#JeSuis
"[ . . . ] From a visual perspective, #JeSuis has some of the most exquisitely beautiful use of lighting that I've seen in any performance for a long time. The inclusion of shadow and the absolute absence of any desire to adhere to convention only added to the narrative of the story [ . . . ]"
Dan Richards - Black Country Radio - February 15th, 2018
"[ . . . ] Between blackouts, we glimpse striking tableaux, some of them Caravaggio would be proud of. Imprisoned in narrow strips of light, they [the dancers] shake wildly [ . . . ]"
William Stafford - Bum on a seat - February 16th, 2018
"[ . . . ] Each sequence was literally lit to great effect, created striking images on the stage, which was sparse and very effective in creating a scene of a dystopian society. It was almost as if steam punk was on the brink of madness [ . . . ]"
Khakan Qureshi - Asian Culture Vulture - February 16th, 2018
choreographer Aakash Odedra
dancers Gizem Aksu, Evrim Akyay, Yasin Anar, Taner Güngör,
Su Guzey, Beril Senoz, Melissa Ugolini
dramaturg Lou Cope
lighting designer Alessandro Barbieri
composer Nicki Wells Turya
set and costume designer Ryan Dawson Laight
movement director Konstandina Efthymiadou
production manager Salvatore Scollo
production Aakash Odedra Company,
New York University of Abu Dhabi, Paradise is here
NYUAD Arts Center in Abu Dhabi
The Patrick Centre Hippodrome in Birmingham
February 2018
ACTA 2018 Eastern Eye Award for Dance