“A monumental work with clear storytelling”
-Jeremy Rhizor, Artistic Director, Academy of Sacred Music, New York City
“A monumental work with clear storytelling.”
“Unexpected and remarkable complicity between two forms… different but in perfect harmony”
-Daniel de Montmollin, Brother of Taizé, Potter
“An unexpected and remarkable complicity between two forms of artistic expression. Who, familiar with Bartok’s sonata, would have imagined that a mime could accompany it? And yet the gamble paid off: it is as if the music and the language of gesture were made for each other, like two fraternal twins, born together, different but in perfect harmony.”
“Joyful and optimistic”
-Elisabeth Avery, Writer, New York City
“Joyful and optimistic!”
“Movement was able to create a living environment… so many emotions”
-Linda Gottfried, President, GraffitiWall LLC
“Wow! I loved how the movement was able to create a living environment and to reflect so many emotions.”
“The freshest, most delightful thing I’ve seen in years”
-Jenna Lyle, Program Director, The Arts Club of Chicago
“The most refreshing, delightful thing I’ve seen but can’t explain in the last half-decade.”
“Extremely expressive performance... movement and music were integrated”
-Alexis Silver, New York Baroque Dance Company
“Extremely expressive performance. I loved how the movement and music were integrated.”
“If you’ve never seen mime, you NEED to see this!”
-Michael Archer, CEO, Manhattan Innovation Lab
“If you’ve never seen mime, you need to see this! ”
“An amazing piece that immediately draws you in... fall in love with this story”
-Jen Beck, Comedian, New York City
“An amazing piece that immediately draws you in! Beautiful and full of energy. There’s no way you won’t fall in love with the story.”
“You will fall in love... get emotionally invested and root for him”
-Meryl Danzinger, Author, Sing It! A Biography of Pete Seeger
“You will fall in love with this character, get emotionally invested and root for him.”
“One of a kind… music and gesture create worlds and emotions that flow through the senses"
-Sara Galassini, Interdisciplinary Performing Artist, USA / Italy
“It is one of a kind. I haven’t seen anything like this anywhere else. Music and gesture create worlds and emotions that flow through the senses.”
“Deeply emotional and very engaging… a unique merger of two artistic languages into a new kind of unity”
-Nico Galperti, Industrialist, Italy
“Deeply emotional and very engaging. It is very clear to me what this is about and how it captures our current times. A man comes to work everyday and does the same thing over and over. What is his purpose? What is he waiting for, living for? And at the end we are presented a glimmer of hope hinting at joy. The music and the movement are inseparable – a unique merger of two artistic languages into a new kind of unity.”
“Filling the space with glorious song and suggestive images…simulacra of dreams and music made visible”
Marya Ursin, Executive Director of The Dragon’s Egg Studio, Co-Director of Mystic Paper Beasts Theatre Company
“The Mystic Paper Beasts were privileged to host Tony and Francesco on creative retreat twice at the Dragon’s Egg. They worked tirelessly, filling the space with glorious song, and with suggestive images, simulacra of dreams and of music made visible. ”
“Moving something deeply in my soul... it was an astonishing experience”
-Jean Gheur, High School Principal, Belgium
“Seeing your show was a privilege. Before that, I found mime performances rather boring and I did not like the music of Bartók. Actually I loved so much Apocalypse Man! During your performance, I realized that, in fact, you were not just moving in the space of the room, but in my thoughts... moving something deeply in my soul. It was an astonishing experience.”