Gaspard
ravel a la Lyon - discoveries in dance
San Francisco Chornicle, May 6, 2002, editor: Octavio Roca (in English), 2008-07-30 13:25:13"Chief among these was the talent of Saarinen, an exceptionally gifted Finnish choreographer. --Saarinen's 'Gaspard' may be a ballet simply because ballet dancers danced it. It is otherwise a gripping modern dance with elements of Butoh cannily exploited. It is a most intriguing work."
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All-Ravel program, with different choreographers for each of three parts
The New York Times, Apr 9, 2002, editor: Anna Kisselgoff (in English), 2008-07-30 13:22:34"Above all, he [Tero Saarinen] knows how to transform space into a magic box. --- The obliqueness in the piece is not without interest, and the choreography, increasingly cumulative, has a textured numbness in the best sense."
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Like a delicious dream
Ottawa Sun, Apr 9, 2002, editor: Denis Armstrong (in English), 2008-07-30 13:20:40"Tero Saarinen's Gaspard, Lyon Opera Ballet edged boldly away from footwork to create larger, more cinematic images. The effect was quite amazing, like watching a silent movie set to Edward Boagni's ecstatic piano."
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