“Ms. Kail’s “Measure” was a terse solo for Frenchy Haynes based on a few strong pointing gestures.”
Jack Anderson
The New York Times
“Ms. Kail’s take on modern dance is spare and cerebral; watching it gives you the sense that she is serious about movement as art… Query is a haunting descent from order to chaos… The music created by Matt Aiken, cleverly picks up snippets of a conversation and repeats it… Dancer Anne Easterling brought a sweetness to ‘Off the Pier’”.
Pia Nordlinder
The New York Sun
“I am consistently impressed with the thoughtfulness, skill and integrity which she brings to dance making. A focused and intense performer, she draws the audience into her structures.”
Joan Finkelstein, Director
92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center
“Her choreography is original and evocative, and she is an accomplished dancer.”
Doris Rudko, Dance Faculty (1969-1992)
The Juilliard School
“All teachers have students whose progress from first year student, to graduate, to artist in their own right are a pleasure to track through and Amy has been that for me.”
Laura Glenn, Dance Faculty
The Juilliard School
“Her work struck me as very thorough, cohesive and strong compositionally. Furthermore, her physical persona on stage was imbued with a great deal of creative intensity, like a racehorse, as well as integrity. She successfully combines numerous theatrical elements including movement, text, and set. Interestingly, she is competent in a broad aesthetic range of work from pure movement to theatrical.”
Kathy Westwater, Professor of Dance
Sarah Lawrence College
“Her solo work is extraordinary in its depth and emotional tenor. Her body translates a wealth of information, her concentration superior. She is able to be both soft and strong, tense and fluid, often in the same surprising moment. In Query, her movements and the structure of their presentation are riveting.”
Diane Vivona, Executive Director
The Field, NYC
“Her work has a classical presence with primitive underpinnings.”
Karen Bernard, Executive Director
New Dance Alliance, NYC