Press
Press & recognition
Selected reviews, features, and published work.
“Boris Willis carries us into the cyber world for Mu. We enter the work as if traveling in a video game, and encounter dancing, not performed by humans, but by their avatars.”
“they were truly dancing in the dark”
“Mansur and Willis stream through hops and weight shifts that build into leaps and lifts.”
“The dance explores the limitations of race as a social construct.”
“Boris Willis is an intensely physical artist. His work explores physical relationships, his unique movement vocabulary pushes the limits of the human body, and his duets are held together by a compelling physical attraction that is especially effective when he dances with founding member Cynthia McLaughlin.”
“the evening's most mature and assured works”
“Boris Willis closed the program with his slinky, sinuous ‘Cocteau,’ a duet danced with Cynthia McLaughlin. The suave, handsome couple maintains a serene aura and detached control, even through moments of staccato, and they were mesmerizing throughout.”
“Sustaining a single dance impulse throughout an entire piece is Boris Willis's achievement…”
“Dignity, intensity and courage were the qualities projected in Willis's stirring performance.”
“…the potent presence and gestural intensity of dancer Willis.”
“…Boris Willis, strong and magnetic…”
“…some dancers are such innately galvanic movers that they can electrify the most indifferent choreography.”
“…dance segments that stand out in memory are Boris Willis's tour de force solo…”
“Willis gives a tour de force performance.”
“Willis is a powerfully skilled mover with such inordinate control of his body that he appears as if he can float in space.”
“It is a very physical almost violent dance, and Willis moves big — big leaps, violent rolls and flips, fast furious turns. There isn't a wasted moment or movement in the piece, and Willis gave it a flawless and emotionally riveting performance.”