Reviews
Adding to its allure is the exceptional use of acrobatic movement that is almost balletic in its grace, beauty and the eye-popping skill it requires.
...the intensely theatrical interaction is conjured by feats of daring partnering, stylized combat, impeccable technique.
The dancing is the heart and soul of the piece and its heart beats fast
They have made something that will get your heart pumping.
...with a show so energy-packed you can literally feel it!
With usual charisma, 'The Last First' is Crash's solution to pandemic...
...a fresh and innovative take on universal questions about morality.
As highly animated as the show might be, this is no Disney-style version...
...so imaginative, so playfully revisionist, so superbly realized...
Crash excels at having fun. Which isn't as easy as it might sound.
…high-powered dance in the hip-hop idiom.
It’s not about additives for this crew’s natural movers.
2009 Best Dance Company in Chicago
...it brings a youthful exuberance to the art form
...it brings a youthful exuberance to the art form
...one of the most unique dance experiments presently on the Chicago stage.
There is a warrior, action film aspect to their work.
Matthew Bourne, but with a more primitive, ritualistic, streetwise attack.
...a show that so floods the stage with energetic talent.
Did I laugh? Yes. Did I cry? Yes. Was I scared? Yes.
I think it was a little bit of genius.
...an 85-minute miracle of powerhouse dance!
From lights down, this show crushes it!
Crash flirts with the worlds of concert dance and commercial entertainment.
You expect high-octane performing in a Dance Crash endeavor… and you get it
Pulsing with fun, energy, great pop dancing and in-your-face acrobatics.
Crash is unafraid of giving us a concert filled with big, flashy flips
Versed as they are in so many styles, they can be supremely fun to watch.