Press
Press for The Lowdown at the Moore Theater 2011
Reviews
Amy O’Neal/tinyrage kicks it with style, grace, and a whole lotta bass by Nalisha Rangel
Previews/Buzz
The Stranger Suggests by Brendan Kiley
Seattle Times: Dancers and DJ’s mix it up at “The Lowdown” at The Moore by Michael Upchurch
New Day Northwest on King 5: Get the Lowdown on unique new dance show
The Seattle Weekly: Calendar “The Lowdown” by Sandra Kurtz
Press for “too” at the Northwest Film Forum 2010
Reviews
AmyO/tinryage at Northwest Film Forum by Jim Demetre for Artdish
Review: “too” is a mix of neat tricks with little payoff by Michael Upchurch for the Seattle Times
Previews/Buzz
Dance as Karaoke: Amy O’Neals “too” at Live at the Film Forum by Jeremy Barker for The Sunbreak
Film Preview: Amy O’Neal Goes Solo, but Not Alone by Leslie Holleran for City Arts Magazine
too by Sandra Kurtz for Seattle Weekly
Press for “too” premiere at the TBA Festival 2009
Film Sparks Dance, Coast to Coast by Rebecca Raigan for “Just Out”
TBA Diary: AmyO/tinyrage, Too by Mathew Korfhage for Willamette Week
“too still leaves one with the desire to maybe grab the hand of the person waiting patiently next to you in the elsevator, and spin them around–it feels like it might be a better way to say something, sometimes.” TBA Blog, 2009
“I found the performance to be energetic and intriguing. The interplay between live dance and video was thoughtful and by no means a gimmick.” Neighborhood Notes, Portland, OR 2009
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About Amy performing in Reggie Watt’s show Disinformation at the Under the Radar Festival in 2008:
“an astounding hip-hop dancer, Amy O’Neal, so magnetically creative on her feet that for a few minutes she manages to steal the focus away from Mr. Watts.”- New York Times, 2008
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Stranger Genius Awards Short List-2004
Amy O’Neal is not a dancer’s dancer. Sure, she’s danced with the venerable Pat Graney Company and Mary Sheldon Scott/Jarrad Powell Performance and, like many Seattle dancers, she supplements her income with a teaching gig at Velocity, but her reach extends beyond the hermetic dance world. Her primary work is with the high-energy Locust, where she’s half of a choreographer/composer duo (the other half is Zeke Keeble; powerhouse dancer Ellie Sandstrom is a frequent collaborator). Western Bridge director Eric Fredericksen says O’Neal’s choreography “comes out of a rock culture, a new-music culture–you could refer to it as ‘downtown.’” Northwest Film Forum’s Michael Seiwerath, who asked Locust to create a site-specific work at the treacherous, concrete Little Theatre space last November, also cites the strong theater and video aspects of the work, and heaps praise upon O’Neal and Sandstrom’s “fearless dancing.” Locust’s new full-length piece, convenience, will incorporate work from the beloved theater troupe Collaborator, and O’Neal recently assisted as movement director for the fat-suited sexpots of Do Group’s Flo & Glo. If O’Neal can choreograph for ladies in Marshmallow Man-proportioned wire-hoop fat suits, then what can’t she do? ANNIE WAGNER- The Stranger
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Some Favorite Quotes…
“Amy O’Neal of locust is a highly skilled performer, but as a dancemaker, she combines that virtuosity with some serious eccentricity.” - Seattle Weekly, 2005
“O’Neal is a lovely dancer and smart choreographer who has been getting a lot of commissions and general attention lately.” -Seattle Weekly, 2003
“As always, O’Neal’s choreography embodies tremendous physicality and fierce precision, but also a clear understanding that small, everyday gestures can have the most impact (a curled hand; a pointed finger).” – The Seattle Times, 2003
“Her work can be visually arresting as well as physically challenging – she can sweep across the stage with equal parts disdain and drive.” – Seattle Weekly, 2003
“Amy O’Neal dances with singular confidence.”- Dance Magazine, 2003
