Unpacking Dancers of Damelahamid’s Mînowin with Margaret Grenier
DanceWorks’ new season opens with Mînowin, created by the acclaimed British Columbia-based Indigenous dance company Dancers of Damelahamid. Choreographed by […]
Dance & Musical Theatre
Anne of Green Gables- The Ballet™ is the creation of a true “kindred spirit”, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen
“Anne of Green Gables just seemed to be the perfect literary work for us and our unique way of telling stories through dance.” Our interview with Bengt Jörgen about the landmark world-premiere work, Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet™
Dance & Musical Theatre
Porch View Dances 2019: A unique – and now permanent – part of the neighborhood
Kaeja d’Dance’s 8th annual Porch View Dances features choreographies by Aria Evans, Shannon Litzenberger, Karen and Allen Kaeja, and Mateo Galindo Torres. Our interview with Karen and Allen Kaeja
Dance & Musical Theatre
Palabra Flamenco’s Fox Woman beguiles with footwork, fretwork and mythic fascination
“At its core, Fox Woman is an achingly simple, resonant story told and re-told in deeply powerful ways by two virtuoso performers.” Read Scott Sneddon’s full review of Fox Woman
Lua Shayenne on the path to KIRA
Interview with dancer-choreographer Lua Shayenne about KIRA, The Path | La Voie, her new commission from Fara Tolno, receiving its world premiere at Luminato Festival
Philosophy meets physics in Padmini Chettur’s world-premiere choreography ‘Philosophical Enactments 1’
Our interview with the visionary and engrossing contemporary choreographer-dancer Padmini Chettur. She premieres ‘Philosophical Enactments 1’ at Contemporaneity 3.0, presented by Anandam Dancetheatre.
Dance & Musical Theatre
Only Human Dance Collective celebrates 20th anniversary with choreographic MOSAIC
Only Human Dance Collective, U of T’s student-led, student-run choreographic showcase celebrates 20 years with a 96-member showcase, MOSAIC. A reprise of our 2018 interview with OHDC performer-choreographer Christine Foo
The parallel pursuits of TDT’s Christianne Ullmark
Our interview with dancer-choreographer Christianne Ullmark, part of TDT AD Christopher House’s “dream team” for “Persefony Songs,” making its world premiere at the Fleck Dance Theatre this week
Dance & Musical Theatre
Night Moves: Shannon Litzenberger’s “World After Dark” explores the enigma of night
Shannon Litzenberger’s world-premiere choreographic work World After Dark was born from a summer of prairie nights. In the summer of
Dance & Musical Theatre
Soulpepper’s ROSE asks: “Who am I?” The answer is a delight.
Review: Soulpepper’s ROSE is eye-catching and inventive, sweet yet serious. It features music, staging, themes and knockout performances, especially by Haley Gillis, Peter Fernandes and Frank Cox-O’Connell, that will fire a child’s imagination.
Dance & Musical Theatre
Slow down and savour Marie Lambin-Gagnon’s SLOW DANCE at TDT
Choreographer Marie Lambin-Gagnon’s new performance installation SLOW DANCE is one half of TDT’s 51st season-opening double bill. Here is our interview with Marie!