What the Critics Say

   

"Parang Sabil"

"The dancers, particularly Amira Aziza as a doomed bride, interpreted the indigenous themes gracefully and persuasively … the imaginative re-creation of the 1906 massacre of 900 Muslim men, women, and children made for a powerful ending, fusing, for a brief moment, medium and message."

THE VILLAGE VOICE, December 24-30, 2003



"For an hour and 20 minutes a magical world of music, dance and drama came to life on the Annex stage of LaMaMa e.t.c..." more

NY Theatre Review, May 9, 2003



"Kinding Sindaw created magic when it presented Rajah Mangandiri....and the epic was acted to shimmering music by an ensemble of gongs and drums..." more

NEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, December 26, 2000



"What can I say: the dance company was simple elegance and the gong ensemble was hot!"

NEW YORK THEATRE WIRE, Marilyn Abalos



"...one readies oneself for a sensual feast and a rendering of the Filipino imagination."

MASALA.COM, Charu Gupta



"Polyrythmic! Murmurous! You thought of an island, standing by the shore and hearing ancestral voices in the breeze."

THE VILLAGE VOICE



"Particularly lovely. . .ingenius storytelling…with a subtle gestural language more complicated than folkloric vocabulary."

ATTITUDE: THE DANCER'S MAGAZINE



"Kinding Sindaw educates through music and other art forms."

EXPRESS WEEK



"I was drawn to the group because of the interesting stories behind each colorful Maranao or T'boli costume. They spoke of centuries of tradition in the small barangays of Mindanao."

THE FILIPINO EXPRESS


 
    © 2000 Kinding Sindaw.  All Rights Reserved.