A star in Europe, Cherkaoui made the 75-minute work for the New York-based troupe, his first for an American company, whose 15 dancers not only owned the intricately athletic moves but also breathed a kind of spectral life into them. Whether squirming on the floor in strangely contorted neck stands or, feet rooted firmly to the stage, undulating from the waist like delicate reeds bending in the wind, the performers proved plucky guides to a daring kinetic landscape.
– Dance review: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at UCLA’s Royce Hall | Culture Monster | Los Angeles TimesPite’s shifts in direction and speed are rewarded by dancers — Jubal Battisti, Jon Bond, Soojin Choi, Nickemil Concepcion and Ebony Williams — intensely attuned to each other and the moment.
– Review: White Bird’s season closer, featuring Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, dances the gamut | OregonLive.comCedar Lake’s dancers to break down traditional barriers dividing dancers and their audience.
– The Daily Bruin | Not the typical ballet show
