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"...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
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