oph3lia:

Reviewed in Culturebot:

Oph3lia pulled together so many things people talk about - globalization, technology, post-modern identity, art vs. commerce, alienation of modern society, the challenges of human interaction and intimacy, the search for connection and meaning - and wove them into this beautiful, heart-breaking, hilarious, world-unto-itself. You MUST GO SEE THIS SHOW! [read original post]

Reviewed in The New York Times:

Compelling…Harrowing…What to make of the strange, feral dances the schoolgirls engage in, while singing their wordless songs? What of the playwright and the producers, riotously alive and bursting with their own stories and concerns? Both make for great theater. [read original article]

Reviewed in NYtheatre.com:

A smart, beautiful, and touching production that is unpretentious and fun. I left feeling humbled and inspired, reminded why I love theatre the way I do. Do not miss this show, and once you see it, tell everyone you know. [read original article]

Reviewed on hotereview.com:

Stunning… Superb… [Ogawa's] ability to translate cultural chaos to the stage in a palpable manner is rare. She jars the theatergoer out of her everyday world and allows her to vicariously experience–and empathize with–her contemporary Ophelias, who want only to be understood. Amazingly, that is just what happens in the theater. [read original article]

Reviewed in Time Out New York:

Airy… lovely… graceful… like a dream… must not unwatch’d go. [read original article]

Reviewed in Backstage:

On her own terms, Ogawa has successfully crafted a riveting experience that succeeds because of its incredible imagery and its ability to access raw emotional territory. [read original article]

Reviewed on the Obscene Jester:

a brilliant exploration of suspension–in time, in space, between words, and between bodies. So much so that walking out of the theatre last Thursday night I was rendered, much like the first Ophelia in this Murakami-esque work, silent. [read original article]

Past praise for Knife, inc. Projects:

Frozen Beach on Flavorpill:

Keralino Sandorovich has conquered just about every artistic medium there is… [read original article]

ARTIFACT:

…it was awesome, even in its un-doneness… cultureisnotdead.blogspot.com [read original article]

Past praise for work by Aya Ogawa:

a girl of 16:

work of visual beauty and formal originality… notable for the writer-director’s stunning visual sense, her often adept hand at dialogue, and her gift for creating natural moments between actors in the midst of strange, jarring rhythms. Theatremania.com [read original article]

Writer-director Aya Ogawa … has interwoven often-poetic language with often-mesmerizing scenes that play upon the mind while you watch. Offoffoff.com [read original article]

…the highly creative ”Girl of 16” catches the eye… The New York Times [read original article]