VINEYARD GAZETTE
Friday, May 23, 2008
DORFMAN SHARES A JOYOUS DANCE WITH CREATIVITY OF BORN IDENTITY
By Alexander Trowbridge
Edgartown School, Martha’s Vineyard

“I want to show kids that we are part of the group that can change the way we embrace those who are different,” she says. “By understanding their story you can empathize with them.” One of the greatest lessons Ms. Dorfman hopes to convey with dance is that of the delicate balance in life between the identity of the individual and the needs of the ensemble. “With each dance on stage, individuals exist in relation with each other.”… (Download Full PDF)

THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD TIMES
Thursday, May 22, 2008
DANCE BRINGING STUDENTS TO THEIR FEET
By Alexandra Bullen
The Yard, Martha’s Vineyard

“The message is about tradition and family.” “One of the wonderful things about this piece is that it demonstrates the family dynamic in a way that makes it all familiar. It’s also a way of looking at different cultures and at the same time showing the similarities between those cultures.”… (Download Full PDF)

HADASSAH
December 2002
NEW STEPS IN JEWISH DANCE
Modern Choreographers Are Exploring Their Heritage, Finding Inspiration For New Works In The Holocaust And Beyond
By Susan Josephs

“For years, Dorfman, a New Jersey-based choreographer and a child of Holocaust survivors, had focused on depicting pain when creating works related to Jewish life. ‘The Holocaust connected me to Judaism,’ she says. ‘But when I looked at my kids, I saw that death alone is not going to keep them connected to their heritage.’ Dorfman’s epiphany resulted in “Mayne Mentshn”, a work about pre-Hitler European Jewish life, postwar immigration, and assimilation in America.” … (Download full PDF)

THE STAR-LEDGER
Saturday, March 31, 2001
STEP BY STEP
An Innovative Program Shows Students How Dances Are Created
By Peggy McGloane
F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, Drew University, Madison

“Want to learn how something works? Take it apart. That’s the theory choreographer Carolyn Dorfman applies in her innovative education program, “Backstage Pass”, a performance workshop that provides students with the opportunity to observe modern dance and learn how it is created.” “Backstage Pass” engages in a kind of movement improvisation, as Dorfman and her eight member company work with school groups to help them understand dance and choreography… (Download Full PDF)