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Performance Review
June 2009
The New York Times
"A Swinging, Tapping Tribute to Duke Ellington Keeps Its Fizz Gateway Playhouse"
by Naomi Siegel
"Francesca Harper, a classically trained dancer, has all the right moves..."
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Cover Story
November 2008
"K" Magazine
Pre-election article about African Americans in NYC, published
in Greek
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Performance Preview
April 2008
New York Trend
"Modo Fusion: Truth For Sale
"... explores inner struggles that
performers face including personal rage, social consciousness,
and the line between commercial art and true artistic expression..."
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Fashion Spread & Interview
March 2008
Hot Stepz Magazine
"Modo Fusion"
by Michael R Thierry
"That's what I love about dance...
is that it just speaks to the soul, you can really just
channel spiritually and just... (smiles) Let the spirit
move you!"
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Interview
March 2008
Ballettanz Magazine
"Francesca Harper"
by Susan Yung
"Ever since she found her voice,
R'n'B it is for the ex-Forsythe dancer... she likes to throw
herself in a different direction... and mix genres successfully"
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Interview
Summer 2007
Mvment Magazine
"Leap of Faith"
by Jeffry Taylor
"You could feel the power of people
convening together and dancing and sharing this moment...
That's what continues to be thrilling for me about it."
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Selected Articles
Quotes
"...a charismatic singer and performer"
- New York Times
"The statuesque cleared eyed dancer sings
the body electric...moves from innocence to experience with such
grace."
- The New Yorker
"You want passion? It's here... Compelling
and slashing moves? You got 'em."
- Village Voice
"Harper, who has the physique of a modern
goddess had the audience on the edge of its seats. One would like
to see more of a performer with such phenomenal presence."
- The Oakland Tribune
"...an impulse-driven action zone where
loss of control and engulfing violence seemed imminent."
- Los Angeles Times
"Harper has staged her own dream
life as a multimedia spectacle and in doing so is not so different
from a conceptual pop artist by someone like Madonna - except
of course Harper is a much better dancer and singer, she is a
lot more beautiful and intelligent, and what she has to say is
a lot more profound."
- WAMC Radio
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Francsca Harper's interview with Moneypants.com
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