Press Reviews for “If We Go On”
English company presents a grim satire on artistic ambition at Kasser Theater in Montclair
The New Jersey Star Ledger, 18 April 2010
Bitter and despairing but frequently hilarious....Wonderfully liberating.
Never has nihilism looked so good
Dance Magazine, 18 April 2010
In two full-evening works, British choreographer Charlotte Vincent matched desperation and humor in equal measure.
If We Go On
The New York Times, 16 April 2010
Ms. Vincent does an astonishing sleight-of-hand job of simultaneously offering us the bare bones of creation — steps, music, speech, lighting — in all their bareness, and then pulling the wool over our eyes as every artist must do.
If We Go On
The Observer, 29 November 2009
A crackling intellectual core. It may be bleak, but it's the real thing.
If We Go On
The Stage, 26 October 2009
This is serious theatre which provides a sharp and poignant antidote to much of today’s mindless showbiz top-flash.
Vincent Dance Theatre: The Place
The Guardian, 21 October 2009
This dance begins with an announcement: "No more dancing." The speaker (Patrycja Kujawska), prompted by gestures from her seated neighbour (Aurora Lubos), continues: "No more classical music. No more..."