"In Rupert's trio 11 x forgetting, it seems as if Rupert is the conscious state, Pallomina the subconscious and Bolt the unconscious, as the dancers work through their amnesia on different levels. Rupert takes on big abstract challenges in her work, and for the most part, she succeeds in producing images that radiate the trauma about loss and identity."
(on 11 x forgetting, 96.3 Classical FM)
"On an evening of works with lots of words in them, it is the textless dancing of Lucy Rupert that speaks most eloquently…Rupert's appearances on stage are like an orchid blossoming in a bed of forget-me-nots. The dancer's work in the theatre has served her well; she dances like someone with something important to say. It is hard to take your eyes off her…In this work, which begs to be seen again, Rupert shows a new ability to transform her ideas of movement into poetic language."
(on The speed of our vertigoes, Toronto Star)
"Rupert wears Nowacka's explosive style of choreography very well in Martha's Demon. She's the demon and the one possessed by it. Flung about the stage as if by an invisible force or attacking the thing that invades her space, Rupert pushes her body to extremes, displaying great physical strength. She makes a fascinating show of a convulsive, but controlled, outburst."
(on Martha's Deamon, chor. Malgorzata Nowacka, Toronto Star)
"Among the ones to watch in the future."
(on Tropic of Cancer, Globe & Mail)
"Choreographer Lucy Rupert has an immense imagination…[she is] someone who is not afraid to make the audience work a little - which is a good thing. "
(on Days of Mad Rabbits, Globe & Mail)
"Provocative and droll."
(on Mechanical Nightingales, Classical FM)
"Lucy Rupert is one of Toronto's dance intellectuals…[her] women depict the silent cries of hearts turned to stone by romantic love."
(on Smokefall, Globe & Mail)
"One of those satisfying intellectual works…quicksilver physicality that resonated with myriad images, particularly [T.S.] Eliot's brilliant play with rhythms and the distracted, bitter musings of his aging anti-hero."
(on Pru, Globe & Mail)
"Independent dancer Lucy Rupert…was as close an encounter as is possible with a reincarnated Isadora Duncan….long-limbed, exuberant…"
(Toronto Star)
"The beautiful Pre-Raphaelite look of Rupert makes her a compelling figure on stage, and her lost soul dancing was lovely. "
(in Theatre Rusticle, Globe & Mail)
"Lucy Rupert offers a supple spine and liquid arms crowned by an unwavering focus; she's a truly gifted performer who draws you in."
(Edmonton VUE magazine)
"As though possessed, once again [Lucy's] power of expression is profound…her soul seemed to speak to the invisible instrument."
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