"Elise Knudson's company, 'Airelise' provided a sublime and
technically innovative aerial dance tour of an imaginary jungle populated by wondrous creatures of all stripes in Critters."
-Christopher Atamian
Village Voice, August 17th 2005
"When Elise Knudson steps into what promises to be an easy arabesque, the loose momentum of her limbs
makes her instantly enormous."
-Jim Dowling
Dance Magazine, January 2005
"Watching aerial dancer Elise Knudson’s
solo, "Visitant," is like looking at an insect undergoing metamorphosis; like inhabiting a daydream."
-Shanti Crawford
The Brooklyn Rail, April 2003
"...among the years up & comers."
-Quote by Robin Staff in an article by Brian McCormick
Gay City News, September 2002
"The choreographers/dancers Bianca Falco and Elise Knudson
create[d] a poetic world full of grace...choreography that is a product of a rich laboratory of ideas..."
-Francesca Gentile
America Oggi, August 13th, 2000
"Her work successfully incorporates the use of props in dance. Ms. Knudson's choreography is enchanting;
her movement captures a very fine balance of tension and release. She takes what has become commonplace...and creates her
own movement standars."
-Julia Holland
Show Buisness, May 26th, 1999
