The Reviews
Taken from a section of a one-act ballet, titled "Flood Light from Heaven, Dark Place beneath," Tommie-Waheed Evans' dancers perform a beautiful, but tortured ballet expressing the anguish of indecision. The strength of the dancers' bodies juxtaposed against the weakness of inner torment is beautifully expressed as the dancers move toward redemption and release in an athletic piece accompanied by a soaring musical prayer."
Lindsay Warner
"The Bulletin"
"The program came to a fitting climax with "Flood Light from Heaven, Dark Place Beneath," a dynamic new work by Philadanco's Tommie-Waheed Evans………. This intricate and introspective piece was a study in beautiful bodies, impeccable technique, control and strength… The trio embraced Evans' creative and challenging choreography while conveying his emotional message."
Kimberly C. Roberts
"The Philadelphia Tribune"
"Another audience pleaser was the well performed and conceived ‘AMBIGUOUS DRIVES’ in its world premiere. Choreographed creatively by Tommie-Waheed Evans, to the music of Greg Smith, the whirling dervish of movements fit the erratic sounds."
Roy Berko
royberko.info
"The night’s world premiere was Tommie-Waheed Evans’ “Ambiguous Drives,” which finds an ensemble in black attire engaged in combustible contemporary interplay. Evans, a member of the Philadelphia dance company Philadanco, has devised a series of sleek encounters that brim with contrasting patterns and connections. The energy level is high, with suave solos morphing into vivid group intertwinings. Set to music by Greg Smith, Evans’ choreography places myriad challenges on the Verb dancers that they boldly met"
Donald Rosenberg
The Plain Dealer
"Evans a promising emerging choreographer."
Elsa Johnson
"The enthusiasm of the IABD showcase audiences might bowl you over. Following Tommie Waheed-Evans' Suite Misery for Eleone Dance Theatre on the "Meet the Philadelphians" program Thursday night, the audience rose as one body, screaming with pleasure. How else to respond to a thumping, driving opus set to Orff's Carmina Burana with 12 gutsy dancers in sultry red."
Lisa Kraus
The Philadelphia Inquirer
