" Jasper Narvaez, an extraordinary artist, plays the tamed wild man Enkidu with the weightless virtuosity of an animated figure. Every pose is lent additional force by his hyperflexible toes and ankles and fingers that fan out like strelitzia flowers. Every pirouette is a wild, golden tornado and his leaps read like a firework scribbling in the dark... it was truly exasperating to see such expressive dancers deployed so impenetrably."
- LOUISE LEVENE, Financial Times 2021, Akram Khan’s Outwitting the Devil — explosive but impenetrable
" Purely in terms of the dancing, the physical mastery, the jaw-dropping shape-shifting, you will not see a more impressive performance this year. The speed at which the dancers in Akram Khan’s Outwitting the Devil scroll through the space or across the floor – it is as if they’re another species... There’s the weightless virtuosity of the mercurial Jasper Narvaez, his spine peeling back in long curves... - Sometimes you can’t quite believe what you’re seeing... "
LYNDSEY WINSHIP, The Guardian 2021, Outwitting the Devil review – Akram Khan’s dancers defy all limits

"The true strength, however, of this work lies in the diversity and talent of the cast. The dancers are not just technically outstanding (especially Pham and Narvaez with their boneless fluidity and exceptional control), but they embody the themes of the work in their own way...”

- RHYS RYAN, Limelight 2019, Outwitting the Devil (Akram Khan Company, OzAsia Festival)

"It was widely agreed that [Jasper] set the piece on fire, he leaped and spun out from the group who had at that moment been playing with momentum and transference... [he] filled the space with heart-racing exhiliration and energy as he erupted stage front.”

- MICHELLE DEE, 2019, Lithuania's AURA Rewrite the Rules at Transgressions 2019


"The piece is well performed by two APA students, Chen Mei and the stunning Joshua Jasper Narvaez, a talent to watch.”

- NATASHA ROGAI, South China Morning Post 2015, Review: E-Side Dance Company's Allegro offers intriguing variety
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