“..an original jumbling of Fosse, Burlesque, Cancan, Kung Fu and belly
dancing!’”
“Supremely Theatrical!”
“The Perfect Storm meets Busby Berkeley” —Bazaar
“… hypnotic and transformative” —DanceInsider
“A delightfully lavsh, sexy spectacle” —DanceInsider
“Earthy Sensuality is what this show is about”
“POON is a wild sensuous ride pulsated by driving percussive music by Tom Rossi” —Backstage
“If, as Jesse Ventura once said, wrestling is Ballet with violence, then
Toback’s latest work POON falls in between the two.”
“Jordana Toback, who could pass for a brunette Janis Joplin, combines coruscating portraits of women—alone and in bawdy, blustering relationships …”
“She’s big, she’s beautiful and she comes on strong!”
“… A dancer actress of great energy and promise”
“She works with so many arcane breaks. Martial arts. Animotion.
Showgirls.”
“We asked Fischerspooner choreographer Jordana Toback to keep a journal of the all the hairy twists and turns as this mega production developed. Turns out, there were quite a few!” —Index
“I just create these wild dances. … and no one ever says ‘No, you can’t do
that!’”
“A New York Dance Troupe Recreates Era of Feathers and Fluorescence”
“It’s Cats meets Kraftwerk.”
“… Fischerspooner created something so convoluted, entertaining, and contaminated it couldn't be corrupted.”
“… a highly contrived song-and-dance spectacular that challenges conventional description. Part Paula Abdul, part ‘Star Trek,’ with a touch of ‘Bedazzled’ and Busby Berkeley.”
“Among the guilty pop pleasures they appropriate are hot pink bodywear,
Solid-Gold era dance moves, and bouncy, synthy music.”
“Along with classically trained musician Warren Fischer and choreographer Jordana Toback, he has put together a musical ensemble of new-wave hilarity not seen since the early days of Devo.”
“… with members like Warren Fischer and Jordana Toback, who created the aggressively robotic choreography, the group’s talent is impossible to disguise.”
“Mankynde, the most entertaining musical [in the FringeNYC] …”
