“In ‘Quick Silver,’ Mr. Murobushi does indeed show an extensive ability to move extremely slowly or extremely fast, to hold a position for a length of time and then change it by infinitesimal motion. And he conforms to other notions about Butoh: for much of the solo he is almost naked, his body and head covered in light gold paint; his physical presence seems more animal than human, any vestige of personality stripped to something more elemental. Even at the start of ‘Quick Silver,’ when Mr. Murobushi is dressed in loose-fitting pants and jacket, his head is wrapped so that … Continued

“In ‘Quick Silver,’ Mr. Murobushi does indeed show an extensive ability to move extremely slowly or extremely fast, to hold a position for a length of time and then change it by infinitesimal motion. And he conforms to other notions about Butoh: for much of the solo he is almost naked, his body and head covered in light gold paint; his physical presence seems more animal than human, any vestige of personality stripped to something more elemental.” – Roslyn Sulcas, “Japanese Form Mixes Discipline and the Elemental”, The New York Times, 2009

“She is simply breathtaking, possessing a supple body that seems to have no spine, yet is anchored on a steel spike of consummate control. She is inspired by the natural elements, and her slow, methodical, yet radiantly beautiful explorations of physicality take her dance to a higher plane.” – Dance International

“…his long gray hair fanned around his wild, heavily made-up eyes, and his body became a heaving, hyperarticulated landscape shifting against jarringly spliced music. It was easy to forget that this spooky, otherworldly creature was human.” Claudia La Rocco, The New York Times