Accolades
Risa's Subjects are modern, urban, and random; unified by a sense of isolation, a reaching out to touch, connections made and broken, connections made and held until they descend into chaos.
Her style is both highly emotional and funny-her pieces ride the edge between irony and mania. The work shows both great humor and fierce discipline."
- Barbara Morin
Theater Department Chair
MN. Center for Arts Education
Press Testimonials
Risa Cohen's works takes you on an emotional rollercoaster ride into the greatest depths of self-reflection. [...] Her work focuses on the power of movement and the strength of emotion.
- Juliette Crane
Pulse of the Twin Cities
Cohen puts on a solid show. It's rapid and visually gratifying... Cohen's at the leading edge of a large wave (of Aerial Dance).
- Lightsey Darst
MNartist.org
Well timed antic moments.
- Carolin Parlmer
City Pages
Cohen has an eye for imagery.
- Mike Steel
Star Tribune
Acrobatic and thrilling [...] Sumptuous and sensual.
- Rohan Preston
Star Tribune
Solid choreographic skills couched in a theatrical sensibitity [...] Strong, liquid, ethereal style that's flawless and mesmerizing
- Camille LeFevre
Star Tribune
Compelling collection of new dance Focus Point shows strength and conviction in her work with Movement Theater
- Peggy J. VanDuyne
Pulse of the Twin Cities