Jonathan Burrows - Reviews

Reviews

'A surprisingly endearing conceptual comedy of such unpretentious charm that it seals Burrows and Fargion’s status as a sort of Laurel and Hardy of the avant-garde.' The Times (The Quiet Dance)

‘Jonathan Burrows is Britain's Columbus, dance's explorer, a man in quest of new lands and unknown territory.... He is a true original.’ The Financial Times (The Quiet Dance)

‘If Einstein ever pondered on dance, the dance in question would have looked something like the work of Jonathan Burrows.’ The Guardian

‘When composer Matteo Fargion and dancer Jonathan Burrows perform together, they are like two middle-aged boffins retreating into a garden shed. Both men are in their mid-40s, balding and dressed for comfort rather than style; when they collaborate on stage, they could almost be following an obsessively drawn up list of tasks - phrases of material to be analysed, details of performance to be perfected, ideas to ponder. Like all the best boffins, Burrows and Fargion mix their idiosyncrasies with passion and a kind of genius. The joy of these duets is that they deliver dance and music in ways we never expect.’ The Guardian, Jan 08 (Three Duets).

‘Absurdist self-indulgence you'll be thinking, but what you see is revelation and joy.' The Evening Standard (Speaking Dance)

‘Several times during their opening performance at Sadler's Wells, on Friday evening, Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion almost reduced each other to fits of giggles. And these were among the loveliest moments. Timing being the secret of comedy, and them both having an acute sense of humour, their creation is as much like very clever vaudeville as high art, a brilliantly precise device constructed to amuse and satisfy, performed by a double act as cherishable as Laurel and Hardy or Morecambe and Wise.’ The Telegraph, Jan 08 (Three Duets).

'One of the funniest and most ingenious dances seen in New York in a long time.' The New York Times (Both Sitting Duet)