CLICK HERE FOR AN ARTICLE ON THE SPR SYNTHESIS PROJECT Group performances dominate at the troupe's festival while a John Pennington solo shines. Large group dances dominated the evening, two making use of chairs but weren't always successful, while of three solos, John Pennington's "Hearing Change," stunningly danced by Denesa Chan, proved one of the evening's highlights. Pennington designed the set for this short work, a large white bull's-eye splashed with Mondrian-like red and blue planes, the squares echoed in Karen Weller's two-piece costume. Alternately ebullient and reflective, Chan scooped the air with swirling arms, her etched plies and balancing feats perfectly attuned to Thuja and David Karagianis' percussive soundscape. LOS ANGELES TIMES Mapping out super dance performances ... The Pennington Dance Group performed at the Brand Library and dazzled the audience with performances of original dance compositions, as well as adaptations of modern dance masterpieces. GLENDALE NEWS PRESS A Picture of Dorian Gray The play gathers steam in Act 2, leading off with John Pennington’s stunning choreography as Dorian’s demons descend to collect their due. LA WEEKLY … beautifully composed world premiere staging at the Boston Court, which incorporates virtuosic design elements, providing an impressionistic glimpse of Victorian England at its most sumptuous and squalid while choreographer John Pennington's dance sequences act as striking visual metaphors to the main action. LA TIMES … the driving force of this lovely production is the aesthetic beauty emanating from the design elements and John Pennington's exciting dance sequences, which illuminate Dorian's fall from grace. BACKSTAGE WEST Press Page 2