‘Cameron McMillan's Satisfied With Great Success propels Stravinsky's Scenes de Ballet score into the 21st century with great success. His choreography is razor-sharp and amazing in an abstract panorama of beautifully executed moves which nevertheless have much to say about relationships, coming together, bursting apart and reforming, in kaleidoscopic detail. Karen Walker's costumes are perfectly matched to the action and retro crisp. It is a clever collaboration, temporally linking with the filmed backdrop of Stravinsky's visit to New Zealand 50 years ago and to McMillan's vision for the future.’ NZ Herald
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‘The very stylish, brand new Cameron McMillan dance work, Satisfied with Great Success, is the delight in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's Stravinsky Selection. Just 20 minutes long, it is nevertheless packed with technical and expressive risks. There's an array of extraordinary moves and demanding partnering sequences, which all 12 dancers perform with verve and precision, bringing the occasional frisson of excitement. There's a spectacular section danced by six men, marked by a flying, circling, turn-inside-out-and-click-your-heels-before-landing-on-his-chest/flank/hip leap which all have cleanly mastered. And there's an array of subtle interactions and mood switches which echo the astonishing range of variations within the score played beautifully by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. With sections ranging from 30 seconds to almost 5 minutes in length, it's no wonder this is a dance full of surprises.’ Theartreview
’A lushly romantic, cinematic work’ Thread
‘McMillan makes full use of the eclectic score of Scene de Ballet with fast‐moving scenes where legs arc, arms whip, and bodies curve and shift in and out of lightning‐quick off‐angle poses.’ NZ Listener
‘the beauty of this ballet means that you wind up wanting more at its end’ Lucire