“Mothering & Mourning” created by Megan Flynn & Teresa VanDenend Sorge for the 2023 Cincinnati Fringe Festival
Cincinnati Fringe Festival
“In "Belly of the Beast” Flynn glides through, then stumbles and fights with all of the ways to carry the load–to balance, to bundle, a baby, a whip, a veil and a snare.”
—Liz Eichler, League of Cincinnati Theatres, 2023
“Mothering & Mourning” brings quality dance-driven storytelling that rounds out Cincy Fringe’s many lovable genres. It tells stories of motherhood through dance and spoken word. Dancers Megan Flynn, Teresa VanDenend Sorge, Lindsay Helock, Nadia Ureña, and Rodney Veal collaborate beautifully in the pieces that flow into each other seamlessly. ”
Come Together Dance Festival, Philadelphia, PA
“Their bodies animate within the syncopation of the music and move in most delightful idiosyncratic ways. This was one of the highlight duets of the whole festival. Their musicality and partner energy were simply radiant.” -The Dance Journal, 2019
“quirky, wriggling and balletic formalism”
“Flynn has a unique talent for crafting movement that tells a story. She doesn’t tell stories in a narrative sense, but rather communicates through an original language of bodies in motion. Flynn’s dances are sculptural, and she invents shapes that utilize her dancers’ entire physical frames.”
In this non-theatrical environment, with dancers and audience sharing the same space, the performance had a 3-dimensional quality that was alive and inviting.
Jane Fries, The Dance Journal, 2017
Fringe in the Market, Reading Terminal Market (Philadelphia, PA) Dancers: Meredith Stapleton (L), Sarah C. Reid (R) Photo: Meredith Sonnen/FringeArts
“Amidst the restaurants, fish stands and ice cream kiosks, there was a marley full of magnificent dancing, reminding us that art strengthens community.”
“Lithe, liquid, and always in control, their limbs were like fishing poles —always reaching into the space, willing the audience to be hooked.”
“Always graceful, Flynn layered small, gestural details with expansive, full-bodied dancing. A beautiful mover, she was precise in her unique vocabulary she employed to tell this story of self-awakening.”
“Socks or no socks, Megan Flynn flexed her choreographic muscle as she introduced her company to the Philadelphia Dance Scene.”