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The Reed College Quest By Sophia Kongshaug November 2016	MARGINAL EVIDENCE: THE UNSEEN ELEMENT BEHIND DANCE PERFORMANCE Through interactive and thought-provoking installations, she sheds a light on the arduous process that lies beneath every work of art, presenting the “Marginal Evidence” that remains of her endeavour.
Martha Ullman West Oregon Arts Watch October 27 2015	MARGINAL EVIDENCE: THE ART OF DANCE The footprints are marked with crime scene labels that spell out five, six, seven, eight in Roman numerals, one of many examples of Longstreth’s sly wit in this installation as well as her choreography. This is forensic evidence of a dance being done, and possibly a comment on Puritanical attitudes toward the art form itself.
Celina Russell Preview in Oregonian September 30 2015	GEAR UP FOR DANCE LEGENDS AND RAW YOUNG TALENT: OCTOBER IS DANCE MONTH IN PORTLAND "Where does the memory of a dancer end and the fact of her movement begin? In "Marginal Evidence" at the White Box at the University of Oregon in Portland, the viscera of Katherine Longstreth's work is on view, highlighted by archival footage, drawings and notes from Longstreth's experience as a performer and choreographer."
Jamuna Chiari Oregon Arts Watch October 1, 2015	WEEKEND DANCE WATCH: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS “My goal was to try to lift the lid metaphorically on the creative process and my creative process is dance: that’s what I am using because that’s my material and my expertise. I am hoping it will reverberate for any artist in any kind of creative process.”
Jamuna Chiari Oregon Arts Watch November 19, 2015	DANCE WEEKLY: SAVING DANCE! As part of the closing, Longstreth gathered together choreographers Linda K. Johnson, Anne Mueller and Linda Austin to talk about their experiences recording dance. After they spoke, Longstreth opened up the floor and invited all of us to share our various methods of preserving dance works. Emails from folks not able to attend were read, comics from a collaborating artist that had been dug out of a box in a basement were passed around, a phone with video played, and many stories were told. I felt so thankful and buoyed to know that we were in this community together.
Rita Felciano San Francisco Bay Guardian June 4, 2013	HELLO SOLO Funsch Dance Experience triumphs with 'State' "...The beautifully economic Narrative Medicine, choreographed by Longstreth and performed by her and Kelly Bartnik, traced what was a perhaps a friendship imperiled of illness. Casually rolling big wooden spools that became chairs and a table, the women tenderly examined each other's hands. Then Longstreth moved to what looked like a medical screen to return to her partner, now stretched out on the table. Bartnik now fiercely resisted an examination. A lovely touch was the screen's unraveling, ensnaring Bartnik in the process. Yet Longstreth held onto her..." [read on]
Martha Ullman West Oregon Arts Watch May 17, 2013	DANCING TO THE HOW AND WHY OF 'IT' Katherine Longstreth and Christy Funsch find a beautiful way to the heart of women "...Then suddenly, to some ominous music, the two are again on opposite sides of the space, shoving the spools at each other extremely aggressively. Bartik pulls strings from Longstreth’s costume, and hangs onto them. Then they link hands and pull each other around in jumping, heaving movement, every jump and every heave imploring, Do not leave me. It’s a stunning expression of helplessness and vulnerability. And affirmation..." [read on]
Garnet Henderson Dance Enthusiast May 2, 2013	IMPRESSIONS OF SOAKING WET "...Next, Longstreth, clad in a white dress-coat over black clothing, performed her own choreography in O Where. However, only briefly did this coat appear as a traditional covering. Longstreth constantly manipulated the garment, turning it inside out and rotating it around, all while it remained on her body. She ended the piece by removing and then folding the coat. The movement of this jacket had a hypnotic effect, and Longstreth performed the piece with an intense sense of purpose...” [read on]
Marty Hughley The Oregonian March 15, 2010	DANCE REVIEW: DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER KATHERINE LONGSTRETH WELL-RECEIVED IN PORTLAND DEBUT AT CONDUIT "...Longstreth -- who moved last July from New York -- has a recognizable style marked by clarity, musical acumen, gentleness, and now and then a hint of insouciance, as in Nancy Ellis' charming role in "Two for the Show..." [read on]
Heather Wisner Willamette Week March 15 2010	LIVE REVIEW: KATHERINE LONGSTRETH AT CONDUIT "A new talent has joined Portland's contemporary dance scene: New Yorker Katherine Longstreth, who moved to Portland last summer with her family, brought together dancers from both coasts this weekend at Conduit in her program Solos and Duets..." [read on]
Eva Yaa Asantewaa Infinite Body January 22, 2010	KATHERINE LONGSTRETH'S SOAKING WET "Katherine Longstreth's evening of short solos and duets at West End Theater--part of the Soaking WET series, curated by David Parker--makes serious magic(k) in a modest setting. And that's magic(k) that builds throughout the evening and works on you until, gazing at Longstreth encased in a translucent hoop skirt whose distended hem contains and scatters a herd of balloons, you realize there's no escaping her mesmeric pull..." [read on]
Bob Hicks Art Scatter July 12, 2010	CONDUIT AT 15: THE ART OF FAILING “Two other performances stood out. Katherine Longstreth’s solo Life With Box (read Heather Wisner’s review for Willamette Week of an April performance of the same piece) came to an abrupt and slightly head-scratching conclusion, but was riveting for Longstreth’s exquisite control of her body in small, potent movements. Dancing with the whole body is something of a platitude in dance circles, but too few performers regularly achieve it. Longstreth makes every inch of her body, and every small gesture of it, count...” [read on]
Dance Portland Monthly May 17-19, 2013 preview	TOP THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND: MAY 17 - 19 "With her challenging solo performances, Katherine Longstreth, a dance transplant from New York, has definitely earned the right to be called an artist to keep an eye on. In The How and the Why Of It she teams up with City College dance teacher Christy Funsch for a series of new abstract works. Filmmaker and dancer Kelly Bartnik's screening of the dance film Reins is also part of the program..." [read on]
Marty Hughley Oregon Live May 10, 2013 preview	DANCERS KATHERINE LONGSTRETH AND CHRISTY FUNSCH TEAM UP TO DEMONSTRATE 'THE HOW AND THE WHY OF IT' "...There may be no artistic field that requires such talent, training and physical sacrifice with such meager chance of extrinsic reward as contemporary dance. It’s not the field you go into for riches or fame. But it nonetheless attracts and holds the attention of very smart, very skillful people..." [read on]
New Yorker April 22, 2013 preview	GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN: DANCE "This long-standing series at the West End Theatre presents two alternating programs. In the first, Katherine Longstreth and Christy Funsch show a penchant for theatrical costuming in a series of solos and duets: trench coats and fedoras, a yellow petticoat, white tails...” [read on]