Described as “brave,” “eloquent,” and “captivating”
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Each work in Roman’s award-winning repertoire is guided by her mission to reveal the kinetic
language of a space so that her audience can regard the environment in an entirely new way.
Nothing is off-limits for this fearless company. Every surface of the building or open space is an
opportunity for Lizz Roman & Dancers to dance, climb, hang, and tumble their way through the
site. The additional elements of nuanced lighting and an original sound score performed live
give emphasis to Roman’s unconventional staging.
Roman describes her aesthetic as “athletic pedestrian dance that spring rolls and flies through
an environment. By serving as the focal point, each space uniquely presents my company with
the challenge of creating a dance vocabulary between me, my dancers, musicians and lighting
designer.”
What differentiates Roman’s approach to site-specific work is that she builds her dances on the
architectural elements of the pre-existing space, rather than importing a set or additional
materials. One critic summed up Roman’s approach: “it’s about point of view, framing, and
discovery. It’s about bodies exploring and defining space…it’s about what you see and what you
don’t see, but know to be there… [and] the interaction between audience and performer.”
Criticaldance.com
For her first full-length production in three years, Lizz Roman turns the fire escapes, nooks and
crannies, and all interior spaces of Dance Mission Theater into her company’s playground.
Youtube Links:
www.YouTube.com/user/lizzromanPerformance Reviews:
“Offers a wonderful paradox” In Dance
“Captivating” Citysearch
“If you’re looking for a nap, you’d better make other plans. If you’re looking for an involving and extraordinary experience, however, Roman is your woman.” SFGATE
“Roman’s greatest talent lies in her ability to frame dasncers like a camera’s lens in the architectural features if the spaces she makes her dances in.” Criticaldance.com
“Breathtaking…Roman proves that sometimes the dancer is the dance.” SFBG
“To watch Roman’s dancers – who with utmost ease and grace can be languid and focused in one moment and effortlessly kicking attacks in the next – is just breathtaking…Roman proves that sometimes the dancer is the dance. And that can be enough.” Rite Feliciano, SFBG
“Roman saw the architecture and changed its implications. Instead of stark reality, Artaud became what felt like an underwater playground.” Rita Felciano, Dance View Times
“One can be grateful that Roman arrives at the task without agendas, simply to fashion eloquent steps within an unconventional setting.” Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
“It is unclear where she will go from here, but the results are guaranteed to be provocative.” Karen Drozda, Criticaldance.com
“Engrossing work” SK WEEKLY
Awards:
SF WEEKLY BLACK BOX AWARD
Cross-Genre Performance
IN HER DREAMS
ODC Theater 1997
ISADORA DUNCAN DANCE AWARDS (IZZIES)
Company Performance, nominee
2005 CELLGROUND
Press Photos:
 Nathan Brumbaugh & Brian Fisher Photo by Rapt Productions Low Res Photo High Res Photo |
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 Lizz Roman & Dancers Photo by Rapt Productions Low Res Photo High Res Photo |
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