[2] Goode is "widely known as an innovator in the field of dance for his willingness to collide movement with spoken word, song, and visual imagery.
[5] A 1999 review of Gender Heros describes Goode's process, "Joe Goode based “Gender Heroes Part I” on interviews conducted with Bay Area community members from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, ranging from elderly persons and first-generation Americans to transgendered individuals and cross-dressers.
This world premiere explores the social and cultural forces that influence gender, and the expectations of men and women in our communities.
"[6] SF Chronicle Arts and Culture Critic, Steven Winn, calls Goode's 2008 Wonderboy an, "achingly tender new dance theater piece .
[5][8] Grace, 2004 at the University of Washington (YouTube) Joe Goode Performance Group official website The Silent E: 29 Effeminate Gestures, 24 Years Later, by Selby Schwartz.