On Ride the Beast
Autumn 2008
"The taut, razor-edged precision of the ensembles now packs a sizzlingly hot punch as bodies twist, fly and are caught mid-air at hectic speed."
The Herald 4*
EIF 2007
“Tremendous … Thrilling and very stylish …
A work that bursts with colour, dynamism and power.”
Scotland
on Sunday
“Combining the songs of Radiohead with a group of incredible dancers”
“for fans of the band, this is a dream comes true. A trio set to an acoustic version of Creep lends the song even more poignancy, with an awkward male crumbling in the face of perfection.”
“When the dancers come together, the effect is electrifying”
The Scotsman, 4*
“A sensual burst of energy and movement.”
The Stage
“It whips up a frenzy in high-energy dancing that the audience cheered to the rafters.”
“Physically, it’s a knockout.”
Sunday Times
“Sexy and energetic”
“It also exerts an emotional distance that bestows an appealing formality on the sensual sweep of [Petronio’s] slippery language.”
The Times, 4*
On For MG: The Movie
“Movement with hypnotic grace … Stunningly beautiful”
The Daily Telegraph
“Mesmerising meditation on perceptions of space, time and action”
The Herald, 4*
“Trisha Brown is in a world all of her own”
Sunday Express
“A beautifully subtle example of stripped down minimalism”
Independent on Sunday
“It is to Scottish Ballet’s credit that they tackled this difficult, rarely seen piece with the gusto and precision it deserves… it provided a smoky oasis built by the contradictory states of meditation and raw power.”
Dance Now
On Pennies From Heaven
Autumn 2008
"It’s de-licious, it’s de-lightful it’s de-lovely...It showcases the dancers, who all make the fiendishly nippy footwork look easy-peasy, it revels in the humour, the insights and emotional depths that Page and McDonald bring to their full-length collaborations and if you don't leave grinning goofily, but blinking back a tear then heaven help you ...these Pennies are totally minted.”
The Herald 4*
"Bubbling Vintage Fizz."
The Evening Times
"clever choreography, superb dancing and Antony McDonald’s stunning set and costumes...Utterly joyful, uplifting and entertaining... Pennies from Heaven is Page’s finest hour."
The Scotsman 4*
On Ashley Page (Choreographer - Pennies from Heaven)
“Ashley Page deserves acclaim for the smart and convincing modern look he has been giving to ballet north of the border”
Daily Telegraph on Autumn Season 2004
“There is little doubt that the company dances with such enthusiasm, with such delight, that one can only doff one’s metaphorical cap to Ashley Page and thank him for this delightful, youthful, inquisitive troupe. Scotland is lucky to have them”
Ballet.co.uk on EIF 2006
“Ashley Page has delivered a company which not only looks great, but can also deliver the goods. There are real stars in the making here.”
The Scotsman on Spring Season 2007
“Sleeping Beauty, which in the hands of Ashley Page, becomes a spectacular visual feast with arch jokes astounding costumes, scene-stealing curly-tailed fairies and fairytale creatures in search of their own happy endings.”
Sunday Times Scotland on The Sleeping Beauty, 13th January 2008
“
Page’s new work [The Pump Room] took the pas-de-deux to new levels”
Inverness Courier on Autumn Season 2005