A review from the Chronicle.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Smuin's 'Stabat Mater' a moving response to Sept. 11<P>Octavio Roca, Chronicle Dance Critic <P>The new piece is part of a richly varied mixed bill that includes Smuin's "Very Merrily Verdi" and "The Eternal Idol" as well as the hugely entertaining "To the Beatles" with guest pianist John Bayless. But "Stabat Mater" is different. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/17/DD76650.DTL&type=performance" TARGET=_blank><B>more...</B></A>

Wow. Given the comments about Roca in the other Smuin thread, I am very interested to see other critics' responses to this piece.<P>Also, I didn't remember hearing that Mark Morris' "V" was in response to September 11th. Has he said that or is that an interpretation of the work?

Katydid, here are some threads on "V," including the sneak preview in the SF Bay Area and the premiere in London:<P> <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000480-2.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000480-2.html</A> <P> <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/001106.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/001106.html</A> <P> <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum14/HTML/000013.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum14/HTML/000013.html</A>