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Co-commissioned by Des Moines Performing Arts

Notes
This work was generously underwritten by Geoff Fallon and co-commissioned by Des Moines Performing Arts.

“the rituals of war are rendered with abstract simplicity, while the losses rush at one with a throat-catching straightforwardness.”

- Janine Parker, Boston Globe, July 6, 2017

“plainly a masterpiece...a study in tight camaraderie and repeated loss...the connection between dancers- as between soldiers- couldn't be more trusting or visceral.”

- Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times, November 11, 2016

“a mesmerizing work of symbolic and revealing movement...evoking loyalty, terror, sacrifice, and the many complexities and tensions of individuals at war.”

- Libby Hanssen, The Kansas City Star, October 2, 2016

“Pride, honor, hope, fear, friendship, loss and helplessness are all there, as are shock, trauma and mourning. Thousand Yard Stare puts humanity itself under the microscope.”

- Lauren Gallagher, DanceTabs, June 22, 2016

“evoked the desperation for fellow humanity and loss and longing that seem to define life, whether in a war zone or not.”

- Alexandra Villarreal, Huffington Post, June 21, 2016

“a disturbing, haunting, visceral, resonant and beautiful work, filled with images of violence and loss, of hope and despair.”

- James D. Watts, Jr., Tulsa World, April 13, 2016

“This ballet is spare yet evocative, gorgeous throughout.”

- Laura Bleiberg, Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2016

“a remarkable evocation, minimal yet profound, of soldiers in formation and at war. Moving and masterful.”

- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times, December 18, 2015

“creates an all-too-vivid underworld of loss, of camaraderie and isolation, and of the mind that's trapped there.”

- Laura Molzahn, Chicago Tribune, November 7, 2015