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"'Lines Are Drawn' made worldly references, but derived its power from stylization and from Hollander's imaginative manipulations of formal structures. In the disturbing atmosphere created by Martinu's score, these structures suggested mechanization, loss of identity, and the threat of a fascist society."
-Robert Johnson, 1996 review of Battery Dance Company's 20th Anniversary Gala performance
"Deriving from the impact of a political conflict, 'Lines are Drawn' displayed a geometric clarity of thought and emotion with articulated lines of progression wherein the dynamics of opposing movements were realized with perfect balance. The rhythmic co-ordination of diverse moods, punctuated by a domino effect, was mirrored in the Double Concerto of Bohuslav Martinu. Herein is where art transforms the ugliness and chaos of actuality into the focus and aesthetic control of a poet's vision was effective in this number. Just as the Tiribhanga stance in Indian aesthetics complements a petite figure, even so was the contropposto well-placed in [dancer Lynn Kennedy's] work."
-Christine Krishnasami, Deccan Herald, India
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