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"...inkBoat is at the forefront of a new generation. Founder Shinichi Iova-Koga creates startlingly imaginative psychological journeys of humor and horror..."
~San Francisco Chronicle, January 29, 2006

"...delicately funny..."
~New York Times, January 9, 2006

"...a panoply of keen gestures, extreme facial expressions, and Harpo-style physical maneuvers, the dancers’ bodies sang out the physical equivalent of songs—broken, dissonant, and often hilarious."
~DANCE MAGAZINE, August 12, 2004

"...technical mastery and dark vein of humor runs through the performances..."
~Voice of Dance, August 10, 2004

"...moods and tempos freely incorporate elements of modern, jazz, and popular dance, all with captivating grace and precision."
~SF Bay Guardian, August 11, 2004

"Shinichi Iova-Koga's sympathetic character and the way he melds theatrically propelled narrative with deep psychic images crawls through your mind."
~San Francisco Examiner, November 30, 2001

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