The Village Voice
"Fagan’s premiere, Thanks Forty, is a celebratory suite... to highly contrasting pieces of music (only a man of daring and astute musicality would attempt this)...He ..."
Deborah Jowitt
Garth Fagan Dance
"My duets express the complexity of human relationships, in whatever form they may take - male/female, female/female, male/male, same race/interracial, or gay/straight. Each tells a ..."
Garth Fagan
Chicago Sun-Times
"Here is a choreographer whose gift for abstraction is matched by a subtle and powerful ability to suggest relationships in pure dance terms. Fagan's...dancers feature ..."
Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
New York Times
"The lyric and the exuberant are not mutually exclusive in Mr. Fagan's choreography. He channels energy into his splendid dancers but also knows how to ..."
Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times
The Financial Times
"Mudan moves like a wind chimes on a mercurial day. Pennewell and Benton merely anchor that blustery, then tranquil, spirit to human experience so it ..."
Apollinaire Scherr, The Financial Times
The Star-Ledger
"Fagan's dances are perhaps the most profound and original in contemporary dance today."
Robert Johnson, The Star-Ledger
Los Angeles Times
"Consider the Fagan program a prime example of the versatility and sophistication of concert dance in this new century."
Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times
New York Times
"MUDAN 175/39, quite possibly one of the finest works Mr. Fagan has created, remains etched clearly in the mind"
Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times
New York Post
"This is a brilliant company."
Clive Barnes, New York Post
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America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures

The Dance Heritage Coalition recently declared Garth Fagan as one of America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures.  Mr. Fagan shares this honor with other legendary artists, including Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Jose Limon, and George Balanchine.  Honorees must have made made "a significant impact on dance as an art form, demonstrated artistic excellence, enriched the nation's cultural heritage, demonstrated the potential to enhance the lives of future generations, and shown themselves worthy of national and international recognition."  To learn more about this monumental achievement, visit the Dance Heritage Coalition.                                              

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