cie. toula limnaios

»toula limnaios finds opressive pictures… in »volto umano« there is no attention, only direction and manipulation; the group actions contrasted with emotional solos. there is no longer any shelter from the inhuman. the dancers inspire with their expressive anger and physical vehemence. a stirring evening.« (tagesspiegel, sandra luzina)

»toula limnaios´ choreographing rarely serves expectations. everywhere on the stage the unusual could happen. in an attempt of bodily approximation, the dancers attested brutality, seizure, marionette-isation and showed individuality with their hands, feet, and faces… the audience’s reaction was ardent.« (friday (freitag). the opinion medium. blog)

»the ensemble toula limnaios unmasks the human face. it is a mechanized world that toula limnaios and her company present in “volto umano”. in a lurking atmosphere, one seeks in vain happiness and harmony. as people become entangled, one senses: it is not a good world. emotional emptiness. the tumble reaches its climax in the final: the world is depleted. it is a profoundly dark vision…« (neues deutschland, volkmar draeger)

»dystopian is the vision that toula limnaios creates in her new piece “volto umano”. is humanity walking, open-eyed, towards the abyss? what do we see? and how can we go on? what do we (still) recognize in the “volto umano”, the human face? “humanity” runs the risk of becoming a sold-out relic; the loneliness of the protagonist obscures the view of the world.« (tanzraumberlin.de, alexandra hennig)

»the unmistakable toula limnaios debuts with „volto umano“, a powerful and elegant narration.
from the beginning to the end there are strong images that refer to critical situations, social issues and problems of our times, which remain impressed in the memory of the audience.
a raw story, narrated with the unmistakable limnaios style, which manages to contrast the violence of actions, the grace and the elegance of her dance.« (campadidanza.it, nicola campanelli)