“Exploring Site-Specific Performance Here & Now”

Zachary Whittenburg, Dance Magazine, August 22, 2022

“Looking for the Light' art exhibit aims to destigmatize mental illness”

Erica Hobbs, The Detroit News, May 13, 2022

“On the Stuplime: All 12 hours of Ragnar Kjartansson’s ‘BLISS’ at the Michigan Opera Theatre”

Nick Stevens, VAN Magazine, October 7, 2021

“GOD KNOWS WHERE Will Premiere Next Month at SAFEhouse Arts”

Stephi Wild, Broadway World, July 9, 2021

“Twilight: Gods, a Drive-Through Opera, Watched from Cars, in a Parking Garage”

Marsha Music, Detroitist, February, 23, 2021

“Come Together at Galerie Camille is a love letter to live music”

Melody Baetens, The Detroit News, January 20, 2021

“Michigan Opera Theatre drives into the pandemic era with a fresh take on a classic”

Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, October 30, 2020

Dance as Social Exploration: In Conversation with Biba Bell

Danny VanZandt, Detroit Cultural, May 13, 2020

Dance class on Rockaway Beach with Biba Bell, Inner Surf Outer Turf

ALL-ARTS TV, September 13, 2019

“Letting Loose at Rockaway Beach”

Siobhan Burke, New York Times, August 17, 2019

Tribute to Ruth Adler Schnee

PBS Detroit

“A Weekend of Performance at the Beach”

Jay Sterkel, Nooklyn, September 7, 2018

“Taking a Dance Vacation at Rockaway”

Brian Seibert, New York Times, August 28, 2018

“Beach Sessions: How Arts and Culture Can Drive Economic Development”

Theo Boguszewski, The Rockaway Times, August 23, 2018

“A Seaside Romp on Rockaway Beach”

Siobhan Burke, New York Times, Augutst 17, 2018

“Liberating Bodies at Rockaway”

Gia Kourlas, New York Times, August 22, 2018

“Exhibition // ‘Klassensprachen’ at the Kunstverein in Düsseldorf”

Chiara Marchini, Berlin Art Link, February 2, 2018

“40 Artists Share Their Favorite Shows of 2017”

Scott Indresik, Marie Herwald Hermann “Biba Bell and Jessie Gold, Body Factory in Detroit,” Artsy, December 25, 2017

“IMPRESSIONS: Walter Dundervill’s "Skybox" at Brooklyn's Pioneer Works”

Deidre Towers, Dance Enthusiast, October 21, 2017

Siobhan Burke, New York Times Preview and Critic’s Pick, June 22, 2017

“Biba Bell + Jessie Gold’s Post-Industrial-Rave Dance in Detroit”

Whitney Mallet, Topical Cream, June 19, 2017

“Experiment of the Modern Gaze at Popp’s Packing”

Claire DeGalen, Detroit Art Review, December 12, 2016

“Like No Place Else”

Zachary Whittenburg, Dance Magazine, November 30, 2016

“Local dancer examines the art of the hustle”

Alysa Zavala-Offman, Detroit MetroTimes, September 21, 2016

“Biba Bell: Together”

Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice, July 15, 2016

“Biba Bell”

Matthew Piper, Essay’d, No 53, June 13, 2016

“Wearable Artwork Makes Noise Against Racism”

Zak Rosen, NPR Studio 360, October 1, 2015

“Nick Cave’s delicate balancing act in Detroit”

Taylor Renee Aldridge, Detroit MetroTimes, August 6, 2015

“Nick Cave on ‘Tackling Really Hard Issues’ with Art”

Sarah Rose Sharp, Hyperallergic, July 31, 2015

“How It Happened a conversation with Biba Bell about her apartment dance”

Matthew Piper, Infinite Mile, Issue 16, April 2015

“A Tale of Dance in Detroit: Pioneers and Natives”

Trina Mannino, The Dance Enthusiast, April 14, 2015

"Curating a Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities"

Sarah Rose Sharp, Hyperallergic, March 5, 2015

"Missed her apartment performances? Dancer Biba Bell to appear at Cranbrook"

Lee Devito, Detroit MetroTimes, March 2, 2015

"Biba Bell proves yes, you actually can dance about architecture"

Lee Devito, Detroit MetroTimes, February 25, 2015

“Pulsing From the Bottom Up: RoseLee Goldberg on Performa and the Performance Art Renaissance

Gianni Jetzer, Flash Art, Vol 46, November-December, 2013

"PREMIERE: Maria Hassabi’s new instance on dance”

Christiane Bouger, Performa Magazine, November 12, 2013

"Moving Pictures"

Deborah Jowittx, Arts Journal, November 11, 2013

"Detroit: C'e Arte Frale Macerie"

Paola Camillo, Panorama, February 27, 2013 

"A New Generation Comes Into Focus"

Gia Kourlas, New York Times, December 16, 2011 

"Staying Afloat at the Socrates Sculpture Park"

Allison Meier, Hyperallergic, August 29, 2011 

"Garage Dance in Detroit: An Interview with MGM Grand's Biba Bell"

Matthew Piper, Bad At Sports, July 14, 2011 

“MGM Grand Interviewed by Chris Sharp”

Chris Sharp, Kaleidoscope blog!, kaleidoscopeoffice.wordpress.com, July 2011 

"An Evening of Sound and Movement at 2:1"

Matthew Piper, Knight Arts blog, June 28, 2011 

“MGM Grand’s NUT”

Susan Yung, Sunday Arts Blog, Thirteen, April 22, 2011 

"Watch It Tonight, Consider It Tomorrow"

Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times, April 21, 2011 

"Biba Bell, Jmy Leary, and Piage Martin of Modern Garage Movement (aka MGM Grand) in conversation with Nicole Daunic"

Critical Correspondence, Movement Research Publishing, April 17, 2011. 

"MGM Grand: This dynamic trio cracks a NUT at The Kitchen"

Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York, April 11, 2011 

“BIBA BELL: OLTRE IL LIMITE DELLA CONTEMPORANEITA’,”

Maria Grazia Spadero, mg-spadero.com, December 2010 

“Art Basel Miami’s Big-Buzz 10”

Julia Caplin, New York Times, Nov 26, 2010 

“Park Life”

Michael Wilson, Scene & Herd, ArtForum.com July 2010 

“MGM”

Leanne Rae Wierzba, Under the Influence Magazine, Fall/Winter 2009/2010 

“Callicoon Exhibit Buoyed by dance troupe”

Sandy Tomcho, Go!, June/July 2009 

“New Classes Fill New Needs in Movement”

Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, January 30, 2009 

“Gree”

Olive McKeon, Ballet ~ Dance Magazine, August 2008 

“Play Nice”

Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York, April 2008 

“Eyes Wide Shut: Modern Garage Movement dances in Detroit”

MetroTimes Detroit, July 2008 

“Underground dance? Plus a duo times three”

Arcata Eye, 3:38, July 3, 2007 

“Garage Inc.: Artists and Entrepreneurs ReZone Their Car Holes”

Noelle Valdivia, Intersection Magazine, Spring 2007 

“New York ladies bring reggaeton and rainbows to traditional car-storage spots”

Mirah Kang, Venus Magazine, Spring 2007 

“Backyard Troubadours”

Sophie Landres, New York Foundation for the Arts (nyfa.org), 2006 

“Mix It Up: OtherDANCE Festival Performances Bring Together Art and Dance to Fill and Warehouse”

Reyhan Harmanci, San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2006 


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