Never has nihilism looked so good
Dance Magazine, 18 April 2010
In two full-evening works, British choreographer Charlotte Vincent matched desperation and humor in equal measure.
If We Go On
The New York Times, 16 April 2010
Ms. Vincent does an astonishing sleight-of-hand job of simultaneously offering us the bare bones of creation — steps, music, speech, lighting — in all their bareness, and then pulling the wool over our eyes as every artist must do.
If We Go On
The Observer, 29 November 2009
A crackling intellectual core. It may be bleak, but it's the real thing.
If We Go On
The Stage, 26 October 2009
This is serious theatre which provides a sharp and poignant antidote to much of today’s mindless showbiz top-flash.
Vincent Dance Theatre: The Place
The Guardian, 21 October 2009
This dance begins with an announcement: "No more dancing." The speaker (Patrycja Kujawska), prompted by gestures from her seated neighbour (Aurora Lubos), continues: "No more classical music. No more..."
Double Vision
Total Theatre Vol 21, Issue 02, Summer 2009
Enterprising entertainment. Brave ladies! Take a bow, do!.
Bare Bones
The Times, 12 February 2009
There are no bad sightlines at a performance by Bare Bones, a touring company produced and managed by the Birmingham-based national dance agency DanceXchange. At the majority of venues, or wherever possible, the audience sits on all four sides of the performance space. Such proximity can make for an unusually up close and intimate experience.
Bare Bones, The Lowry
Entertainment Manchester, 10 February 2009
Choreographer Charlotte Vincent and Clark have created a disturbing anti-dance work which exposes the effort behind the illusion of effortlessness.
‘Magnification’, ‘Straight Talking’, ‘Container’, ‘Hinterland’
Ballet.com Magazine, 1 February 2009
The most humorous piece on the billing was Charlotte Vincent’s Straight Talking.
Interactive Mysteries
Real Time Arts, 30 August 2008
Keith Armstrong and Guy Webster collaborated with Charlotte Vincent and the dancer TC Howard to produce Shifting Intimacies for a show at the ICAin London in 2006. At the Brisbane Festival it is on for a few hours spread over four days. Bookings must be made. Single viewer at a time. Ten minute slots. They fill up pretty quick.