Press

  • "Ventura’s work in "Sound and Smoke" is poignant, deeply researched across the span of history, and intricately choreographed, ultimately creating an exciting, unnerving, and thought-provoking experience."

    Lola Watts, SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

  • “Selah Dance Collective had a very distinct style, performing “Rogue Planets” and “Reverie.” The dancers were dressed in a neutral palette that highlighted their graceful movements throughout both pieces. In “Rogue Planets,” they did a great job of utilizing the entire stage to create an interesting space and emphasize juxtaposition between dancers.”

    Ella Todd, THE CHANNELS

  • “Bursting with movement and packed with satisfyingly large ensemble casts, director Meredith Cabaniss Ventura took advantage of the numbers to build alluring, otherworldly formations and punches of synchronized choreography for instant impact.”

    Kaita Mrazek, AMERICAN RIVIERA MEDIA

  • "The evening flowed seamlessly with “Rogue Planets,” Meredith Cabaniss’s quietly methodical vision of four individuals on the precipice of enlightenment. Dancer Ashley Kohler-Reynolds shined through the imposing glare of the stage’s foot strobes, injecting Cabaniss’s contemporary ballet with seasoned deliberation and lingering interludes."

    SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

  • "Fearless and sensitive; she [director Meredith Cabaniss] engages challenge as adventure, humor as precious, and spirit as essential. Her work makes all involved stop, listen, and experience. SELAH has a knack for creating a world that engages dancer, audience, and choreographer challenging all to take an introspective approach to questions about human nature."

    Jonathan Eymann, Former Dancer

  • "...wildly talented, meticulously thorough, and refreshingly open to new perspectives."

    Ninette Paloma, SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

  • "An ambitious collection of work by talented dancers and choreographers... the conversation that SELAH presented through this work is vital."

    Maggie Yates, SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

  • “The evening’s title work, choreographed by Cabaniss Ventura and the company of nine dancers, made it abundantly clear that dance is back in a big way.”

    Charles Donelan, SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT