Chunky Move
“Our best modern dance company” THE AUSTRALIAN
"Now Australia's biggest and most successful contemporary dance export" 2008 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
"Having conquered Edinburgh, Chunky Move has the world at its feet" THE AUSTRALIAN
"This Australian modern-dance company from Melbourne brought blasts of choreographic excitement to the Brooklyn Academy of Music Harvey Theatre when it appeared as part of The 2001 Next Wave Festival" THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Obarzanek's depth and breadth of inquiry is stimulating" THE AUSTRALIAN
“Chunky Move’s unpredictable productions push boundaries and create challenges.” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
“[Chunky Move] never does the same thing twice.” HERALD SUN
“Chunky Move has challenged expectations with works that have been innovative, eclectic, physical and bold...The company is Australia’s most successful contemporary dance export, with an extensive international touring program.” ARTS HUB
"Strongly conceived and arrestingly choreographed and designed physical theatre." THE TIMES
"Astonishing virtuosity. And very funny" LA MARSAILLAISE
"Chunky Move do it with a hard-edged impact and design originality that makes them particularly memorable" MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
"Avant-garde, energy-packed and very unconventional – a night out with Chunky Move actually provoked both controversy and thought, leaving one in keen anticipation for more" THE SINGAPORE FINANCIAL TIMES
"A triumph... one of the happiest dance occasions in Melbourne in a long time" THE AUSTRALIAN
"Slick and in-your-face, with sprinkles of irony, self-deprecation and humour for the intelligentsia and virgins of the dance audiences" HERALD SUN
"… additional proof that Obarzanek is worthy of the investment that has been made in him by the State Government" THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
"The dancers are crème de la crème professionals, each, in the style of contemporary dance, physically and temperamentally contrasting. Only their calibre is uniform." THE ADVERTISER
“Chunky Move, one of the driving forces behind Melbourne's thriving dance culture.” THEATRE NOTES