"I can't quite articulate how yet, but I believe Barnstone has made an important contribution towards bridging the worlds of concert and social dance."
Paul Ben-Itzak, the Dance Inside
"El Gato Teatro's Heistman is a beautiful and dense piece of dance theater."
"Heistman is entertaining at the same time that it is thought-provoking."
Amy Freeman, offoffonline.com
"This is one cool show"
"the component elements of Heistman are sensationally well crafted and executed."
"It's fascinating, riveting, raw stuff"
"The concentration of the performers is remarkable...the overall effect of their work is evocative and interesting."
Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
"Barnstone composed a score that included excerpts from Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse and Matt Maher’s Hi Everybody, a blend of music, and a live jazz band, all of which bolstered and invigorated the performance with the fluidity of a film."
"I left wanting more, and somewhere in there lies the thrill of a party, or art."
Colleen Leonardi, criticaldance.com