Named Best Dance of 2025 by Chicago Tribune
“Frankly, I love an underdog. So, to witness the exhilarating culmination two people quite literally wrestling with each other for five years in the studio, or to see a company like Chicago Repertory Ballet now reaching its full potential, is such a pleasure and privilege.”
— The Chicago Tribune
Review: Dance Enthusiast
"I come to revel in this oscillation, simultaneously witnessing the real-life community and the phantasmatic performance built by Knockout’s creative team.."
— The Dance Enthusiast
Review: The Chicago Tribune
“the piece is chock full of layers and complexity, smart composition and plain old good dancing — frustratingly good in its attention to detail.”
— Lauren Warnecke
Preview: Block Club CHicago
‘Knockout’ Brings Iconic Femme Fight Scenes To Steppenwolf In ‘Action-Packed’ Dance Show
Preview: WBEZ CHICAGO
‘Knockout,’ a new Chicago work, blurs the lines between dance and a feminist fight club
— Sasha-Ann Simons, Ari Mejia and Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
Response: Sixty Inches From Center
An examination into the empowering culture and tension emerging from the long developing collaborative dance piece, Knockout.
— Rachel Lindsay
