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Winter 2007
"We know that Deeply Rooted Dance Theater was successful in their campaign to impress, amuse, enlighten and awe the audience. They left their images scorched in every audience member's mind (the cacophony of applause at the end of the show confirmed this). Deeply Rooted Dance Theater has started to establish their own formula and we should all take note of that and follow suit. Hedy Weiss' earlier proclamation in her Chicago Sun-Times review stands true:... 'Chicago's answer to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, yet with a profile much its own... spiritual fervor, physical prowess, and sheer unalloyed joy in movement.'"
Nerik Elliott,
Attitude: The Dancers' Magazine
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October 28, 2006
“The 11-year old Chicago contemporary and African-based dance troupe delivers and elegant, provocative series of works by Deeply Rooted's co-artistic directors Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott. The intimate nature of their choreography has a powerful impact."
Lucia Mauro - Dance Critic,
Chicago Tribune
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October 28, 2006
"This Chicago-based company moves in a way that goes way beyond sheer artistry . . . they clearly are propelled by matters both social and spiritual. So when they dance they bring added intensity and meaning to the work."
Hedy Weiss - Dance Critic,
Chicago Sun-Times
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November 13, 2006
“Greeted by the audience with an affectionate exuberance that swelled to roars of laughter and approval with the closing number, 'Heaven.' … ['Ferrotype'] was performed with Deeply Rooted’s signature attention to detail, lithe technical skill and dramatic nuance.”
Jennifer Dunning,
New York Times
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