
“Found it exquisitely fragile. Stunning use of layering and soundtrack and live music, dark humour, duets and trios. Loved the surprise, use of set, acting, narrative. Dark but stimulating.” Audience member, Lancaster
“Loved the structures employed at the beginning, the tension,
the gentleness. Loved the interruptions. Loved the 'desperate' choreographer.
Loved the dancing too. Adored the (empty) space in the work.Cried all the
way through...After watching a lot of leggy, empty dance work on at BDE,
to watch your work was a pleasure....This is the best work I have seen in
years.” Audience member, Leeds
