Smokey Joe's Cafe at the El Portal Theatre
"In "Don Juan," Dionne Figgins slinks in with mile-long legs and a red feather boa to give a romantic pink slip to a tycoon with a shrinking portfolio. The song is decades old, but it's a perfect torch song for our current recession blues."
"Figgins has diva power to burn..."
-LA Times
"The solo fare is highlighted by Dionne Figgins' sinewy and sensuous journey through the ultra-materialistic "Don Juan," making captivating use of a near-stage-length boa."
"And Polk is to be lauded for his compelling, introspective pas de deux staging of "Spanish Harlem," sung by Oliver and danced by Oliver and Figgins."
-Variety
"Dionne Figgins is a steely sex kitten..."
-LA Weekly
"Dionne Figgins' best moment in the spotlight is her fiery delivery of the Motown flavored torch song "Don Juan," complete with flaming-red boa."
-Backstage
"...vampish Dionne Figgins has titillating number in "Don Juan" using a boa as a lethal weapon, and also shows off her ballet expertise in "Spanish Harlem."
-Theatermania
"And dancer Dionne Figgins has a rich, sultry voice that perfectly matches her kittenish choreography."
-Talkin' Broadway
"Long-legged Dionne Figgins uses a long red feather, a short black mini-dress and a chair as props for sultry chanteuse renderings of "Don Juan" and "Some Cats Know."
-Curtain Up
"Daniel Watts and Dionne D. Figgins capture a
’50s-era vibe in rehearsal at the La Jolla Playhouse."
http://www.latimes.com/
"In Andante con Molto, Eric Underwood and Antonio Douthit play out the familiar street scene of two guys trying to score with the passerby 'fox,' Dionne Figgins."
http://www.criticaldance.com/
"Dionne Figgins, from the corps, matched Rocher in size, if more sober in execution. Both warmed to their task, particularly in the third movement; there the thrusts and releves are of such joyous exhilaration that everyone began to smile."
http://www.ballet.co.uk/
"She was only 11 when she came to Dance Theatre of Harlem for the first time during a summer intensive study, but Figgins has always believed that it is where she was destined to be. "
http://www.voices-unabridged.org/
"Musicals have claimed...Dionne Figgins, who is involved in a pre-Broadway workshop."
http://www.nytimes.com/
"...Dionne Figgins and Ebony Haswell caught the feisty and impudent overtones of the ballet and its jazz-influenced score..."
http://www.nytimes.com/
"Dionne Figgins and Ebony Haswell were sweet and loving sisters."
http://danceviewtimes.com/
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