"Lang's score is a marvel even by his increasingly high standard. Stein's choreography consistently underscored the music's power. The inevitable what-did-it-all-add-up-to question had the right open-ended answers" Click to read more.
—David Patrick Stearns, "In 'Battle Hymn,' choreography, chorus combine to heroic effect," Philadelphia Inquirer. 16 June 2009.

"Inside the Armory of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry on the prosaic block of 23d Street just below Market, art, architecture, and nature collided Saturday in near-mystical blasts as choreographer Leah Stein and Mendelssohn Club music director Alan Harler mustered their forces for composer David Lang's Battle Hymns." Click to read more.
—Merilyn Jackson, "At Armory, a massive song/dance maneuver," Philadelphia Inquirer. 16 June 2009.

"The most successful melding of space, music and visuals." Click to read more.
—Peter Burwasser, "Hidden Gems," City Paper. 30 June 2009.

"Battle Hymns is one of the best artistic responses to war I've ever encountered." Click to read more.
—Tom Purdom, "Making Sense of War: Musicians Invade the Armory," Broad Street Review. 19 June 2009.

"...a challenging artistic achievement. Lang's sonic architecture, Stein's choreography and the choir, sometimes distanced, at times overwhelming, honors the Armory, as well as our hearts and mind." Click to read more.
—Lewis Whittington, "Battle Hymns," Edge. 25 June 2009.

"Movement so satisfying on a moment-to-moment basis...the kind of work that repays repeated viewing".
Philadelphia City Paper

"Intuitive, inventive, and enticing," her dances "unfold like a free verse,...with an underlying sense of unity"
Dance Magazine

"Stein can landscape a group of dancers like nobody else."
Philadelphia Inquirer

"Leah Stein and her gallant company ingeniously used every part of the natural environment...and in the process generated powerful emotion."
Philadelphia City Paper

"Like good Haiku, her work allows the audience to ponder...In her quiet eloquence, Stein ranks among the best of Philadelphia's choreographers."
Dance Magazine

"Radiated supreme strength... their onstage rapport utterly uplifting - you find yourself longing for the unfussy beauty of the piece to go on and on."
The Herald, Scotland

Megan Flanigan — "Review: Leah Stein Dance Company/ Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia performance 14 September 2008." Blogspot. 21 September 2008. www.meghanflanigan.blogspot.com

Merilyn Jackson — "Buffet of Good, bad and weird." Philadelphia Inquirer. 8 September 2008. www.philly.com

Deni Kasrel — "Urban ECHO: Circle Told: City Paper Review." Philadelphia City Paper. www.citypaper.net

Jonathan Stein — "Singers, dancers, generations: breaking the city's boundaries." Broad Street Review. 23 September 2008. www.broadstreetreview.com

Inquirer Q&A with Leah Stein choreographer of Urban ECHO: Circle Told. Philadelphia Inquirer. 4 September 2008. www.philly.com

Interview of Leah by Michaela Majoun on XPN Morning Show. 3 September 2008.