Interviews & Features
TheaterMania.com TimeOutNY.com
With a mane of brown hair, agile dancer's feet and a gymnast's flexibility...Suzana Stanković has guts- and is unafraid to spill them onstage.
- The New York Post
Her observable grace is that of a ballerina. Her body is of a gymnast. Her range is clearly of an actor but her intensity, well it was something else entirely.
- Liz Belilovskaya, TimesSquare.com
Suzana is a brilliant actress and dancer.
- Richmond Shepard, Performing Arts Insider
Ms. Stanković has enormous talent in every realm, for starters. She is an exquisite dancer…petite and powerful: extraordinarily limber.
[And] her theatrical range...If she sings, Kristin Chenoweth has a challenger.
Ms. Stankovic’s sense of drama was harrowingly evident...romantic and perfectly executed….there was a graceful spooning of bodies, standing or kneeling, that suggested unity wordlessly.
- Madeleine L. Dale, Associate Editor, Attitude: The Dancers’ Magazine
Suzana Stanković is a UNIQUE and SINGULAR artist. Her work is BOLD and UNCOMPROMISING. She brings a freshness and DARING, an innocence and a sexiness, a curiosity and SOULFULNESS to all her work. I always say that to be a successful artist one must have the three 'T's-- Technique, Talent and Truth and the most important of all of these is TRUTH. Suzana has all three in spades but it is her truthfulness that attracts me to her work the most.
- Guy Giarrizzo, Independent Theater Director
Suzana is a rare talent. She reaches deep within herself and CAPTIVATES the audience.
- Kerry Clayton, Board of Directors, Joyce Theater Foundation
Suzana is an amazing pioneer...trying to describe her performance is like trying to nail jello to a tree. She works on so many different levels...and nails it every time!
- George Riddle, Joad Cressbeckler, The Onion News Network (TV Series)
I loved Suzana's show. Tears started to form in my eyes about a minute into it. I found it very moving and emotional...then in the last third it became extremely funny. Suzana is a great talent!
- David Zen Mansley, Director, Theater for the New City's, 'A Christmas Carol!'
The first time I saw Suzana perform, I sat mesmerized, captivated by the scope of talent, grace and personal power she displayed. A year later, I attended her performance of 'Blood/Nectar/Glitter', hurricane Irene was approaching the east coast but the sheer electricity that charged the air that night was generated not by Irene but by Suzana. Captivated by her every movement, heartfelt poetry and verse, I left the theater feeling energized and nurtured by the love force of this finely tuned, nymph-like artist.
- Bernard Aquina Doctor, Author, Visual Artist, L.M.T. & Pres., AQTA, pllc
Suzana Stanković is a serious, accomplished, generous and disciplined young artist.
- Edith Meeks,
New York Foundation for the Arts
Suzana successfully bridges the worlds of art and entertainment in a way that I find to be unfortunately rare. Her work is precise and expertly executed - especially by Suzana herself, who is beautiful to watch - while being moving and often downright funny.
- David F. Slone, Esq.,
Producer, Nutcracker: Rated R
Suzana is a FIERCE performer and a visionary theater conceptualizer. She imbues humor, poignancy and athleticism into her work that showcases not only her rock-solid talent as a dancer but also a first-rate comic actor.
- Hoang A. Duong, Award-Winning Screenwriter/Director
I LOVED her performance! Quite simply, Suzana is extremely talented and amazing.
- Robert Greene, Norwood Arts Club, NYC
Suzana Stanković is a dancer with high technical skills, charm, vivaciousness,
and a sense of humor.
As a featured soloist with Savion Glover's troupe, this charismatic performer stole focus whenever she was on stage.
- Richmond Shepard, Critic, Performing Arts Insider
Suzana Stankovic’s interpretation of ballet mirrored the percussive nature of tap…
with feet moving quickly and tightly to Savion Glover’s repetitive beats…
she danced through his lingering taps with poise.
- Carley Petesch, San Francisco Chronicle
I consider Suzana to be one of the most courageous artists I have ever met.
- Mike Millis, MX2 Design Force
The juxtaposition works when small, feisty [Suzana] Stankovic’s neater steps prick at [Savion] Glover’s rhythms.
- Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
I am so impressed by Suzana's spirit, intelligence and integrity as it relates to her work and how her audience is treated.
- Scott Reiburn, Director of Audience Development, TheaterMania.com
Suzana is a fearless performer.
- Bob Homeyer, Professional Actor
She danced with compact and enigmatic grace. She expressed musicality with her whole body. Ms. Stanković is a choreographer and dancer to watch.
- Robert Abrams, Editor-in-Chief, ExploreDance.com
Suzana's vision is uniquely her own.
Her passion is contagious and the audience cannot help but be enthralled.
- Robert Armin, Artistic Director, Blairstown Theater Festival
Suzana's show, 'Predestined', offers an impressive range of mood...from earnest ambition to campy self-derision. The overall effect teeters between the baffling and the fascinating.
- Katy Einerson, Dixon Place, NYC's Laboratory for Performance Since 1985
Ms. Stankovic, dainty and petite, dark haired, pixie faced with huge dark eyes, gave the ethereal appearance that was a perfect choice. She is a lovely and dramatic dancer.
- Francine L. Trevens, Art Times Journal
Suzana Stanković has great conviction in performance. No action is superfluous.
-John Ollom, Prismatic Productions
Suzana’s artistic vision is balanced with a solid sense of practicality.
- Sven Van Damme, House Manager, Battery Dance Company
SUZANA IS SO PURE, REAL and AMAZING.
- Jennnifer Gwan
I THOROUGHLY enjoyed Suzana's dance-theatre piece, Desire & Sacrifice.
It had ALL the qualities I love and which I believe are the
formula for success: good music, powerful story, emotion, fabulous
dancing, great costume, good looks/body, sex-love-pain-humor. I saw her perform by chance and didn't know who she was but I immediately said to myself, 'I want to photograph her.'
- Ken Paprocki, Writer/Photographer
Suzana's performance had wide emotional breadth ranging from sadness to humor that kept me interested throughout. Underlying all of this, and what keeps me coming back, is Suzana's grace and beauty as a dancer. It is always a joy to watch her.
- Nancy Weiss, MD
Suzana’s performance clearly showcased her dramatic range, conveying the playful and the heartbreaking.
- Dean Dacian, Actor
Suzana is one in a million! Her talent and drive are astonishing and her work conveys such range. She creates emotional episodes that touch the heart. Suzana is an actress-dancer of great artistry with a petite, flexible body and impressive extensions. It is wonderful to see her use her gorgeous body and emotional depth to say so much.
- Meche Kroop, Critic and NY Correspondent, The Opera Insider
Suzana is an AMAZING performer.
- George Riddle, Actor, The Onion News Network
Suzana's movement and dramatic intensity were so very easily felt. I was never left wondering "what something was supposed to mean" or if I had missed something. All of her actions were powerful, immediately understood, touching our hearts directly. Her work is amazingly effective. I was also moved and surprised by Suzana's sense of humor which made it impossible to suppress hysterical laughter.
- Paul Gewirtz
Suzana’s performance was every bit as STUNNING as it had been described.
- Sean Nolan
Suzana Stanković is an extremely decent person with clear principles and ideals. I have such high regard and respect for her as a person and artist. She portrays the true language of the heart and depth of the human spirit.
- Flor C. Lampert
Suzana's performance was AMAZING, emotionally intense and full of surprises. And the ending was brilliant.
Suzana is a mighty mite! The hard work is evident. She is very serious and yet balances this by not being so serious.
- Mario Mastrandrea
I loved the emotional range, the commitment, the humor and the zest. Can't wait to see what she does next.
- Trilby Schreiber, Faculty Member, School of Visual Arts
Suzana's show was EXCELLENT!
- Jack Bank, Actor/Filmmaker
Suzana’s talent, vision and spiritedness are extraordinary. I believe she will soon be an artist of major influence.
- Andy Altmann, Musician