I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW ENTHRALLED, EXCITED, AND OVERWHELMED I WAS WHEN I DISCOVERED ONE OF JACKSON POLLOCK'S LARGE SCALE ARTWORKS. FOR HOURS, I SAT IN FRONT OF IT IN THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN NEW YORK.

THE CANVAS AS SKIN: POLLOCK IN HEIDELBERG

HARTMUT REGITZ, TANZ MAGAZINE

“Pérez achieves objectivity by creating a one-and-a-half-hour "Pollock" evening with Dance Theatre Heidelberg, which does not limit itself to creating an image of the painter, but seeks to immerse itself in his performative working style and personality.”

“Pérez doesn't use a knife or a stick to choreograph an image. As the timbres of Spanish cellist Yamila Ríos condense or weaken, the dances also compress or isolate themselves. A significant duet that renounces all contact. And undoubtedly a scene that immediately brings to mind the active assistance of Mrs. Pollock, aka Lee Krasner. Yi-Wei always acts grounded. And without her clearly embodying Krasner, we can feel the influence the artist's wife had on her husband's work.”

“And suddenly, as a spectator, we have the feeling of sitting in front of one of his paintings, like Iván Pérez.”