“A heroic performance by Xin Ying as the Chosen One, the maiden selected for sacrifice. While every bit as clear and controlled as the emphatic chorus of dancers around her, Xin also offered a kind of energetic counterpoint, a ghostliness.” —— nytimes

“Watching Xin Ying perform in Graham’s Cave of the Heart from 1946, one comes as close as possible to seeing Martha’s proposition in action.” — brooklynrail

“Immediate Tragedy… the stark clarity of Graham’s 1930s work, the solo (excellently danced by Xin Ying) shows a two-fisted woman advancing, then contracting or hinging to the floor, then advancing again.” ——nytimes