press

 

"...here/there...(for one)...was a fine showcase for her [Mansur's] light, delicate dancing..."
---Sarah Halzacks, The Washington Post

" [Off White] meditates her (Mansur's) biracial heritage in subtle but finely tuned fashion."
---Lisa Traiger, The Washington Post

"…(Un)Identified, [is] a soul-searching tour de force that is at once enigmatic and provocative in its reflective and revelatory nuances, " ---Lisa Traiger, The Washington Post

"Mansur's style of movement -- silky smooth with tiny, almost mechanistic interruptions -- marks all of her work. In Presently and Off White, dancers skillfully adapt the choreographer's particularities onto their own bodies." ---Clare Croft, The Washington Post

"Depth of Perception, a commission by New York-based dancemaker David Dorfman, played on racial and sexual stereotypes. Sharon Mansur and Boris Willis tackled the playful-but-pointed dialogue and the physical banter with aplomb. They make a terrific pair, she delicate but intense, he strong, broad and nearly swashbuckling in his physicality. ---Lisa Traiger, The Washington Post

"The dialogue in Dorfman's dance [Depth of Perception] was witty, entertaining and fun. The movement sections were exquisitely rendered by the two dancers, who slid into the other so that difficult steps were not done as if to say, 'Look at me, how good I am!'" ---Tehreema Mitha, Dance View

"Mansur reveled in stillness. Clad in crimson, she stood in a bare room, her smile as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa's. Her fingers delicately traced webs and then, as Still Life unexpectedly began to move, a door slid closed. The moment passed."
---Lisa Traiger, The Washington Post

"This Alexandria-based dancer has an eye for color and line, a knack for spatial design and a way of coursing her dancers through the unadorned space that leaves movement trails—after-images if you will, that linger and blend with the ensuing action onstage."              
---Lisa Traiger, The Washington Post

"Mansur gave the most riveting performance--largely by standing still."  ---Corinne Imberski, DanceInsider

"...strangely affecting for their visceral way of moving..."  ---Pamela Squires, The Washington Post

"Mansur, in DC again after a couple of years in New York, now moves across the floor like a freshly sharpened pencil."
---George Jackson, Dance Magazine

"The solo (Lightfast) is a tour de force of authoritative, evocative performing, its kaleidoscopic physical imagery voluptuous, elegiac and whittled keen from moment to moment." ---Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times

"Ms. Mansur delivers a stunning improvisation in her Lightfast, which buzzes with energy..." ---Julia Holland, Show Business

"Mansur, a striking dancer, captures attention through her idiosyncratic movement choices and her piercingly direct focus."
---Lisa Traiger, The Washington Post

"Mansur's combination of physical strength, playful wit, and ease of movement distinguishes her among area performers."
---Holly Bass, Washington CityPaper

"...she, all sinew and buzz cut, moves through the air by carving it up.' ---Nora Fitzgerald, The Washington Post