Note to Readers: Black Swordsman Saga is the new working title for the hip-hop opera performed mid-June. The company debuted the new title July 23, 2010 at Joyce SoHo in New York. Nonetheless, it is still the critically-acclaimed adaptation as reflected in the below reviews.
2010 FEATURE: PUSH DANCE COMPANY
The New Yorker "... Ambitious... with a Black Swordsman, a Prophet, a Temptress, and a Virgin." Read |Website
2010 REVIEW: PUSH IT REAL GOOD
SF Guardian -by Katie Gaydos "... Sleek and Sexy edge." Read |Website
2010 INTERVIEW: CHAMBER MUSIC MEETS HIP HOP
SF Examiner -by Jason Victor Serinus "Breaks established boundaries between genres and styles." Read | Website
2010 REVIEW: WADNDA'S PICKS
-by Wanda Sabir "...Choreography doesn’t exactly follow the script, but it works." Website
2010 FEATURE: 96 HOURS DON'T MISS
The San Francisco Chronicle
-by Mary Eisenhart "Cosmic melding of culture and genres." Read | Website
2010 FEATURE: WEEKLY PICKS
SF Guardian
-by Rita Felciano "-An allegory about the end of times..." Read |
2010 REVIEW: FESTIVAL MIXES BEGUILING WITH OVER THE TOP
The San Francisco Chronicle
-by Allan Ulrich "Wry study of African American identity." Read | Website
2010 FEATURE: BLACK CHOREOGRAPHERS FESTIVAL
East Bay Express
-by Claudia Bauer Read
2010 REVIEW: BLACK CHOREOGRAPHERS FESTIVAL: HERE & NOW
Arts Preserve
-by J. Olauda Jackson "Electrifying and impressive." Read
2009TALK RADIO: WANDA’S PICKS
Listen to an interview with A.D. Raissa Simpson & guests
-by Wanda Sabir listen See more TALK RADIO Interviews below
2009 FEATURE: EXPLORING MIXED RACE THROUGH MIXED MESSAGES
ColorLines Magazine
-by Crystal Carter "In Mixed Messages, dancers will investigate ideas, time and space through the body movements of mythical creatures in an urban environment." Read
2008REVIEW: PUSH DANCE COMPANY
Dancer Magazine (dance.com)
-by Wendy Garofoli "Simpson has made a name for herself as not only a fine choreographer, but as an all-around visual artist, combining film and technology seamlessly..." Read
