Westward Ho!
Control suddenly giving way to chaos
The New York Times, Feb 24, 1998, editor: Anna Kisselgoff (in English), 2008-07-30 09:07:31"…the troupe, with three powerful male dancers, should return soon.---Like much Finnish design, Westward Ho! was striking in its sense of color and composition, focused on clarity of line. Add the force of controlled energy, channeled into repeated geometric shapes and occasionally erupting into whiplash twists and turns. ---"
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Cannes acte II
Les Saisons de la Danse, Feb 1998, editor: Bernard Raffalli (in French), 2008-07-30 09:05:45"---Westward Ho! by Tero Saarinen is a jewel from Finland, a real poem danced in a light of aurora borealis. --- Tero Saarinen is both great and modest at the same time. He nourishes an intense inner life. In this second part of the festival in Cannes, the light comes from the north."
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Northern Lights
The Village Voice, Sep 16, 1997, editor: Deborah Jowitt (in English), 2008-07-30 09:03:56"---The [Helsinki] festival presents the terrific dancer and hot young choreographer Tero Saarinen and his Company Toothpick--- Every time the men interject a sharp movement, or one breaks away, or two touch, it's a major event. The piece has an almost faultless dance logic."
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