REELS

MUSICALS

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

Testimonial 1

“Mr. Pucci draws his audience into the world of a performer of unmistakable intelligence, integrity and sensitivity. He is a choreographer with a sense of humor and of deft observation”

~ The New York Times

Testimonial 2

“BalletMet certainly has a hit on its hands with its newest acquisition: Peter Pucci’s marvelous Suite Mizike. Pucci not only captured the flavor of the music, he captured the personality of the company. This is the must see of the year.”

~ The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio

Testimonial 4

“Scoring big for Alberta Ballet was Peter Pucci’s sensational Lifted by Love, a contemporary gem set to the music of k.d. lang. Pucci explores Lang’s belief that sexuality and love rule supreme. The ballet is bouncy and brutal and yearning all at the same time. It was a joy to watch.”

~ The Leader-Post, Montreal

Testimonial 5

“Colorado Ballet closed the evening with the premiere of Peter Pucci’s Size Nine Spirit. Using social dance infused with ballet, Pucci seeks a hybrid style that reflects the enduring spirit of swing in dance today. Witty, racy, romantic and dazzling, this intricately crafted piece shows another facet of this versatile choreographer.”

~ Dance Magazine, USA

Testimonial 6

“In Picture of Sedalia, Peter Pucci’s choreography is polished, showing both originality and Mr. Pucci’s roots in Pilobolus. It is a strange piece, promising to be a crowd pleaser set to Scott Joplin’s ragtime but full of dark surprises.”

~ The New York Times

Testimonial 7

“The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago presented a world premiere from Peter Pucci’s steamy pas de deux from Billboards. The music was great, and Pucci has done an excellent job of blending contemporary dance and classical ballet. I don’t know what this billboard is supposed to be selling, but I want it.”

~ Detroit Free Press, Michigan

Testimonial 8

“Ballet Arizona’s sold-out crowd gave a rare standing ovation for Pucci’s breathtaking Trio for the End of Time. The sheer force of Pucci¹s choreography was well matched by the prowess of his dancers.

~ Dance Magazine, USA

Testimonial 9

“For the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Pucci has created some very different works. Moon of the Falling Leaves is a facet of Pucci that hasn’t been seen in this area before. Moon is a work that addresses Native America and its oppression by the European society that confronted it. Pucci has taken ideas of Native American philosophy and incorporated them into an abstract and stunning visual work for four men.”

~ The Denver Post, Colorado

Testimonial 10

“Pucci likes to make moving bodies create clear shapes in space, shapes that can be ingenious, surprising, or poignant…something for dancegoers of all ages.”

~ The New York Times

Testimonial 11

“Lifted by Love, a premiere by Peter Pucci, is a pop ballet with a difference: streamlined and sensual, but soulful in its depiction of human relationships. Pucci’s elegant style and contemporary sensibility find a compatible match with the forward-thinking Alberta Ballet.”

~ Dance Magazine USA

Testimonial 12

“Pucci’s Size Nine Spirit is about the sweet generosity of spirit and comes across as a love letter from the choreographer to an era we now look back to as an age of innocence.”

~ The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina

Testimonial 13

“Pucci likes to make moving bodies create clear shapes in space, shapes that can be ingenious, surprising, or poignant…something for dancegoers of all ages.”

~ The New York Times