NOTABLE QUOTES about DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL
"Houston’s famous Dance Salad:…There
isn’t anything on the planet quite
like Nancy Henderek’s Dance Salad." - Maggie
Foyer, Dance Europe, London, May 2010
"Skip going to Europe this spring and go to Houston instead to see some
of the most interesting companies from the Continent. The boldly enterprising
Dance Salad Festival brings a dazzling array of work to Wortham Center’s
Cullen Theater…" - Dance Magazine, New
York, April 2009
"Nancy Henderek travels the world, choosing
dances as art dealers buy paintings… " - Christie
Taylor of Artshouston magazine
"Margaret Mims of the Museum of Fine Arts
Houston (MFAH) appreciates Henderek’s keen curatorial eye.
'The concept of dance Salad is very similar to the way exhibitions
here at the MFAH bring together the work of [a] number of artists,
often from various countries and cultures around the world,'
said Mims. 'Similarly, the Festival offers a curated evening
of dance-it’s a diverse group of dance companies on one
program each of which brings their own signature.'" - Artshouston magazine,
April 2006
"More of a feast than a salad, this annual
festival packs in companies from Europe that we rarely see in
the U.S… this three-day festival opened the floodgates
for maverick work from across the pond. After two evenings of
this rich diet, you felt like you’d tasted a smorgasbord
of some of the most original voices in dance today." - Wendy
Perron, Dance Magazine, New York, May 2009
"Houston's Dance Salad is... perfectly formed
and ablaze with talent...Dance Salad gives a unique insight into
the dance world... Dance Salad? Well, yes, it was fresh and delicious,
but this was also haute cuisine of gargantuan richness." - Maggie
Foyer, Dance Europe, London, June 2009
"…Incredible choice of choreographic repertoire, sensible, poetic,
contemporary or classic." - Eric Viudes, Dance: European Dance
News, Paris, 2004
"…the international presentations,
staged over three nights and almost ten hours…[included
dances]expertly and elegantly performed …evocatively brought
to life with the subtle and controlled power …effortless
partnering and a sheer delight in the steps charmed the audience…masterful
dancer exploding onto the floor in elevated leaps…" - Marene
Gustin, Dance International, Toronto, Fall 2006
"At Dance Salad, my expectations were more
than exceeded. Artistically, I was fulfilled. Emotionally, I
was rejuvenated. And my faith in dance as a living, breathing,
healing art form was undeniably confirmed. " - Brian
Schaefer, www.MyTwoLeftFeet.Wordpress.com,
San Francisco.
"Great dancing [that] sends an audience on
a kind of journey-one that’s mentally, spiritually and
kinetically stimulating…" - Molly Glentzer,
Cover Story Houston Chronicle, March 28, 2002
"Dance Salad; Globalization in performance
art…the city’s [Houston] maturation into a Mecca
of artistic sophistication is evidenced and underscored by an
omnipresence of quality, internationally renowned events that
have taken root in the city. Casein point: Dance Salad, a three
night festival featuring a dynamic mixed repertoire program by
some of the world’s most compelling companies, choreographers
and dancers" - Peter Lim, 002 Magazine,
Houston, March 2002
"Dance Salad has put Houston on the map as
a place to see international dance. It is not unusual for people
to travel from all over the US to see the show…Every year,
Henderek comes up with a major find– a choreographer or
company that has never been seen before in the US." - Artshouston magazine,
April 2006
"Nancy Henderek does her part placing Houston
on the global dance map, thanks to her annual three-day international
dance festival that draws dance enthusiasts, presenters and VIP's
from all over the world." - Nancy Wozny, Prime
Living Magazine, April 2010
Nancy Henderek is a "one woman United Nations" who "imports
a dozen or more of the world’s best dancers and choreographers
to the Wortham Theater. Over a three-night run, she tosses a
mix of American premieres and other must-see contemporary dance
into eye-opening combinations."
- Houston Chronicle Ultimate
Houston 2004—the Ultimate roster of the city’s best
"Henderek juxtaposed the serious and dark
Kylian and Guangdong works with lighter treats…[she] claims
the event has a ‘life of its own’…if this
year is any indication, it could windup as the premier contemporary
dance festival between the East and West Coasts." - Marene
Gustin, Dance Magazine, New York, July 2002
"[Henderek said] ‘How do people know
what to strive for if they don’t see the master works?
Dance Salad is about refining vision and reaching deep. It’s
about exposing people –both artists and audiences...'"- Molly
Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, March 25, 2002
"Dance Salad brings world’s best to
town...Dance Salad brings many of the greatest companies to Houston…in
what has become one of the nation’s premiere dance festivals." - Headline
and caption in Greater Houston Weekly, March 28, 2007
"Finding the right multi-cultural mix takes
Henderek around the globe each year. After a lifetime in the
dance community, she knows what to look for. A dancer and choreographer
herself, she attends festivals and performances, networks, reviews
performance videos and plugs into what is new, noteworthy and
not to be missed." - Cynthia Lescalleet, River
Oaks Examiner
"Dance Salad Festival founder Nancy Henderek,
has learned to cull and juxtapose diverse excerpts from works
by top dance artists in ways that reveal common threads." - Molly
Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, April 2, 2010
"In the 18 years Henderek has staged Dance
Salad, its reputation has grown steadily in the dance world-and
I do mean world…Testament to her success, some of the
world’s most intriguing choreographers aren’t just
willing to play along-they ask to participate." - Molly
Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, March 26, 2010
"You have to be prepared to gorge at the feast
of virtuosity that is Dance Salad. Organizer Nancy Henderek has
a hard time whittling down everything she wants you to see… It’s
impossible to do justice in a tight space to the full bounty
of a Dance Salad program." - Molly Glentzer, Houston
Chronicle, April 11, 2009
"There is just one thing to gripe about when
it comes to the Houston International Dance Coalition’s
annual Dance Salad Festival: the name. This is no longer a salad.
It’s a mile-long buffet." - Houston Press,
April 2009
"The Dance Salad Festival always offers up
some of the coolest choreography and sleekest bodies in the world." - Molly
Glentzer, Houston Chronicle / Gloss, April 2009
"No mere salad, this festival was an all-you-can-eat
buffet of international talent…was deliciously flavored
with a strong sprinkling of Mats Ek...; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui…was
an explosion of dance theatre; what better way to sum up the
philosophy behind Dance Salad itself than with such a compilation…like
David Dawson’s luscious A Million Kisses To My Skin by
the English National Ballet. Here Dawson answers the question,
just how many arabesque can you cram into one piano concerto?
And the answer, like the Dance Salad Festival itself, is more
than you could possibly have imagined…As always, producer
Nancy Henderek packs a Romanesque feast into the three evenings…" - Marene
Gustin, Dance International, Toronto, Fall 2009
"…alongside Houston Ballet, Dance Salad
is a third U.S dance destination, along with New York and San
Francisco." - Toba Singer, Review of Weekend of
Texas Contemporary Dance, Dance Source Houston, Sept.
25, 2009
"By far the most fun night I can remember
in many years…" - Molly Glentzer, Houston
Chronicle, April 5, 2007
"Combine equal portions of European, Asian
and Latin American talent, sprinkle liberally with an acute artistic
eye, toss vigorously. What do you get? The best international
contemporary dance Festival outside of Europe: the Houston International
Dance Coalition’s Dance Salad Festival. " - Greater
Houston Weekly, March 28, 2007
"Everyone who is anyone in dance in Houston
turns out for the annual festival: dancers, students, choreographers
and those who work in the arts. Even if you wouldn’t know
a pas de dues from a back flip, the sheer quality of the dancing
and the theatrical production values make for a thrilling event. " - Greater
Houston Weekly, March 28, 2007
"Nancy Henderek has a great eye for selecting
groups and choreography; it’s a wonderful festival and
I am grateful that it’s in Houston…Dance Salad is
a marvelous opportunity…to see an enormous range of choreographic
activity from all parts of the world. I look forward to it each
year." - Nancy Wozny, Dance Magazine, New
York, March 2007
"Houston’s Dance Salad Festival has
built its reputation by importing new works from abroad." - Houston
Chronicle, Zest Preview, April 2006
"Don’t let the name fool you: Dance
Salad is no light affair…[It] features a stunning array
of companies. Producer Nancy Henderek and the Houston International
Dance Coalition have outdone themselves." - Julia
Ramey, Houston Press, April 13-19, 2006
"Houston’s huge international dance
festival" - Dance Magazine, New York, April
2006
"It was a long night of stunning dances…you
get a lot of dance for your money." - Molly Glentzer, Houston
Chronicle, April 15, 2006
“A Feast of A Festival” - Headline
in Dance Magazine, New York, April 2006
"Dance Salad Festival [is] dedicated each
year to bring world-class ballet, modern and contemporary dance
companies together on one stage" - Pointe,
New York, April 2006
"Dance Salad is still the only place in Texas
to see the world’s best contemporary dance." - Marene
Gustin, Dance International, Toronto
"…Dance Salad consistently offers Houstonians
a glimpse of works that would otherwise require a passport and
a plane ticket to see." - Molly Glentzer, Houston
Chronicle
"Some festivals don’t pack as much into
a week as producer Nancy Henderek squeezes into her annual three
night showcase…" - Molly Glentzer, Houston
Chronicle, April 13, 2004
"Nancy Henderek’s eye for some of the
best international dance is unparalleled." - Marene
Gustin, Dance Magazine, New York, August 2003
"This is Dance Salad and the event has emerged
in Houston, Texas and achieved what it set out to do…Spring
2002 was full of reason, rightness and freshness…There
were moments of pure magic…For Nancy Henderek: Mission
Accomplished. We say to her, Bravo." - Eric Viudes, Dance:
European Dance News, Paris, March, 2002
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