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“Livingston
can always be counted on for at least one startlingly original image
poised somewhere between humor and mystery.”
Donna Perlmutter, Dance Magazine, October 1996 |
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“Meticulous
in technique, subtle in expression and highly personal, Loretta
Livingston’s dancing and the pieces she made for herself and others
have reflected a belief in craft, in mastery, in point-with-pride
professionalism.” Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 1986 |
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“..a
choreographer of focused gaze and a dancer of purpose and eloquence.”
Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 1989 |
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“Livingston’s
elegant lines and lithe use of dynamic tension made her solo drift
into a lyrical poem.... A unique choreographer. A richly rewarding
evening, well spent.”
Lynn Warech, Dramalogue, March 1992 |
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“Supple,
evocative and provocative, Loretta Livingston’s dances always take
on more than you expect. As one of Los Angeles’ premier practitioners
of that perennially misunderstood medium known as modern dance,
she has a unique ability to make abstract gesture both visceral
and accessible.” Jan Breslauer, LA Weekly, February 1992 |
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“Flinging shards
of motion against lush Venezuelan ballads, Livingston abandoned
her usual nuanced sensitivity for a style emphasizing extreme tension
and sudden changes of body language, crowned by passages where she
would momentarily lose herself in the music.... a 1997 Kalaido-triumph...”
Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times, July 1997 |
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“When
Loretta Livingston dances, the tiniest rotation of her wrist has
the sharp, clear impact of a thunderclap.” Cathy Curtis, Los Angeles
Times, June 1989 |
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“Loretta
Livingston’s instincts were right. The former member of the Bella
Lewitzky company knew that she had more than the required daring
and ambition to strike out on her own. And now, everyone else knows
it too.” Donna Perlmutter, Dance Magazine, June 1988 |
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“While
so many choreographers revel merely in the play of creativity---innovative
movement that is aesthetically pleasing and/or clever---Livingston
belongs to those exceptional few (Susan Marshall and Mark Morris
come to mind)---who make imaginative leaps from their awareness
of matters interpersonal to the dance stage.”
Donna Perlmutter, Dance Magazine, June 1988 |
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“Livingston
is a choreographer who is clearly going somewhere.” Llewellyn Crain,
Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Jan. 1988 |
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