“While the work conjures the natural world, it effectively collides with the very entities that threaten in… reminds viewers to come back to ourselves and bodies in an effort to find connection with one another and the world around us.”
- Trina Mannino, Dance Europe Magazine 2020
“Through intricate and grounded partnering work, breathtakingly expansive aerial views of the Katahdin Woods (unceded lands of the Penobscot Nation), and emotive scenes portraying the ripping-apart of familial trees from their roots and forests, Under Review: Katahdin brings to light the horrors and irrevocable damage of industrial development and forest clearcutting for the purpose of gas and oil drilling.”
-Amy Leona Havin, Oregon ArtsWatch 2021
"In a stark industrial environment a bird builds a nest, takes a bath in a puddle, and dries her wings in the air. Dancer Kelly Ashton Todd’s performance is a powerful and moving portrayal of life’s resilience, intelligence, and creativity."
- Fritjof Capra, renowned scientist, activist, and writer