“With its decidedly non-narrative engagement with its theme and high degree of experimentalist abstraction, Beauty will most directly appeal to aficionados of avant-garde dance or movement theater.“ – Leah Richards & John Ziegler, Culture Catch (2017) for Frantic Beauty
“Frantic Beauty is both alarming and compelling in the performers’ ability to bring opposing energies seamlessly together into one performance— they propel themselves in a continuous state of manic, almost violent energy, and then suddenly slow to a calm and pensive state. In one section, the dancers are crouched and motionless like Dali sculptures, with scattered moving black flecks of video projection traveling over their bare bodies like a massive crowd of ants. At either end of the energy spectrum, whether high or low, the sustained intensity of Frantic Beauty ushers the audience into a trancelike meditative state, leaving the … Continued
“It leaves the audience questioning their place in the world, and the landscape they should inhabit.“ – Marcina Zaccaria, The Theatre Times (2017) for Frantic Beauty
“Frantic Beauty is a thoughtful piece of dance, but without Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya’s careful visual design, it would be incomplete. The lighting is such a vital part of the work that it feels like a sixth dancer.“ – Carrie Lee O’Dell, The Reviews Hub (2017), for Frantic Beauty
“One could describe this incomparable event as an exploration of dance; however, the 75-minute performance engages the viewer in unique ways, activating all the visual, aural, olfactory, and touch sensibilities.“ – Jane Chin Davidson, HYPERALLERGIC (2019), for Frantic Beauty
“LEIMAY’s Frantic Beauty, which received its premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Fisher, exposes the cathartic and ethereal possibilities of the grotesque.“ – Erin Bomboy, Dance Enthusiast (2017) for Frantic Beauty
“Together they have been developing LUDUS, an ongoing practice that combines the ensemble’s physical conditioning, visual art craft, aesthetics, and philosophies while providing another point of access to their creations and process.” – Ivan Talijancic, Howlround (2017) Interview for Frantic Beauty