Reviews
"The
mainstay of Red Rhythms Dance Showcase was the amazing Rulan Tangen,
who today represents the best of the professional and humanistic aspirations
of the emerging contemporary aboriginal dancer/choreographers. Ms. Tangen
has gone the route of so many dancers - ballet corp dancer, modern dancer,
teacher of young children, solo dancer and choreographer. Rulan danced
beautifully in an opening solo, The Naming."
-Rosalie
Jones, Director Daystar Dance, June 2004
“Her sylph- like movements are exquisite, her opening 'frog',
captivating. She has a way of bringing you into the kingdom”.
-Lia
Glastone, Department of Dramatic Writing, Tisch School of the
Arts, New York University
“Dancing Earth was a refreshing performance. Rulan Tangen has
managed to embrace modernity in her performance while still honoring
and respecting her sacred traditions. It fused traditional form and
content with modern dance, Afro-Brazilian music and dance, and Latin
American influences as well. Musician/Dancer Quetzal Guerrero gave his
own hybrid flavor to the work with his original compositions and dancing….Rulan
and her company are elegant, professional, creative and inspiring. I
hope to see more of their work in the future.”
-Laurelann Porter, Artistic Director,
Sopa Americana Festival of Solo Performance of the Americas
“I found it to be interesting both in content and context, a fascinating
exploration of living traditions. Awesome.”
-Ilona
Dougherty,
Choreographer, ilona@actionthroughart.com
“MAGNIFICA!”
-Susanna
Baca, UNESCO’s Living National Treasure of Peru, after the DANCING
EARTH performance at Teatro Nunes, Brasil
“The
evening of dance, music, visual and sound scape was truly inspiring
about the humanity and potential of all people. The energy between the
dancers, musicians, and audience was dynamic and explosive, leaving
us all breathless, dancing, invited to participate in The Dream of us
all—vibrant life. Memories are alive in our veins!”
-Jennifer
Foerster, Poet, IAIA Graduate
