What the Critics Say...
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| The ensemble takes a bow at The Coronado
Theater in Rockford, ILL. |
"Among Madison's several modern dance companies, one performance
troupe
rises above the others--by about 10 feet, to be exact."
~ WI State Journal
"Cycropia Aerial Dance displays fine levels of skill and
dance-like artistry.
But the cable and trapeze-based art form
is derived from the idea that most anyone can become a graceful
dancer,
with a little help in defying gravity."
"This company has worked in too-quiet industry spinning
out performance art that, at times,
looks as weightless as silk
threads dancing in the wind."
"There's an inherently playful and exhilarating quality
to aerial dance, even to watch it.
You've never seen people move
quite like aerial artists do."
"A limpid duet by Miquelon and Amy Bethel, "Ouroboros,"
has exquisite moments
of entwining bodies and elegantly paralleled
postures."
~ The Capital Times
"You'll want to fly too, after seeing Cycropia."
~
Isthmus
"They are like gymnasts, figure-skaters, ballet dancers,
martial arts masters,
acrobats and skydivers all rolled into one."
~ Isthmus
"Cycropia's aerial dancers are at their best when they're
airborne - whirling and gliding across the space on trapeze.
Displaying
an athletic grace that is nothing short of breathtaking, as many
as four dancers at once soar above the audience
and trace circular
patterns on the floor with their toes as they move."
~ Madison
Magazine
"The Cycropia dancers give exactly enough muscle to make
a movement work:
Part of the thrill of watching them is their
apparent effortless flight.
But as with all dancers, that 'effortlessness'
is the result of years of effort."
~ Chicago Reader
"When they were little, the members of Cycropia Aerial Dance
were probably
the kind of children who liked to swing so high
it seemed as if their toes
touched the clouds...awesome."
~ Wisconsin State Journal
"There is a lot to like about Cycropia, not the least of
which is their democratic spirit and their fiercely strong physiques.
It's not everyday you see people holding their own body weight
up 10 feet off the ground
with huge smiles on their faces and
nothing but an armpit and a big toe joint
separating them from
a visit to the brain surgeon.
Things don't even get this exciting
on a Sunday romp in the park.
Thanks, Cycropia, for letting us
watch you play."
~ Isthmus
"Cycropia, who are almost accidental artists have simply
found something they love to do.
And if that embodies the importance
of play, childlike delight, the body, optimism,
community, taking
risks, and flying high—well, then, I'm sure glad they're
being themselves."
~ Chicago Reader
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