What People are saying about ‘On Hold’

Preview of Broken Rhythms’ On Hold

“This new show is stark, confident, bizarre, complex, visceral, at times earnest, and at other times funny.”

-John Manson

On Hold skilled but bewildering performance

This was such a powerfully relevant expression of the intricacies of human relationship that it brought tears to my eyes.” 

– Lane Chevrier

https://www.nexusnewspaper.com/2023/09/05/chiaroscuro-abstract-with-no-comprehension-required/


Broken Rhythms turns hold-music marathon into art

The result is On Hold, which explores emotions sprung from the stasis almost practically every adult has faced, at one point or another, while waiting for a human voice to break the telephone tedium.

Sonik-Henderson used the idea for the piece to kickstart a bigger conversation, one that examines bigger facets of life, from relationships to creative pursuits, that often also get put on hold.

-Mike Devlin (Times Colonist)

https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/broken-rhythms-turns-hold-music-marathon-into-art-10474948

Acclaimed Victoria rhythmical contemporary dance company Broken Rhythms explores the many ways we experience and cope with being “on hold” in a new production.

-Times Colonist

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-events?_evDiscoveryPath=/event%2F2957235-broken-rhythms-dance-presents-on-hold-

Broken Rhythms dancers show being ‘On Hold’ is worth the wait

-Monday Magazine by Jennifer Blyth

Broken Rhythms dancers show being ‘On Hold’ is worth the wait.

https://www.mondaymag.com/entertainment/broken-rhythms-dancers-show-being-on-hold-is-worth-the-wait-7841054