Press
“Writhing and jumping, the vigorous choreography, by Toback, recalls the styles of Fosse and Madonna…injecting the crowd with an overwhelming desire to jump on stage and join in.” —Ali Subotinck, Parkett Magazine
Dinosaurs, Politicians, Oil & Water; “hair-whipping choreography.” —The New York Times
Jurassic Park Meets The Odyssey, Dance New Amsterdam Begins Its Winter 2011 Season —F.A.M.E. Magazine
LET’S DANCE; Jordana Che Toback and Clarinda Mac Low team up —The Village Voice
“Producers Jordana Che Toback and Tom Rossi combine their talents to create a wonderful blend of sensuous dance with powerful earth-moving music.” — iDanz
Virgins of Un-Hollywood —Paper Magazine
“..an original jumbling of Fosse, Burlesque, Cancan, Kung Fu and belly dancing!” — The Village Voice
“Supremely Theatrical!” — The Village Voice
“The Perfect Storm meets Busby Berkeley” — Bazaar
“… hypnotic and transformative” — DanceInsider
“A delightfully lavish, sexy spectacle” — DanceInsider
“Earthy Sensuality is what this show is about” — The New Yorker
“POON is a wild sensuous ride pulsated by driving percussive music by Tom Rossi” — Backstage
“If, as Jesse Ventura once said, wrestling is Ballet with violence, then Toback’s latest work POON falls in between the two.” — Women’s Wear Daily
“Jordana Toback, who could pass for a brunette Janis Joplin, combines coruscating portraits of women—alone and in bawdy, blustering relationships …” — The Village Voice
“She’s big, she’s beautiful and she comes on strong!” — The Village Voice
“… A dancer actress of great energy and promise” — The Village Voice
Cheek to Cheek Press Release — Fractured Atlas
“She works with so many arcane breaks. Martial arts. Animotion. Showgirls.” — Index
“We asked Fischerspooner choreographer Jordana Toback to keep a journal of the all the hairy twists and turns as this mega production developed. Turns out, there were quite a few!” — Index
“I just create these wild dances. … and no one ever says ‘No, you can’t do that!” — SPIN
“A New York Dance Troupe Recreates Era of Feathers and Fluorescence” — Out
“It’s Cats meets Kraftwerk.” — LA Times
“… Fischerspooner created something so convoluted, entertaining, and contaminated it couldn’t be corrupted.” — Village Voice
“… a highly contrived song-and-dance spectacular that challenges conventional description. Part Paula Abdul, part ‘Star Trek,’ with a touch of ‘Bedazzled’ and Busby Berkeley.” — Vanity Fair
“Among the guilty pop pleasures they appropriate are hot pink bodywear, Solid-Gold era dance moves, and bouncy, synthy music.” — Interview
“Along with classically trained musician Warren Fischer and choreographer Jordana Toback, he has put together a musical ensemble of new-wave hilarity not seen since the early days of Devo.” — TONY
“… with members like Warren Fischer and Jordana Toback, who created the aggressively robotic choreography, the group’s talent is impossible to disguise.” — Art Forum
“Mankynde, the most entertaining musical [in the FringeNYC] …” — TONY
“…beautiful Jordana Toback in a vision of the blues…” — The Village Voice
Jordana Che Toback
Well babe, It all started in 1971 (Jordana, year 3) when I discovered my passion for lip synching to Shirley Temple's "The Good Ship Lollypop" on my parents fireplace. I am told I put on quite the show and have been lucky enough to support myself in a similar fashion since the early 90's... more »





