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ROYAL GAZETTE
“Powerful. Precise. Poised.”
— Jennifer Hind | Bermuda
BACKSTAGE
“Perhaps the most adept and courageous choreographer in mainstream modern dance today…”
— Lisa Jo Sagolla
THE DAILY GAZETTE
“Musically astute, visually arresting and kinetically exciting... Rioult and company are undeniable champs of modern dance.”
— Wendy Liberatore | Schenectady
THE PLAIN DEALER
“…elegant sensuality.”
— Donald Rosenberg | Cleveland
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“The increasing acclaim he has attracted on national tours has much to do with his assertive individuality. In "Black Diamond" he has met the challenge of comparison with George Balanchine…”
— Anna Kisselgoff
OBERON'S GROVE
“…there are few choreographers currently creating who can rival Pascal Rioult for musicality, structure and dramatic nuance.”
— Philip Gardner
LE TEMPS
“Pascal Rioult, before all, is one of the leaders of ‘Neo-Modern dance.’ His work is rooted in a tradition but open to the future. His style blends an acute sense of classical structure with a profound musical sensibility.”
— Alain Cigolotti | France
CRITICAL DANCE
"it’s clear to me that Rioult is an exceptional choreographer, one driven by his musicality and sensibility rather than an urge to impose a particular style on an audience, and that RIOULT Dance NY is worth seeing at every opportunity."
— Jerry Hochman
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“…was the smartest evening so far in the already stellar Dance Celebration season at the Annenberg Center.”
— Merilyn Jackson
DANZA&DANZA
“The precision and the speed, to which we are witness, are the results of a troupe in perfect harmony.”
— Marisa Luisa Buzzi | Italy
BACKSTAGE
“Pascal Rioult has moved himself into primetime. His movement vocabulary is a flawless melding of ballet and modern with deep and fulfilling emotional overtones.”
— Phyllis Goldman
LA TRIBUNE
“…a little gem of purity and perfection.”
— Nicole Dupain | France
HUFFINGTON POST
“…like an artisan,…he’s the maker of a rich and complex cloth; he weaves moments in time from threads of imagination and makes them in to dances.”
— Johnny Nevin
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
“This outstanding group should be brought back soon. Rioult’s choreography should be experienced often as part of a healthy dance diet.”
— Mark Kanny
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