Review: You’ll struggle to hold applause for spectacular “Wing Chun”Arpita GhosalDecember 22, 2025Kelly Holiff on becoming Elsa — and why theatre magic still mattersArpita GhosalDecember 20, 2025Review: Attend this tale of “Sweeney Todd” – it’s killer.Arpita GhosalDecember 12, 2025Emily Richardson brings sharp comedy and team spirit to new “The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical”Arpita GhosalDecember 9, 2025Review: Thaumatrope Theatre’s “Hair” finds continued urgency in our timeArpita GhosalDecember 5, 2025Review: YPT’s “Shrek the Musical” is “big bright beautiful”Arpita GhosalDecember 2, 2025Carol Anderson on returning to “Elsinore/night hours” 25 years laterArpita GhosalNovember 20, 2025Review: Small But Mighty’s “Eternally Yours” is thematically rich, big fanged funScott SneddonNovember 1, 2025Risky and thrilling, “The Confidential Musical Theatre Project” returns to TorontoArpita GhosalOctober 18, 2025Review: “Octet” is a beautiful, devastating rebuke of us allScott SneddonOctober 9, 2025Shivani Shivakumar brings Bharatanatyam to the Common Ground Dance FestivalArpita GhosalSeptember 10, 2025Review: Stratford’s “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is scrumptiously frothy, indulgent funArpita GhosalJuly 15, 2025Review: Blyth Festival’s soaring immigrant tale is timely and tunefulScott SneddonJuly 5, 2025Under “The Iron Mask”: Dancing the Dumas classic into an unexpected new Fringe showGuest PostJune 27, 2025Review: Toronto Musical Productions’ “Chicago” makes a confident, cabaret-style ComebackArpita GhosalJune 26, 2025Bigger, better, more timely than ever: Toronto Fringe’s “People Suck: a musical airing of grievances” is here to save youGuest PostJune 24, 2025Review: “What the Day Owes to the Night” – a stunning homage to heritage and humanityArpita GhosalJune 21, 2025Review: Shaw Festival’s revival of “Anything Goes” is stunningArpita GhosalJune 18, 2025Rose Napoli and Suzy Wilde’s new musical “After the Rain” is here and proves “music is for everyone”Arpita GhosalMay 26, 2025Srutika Sabu: What if the story isn’t done yet?Guest PostMay 14, 2025Review: The Canadian premiere of “A Strange Loop” is raw, riveting, and relentlessly honestArpita GhosalMay 5, 2025Tagore’s poetry gets a powerful reimagining in Sanjukta Banerjee’s “Embodiments”Yamini MenonApril 11, 2025Julia McLellan’s “Waitress” at The Grand is strong, sweet, and irresistibleArpita GhosalApril 8, 2025“We’re going backwards right now”: Time for Rhodnie Désir’s BOW’T TRAIL RetrospekAlejandra JimenezApril 3, 2025“An explosion of dancing” is the best medicine: Comedy Dance ChicagoAlejandra JimenezMarch 12, 2025Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo: Carrying stories through danceArpita GhosalFebruary 3, 2025Frédéric Bélanger is breathing musical magic into a wintry romanceArpita GhosalJanuary 23, 2025Katie Kerr and Matthew Stodolak: the creative duo brewing holiday magic with “Chris, Mrs.” albumArpita GhosalDecember 23, 2024Dominique LeBlanc: a captivating Maria in Grand Theatre’s new production of “The Sound of Music”Arpita GhosalDecember 12, 2024Review: Sweet “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” makes imagination soarScott SneddonDecember 7, 2024Review: a riveting, daring spectacle, “Cabaret” wows in Horrorshow’s no-holds-barred debutArpita GhosalDecember 6, 2024Review: Thaumatrope brings big energy and heart to “Dogfight: The Musical”Scott SneddonNovember 30, 2024Toronto welcomes Dancers of Damelahamid’s “Raven Mother”: a powerful tribute to matriarchsArpita GhosalNovember 28, 2024“Muhandis”: A dance journey through geometry and spaceYamini MenonNovember 7, 2024New “Not A Cult: The Musical” is a darkly humorous, retro journey to ReJoyce Camp RetreatArpita GhosalNovember 5, 2024Roberto Campanella & ProArteDanza celebrate two beautiful decades of danceArpita GhosalNovember 5, 2024Exploring girlhood and identity: Ilana Khanin’s innovative direction in “I Was Unbecoming Then” at Next StageArpita GhosalOctober 25, 2024Carlos Rivera’s “Rosa”: A Journey of Survival, Resilience and RenewalArpita GhosalOctober 2, 2024Anne Plamondon: Choreographing emotional landscapes in “Feel no more”Arpita GhosalSeptember 23, 2024A Newark Airport prayer shaped a new contemporary dance performanceGuest ContributorSeptember 8, 2024Review: A grand, graceful, innovative and epic “Ram Leela”Yamini MenonAugust 25, 2024Rosie Harbans debuts new choreography “The Fall into Flow” at Yensa FestivalArpita GhosalAugust 22, 2024Mayumi Lashbrook curates a celebration of play and joy at Porch View DancesArpita GhosalJuly 17, 2024“It’s a love story”: Fiona Sauder and “A Year with Frog and Toad”Arpita GhosalMay 17, 2024Choreographer Lua Shayenne is healing the world through storiesEmilia VoudourisMay 13, 2024Dancer Yuichiro Inoue explores “Ma” and Memory in KIOKU NO MA – 記憶の間Arpita GhosalApril 5, 2024Choreographer Elle Sofe Sara explores Sámi identity and our kinship with nature in Vástádus eana – The Answer Is LandArpita GhosalMarch 6, 2024Waawaate Fobister’s Omaagomaan is a powerful comment on the resilience of Grassy NarrowsArpita GhosalFebruary 17, 2024Choreographers Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu decipher the immigrant experience in new dance work, DeciphersArpita GhosalFebruary 7, 2024(Sonya and) Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812: In conversation with Camille Eanga-SelengeArpita GhosalJanuary 4, 2024Brigadoon at the Shaw Festival adds a touch of magic to this holiday seasonArpita GhosalDecember 5, 2023Danielle Wade is thrilled to be home for the brand-new Canadian holiday musical “Chris, Mrs.”Arpita GhosalDecember 4, 2023Connection, mastery and flow: Johanna Prize-winning choreographer Natasha Powell discusses her art and originsEmilia VoudourisDecember 3, 2023Reimagining revolution: Saccha Dennis’ Jesus Christ Superstar is a Black PantherArpita GhosalNovember 22, 2023Trailblazing dancer-choreographer Louise Lecavalier brings Stations to Toronto’s Harbourfront CentreArpita GhosalNovember 19, 2023Choreographer Fouad Boussouf’s Näss mesmerizes and confounds Arpita GhosalNovember 7, 2023Beyond the Barre: Celebrating Diversity with Cassa Pancho and Ballet BlackEmilia VoudourisOctober 3, 2023Reflections: Appreciating the unique & immersive dance: made in canada / fait au canadaEmilia VoudourisSeptember 3, 2023Oshini Wanigasekera’s “Brown People Can’t Be Ballerinas” is set to challenge presumptionsArpita GhosalAugust 22, 2023In conversation with Yvonne Ng, Artistic Director of the 2023 dance: made in canada Festival Arpita GhosalAugust 16, 2023Tahirih Vejdani is the iconic Audrey in the classic “Little Shop of Horrors”Arpita GhosalAugust 15, 2023In the heart of Withrow Park, Dusk Dances’ 30th Festival enchants audiences anewEmilia VoudourisAugust 4, 2023The Sacrifice: Dada Masilo’s electrifying African spin on The Rite of SpringArpita GhosalJuly 7, 2023“The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom” – you’ll be singing all the way back homeScott SneddonJune 17, 2023Spotlight on Eva Foote: Inside the world premiere of musical ‘Kelly v. Kelly”Arpita GhosalMay 29, 2023Romeo Candido: The multi-talented artist behind the musical Prison DancerArpita GhosalMay 11, 2023The emotional journey of dance: Wen Wei Wang discusses Ballet Edmonton’s e-motion tour with SesayArtsArpita GhosalMarch 6, 2023Christine Friday discusses “Firewater Thunderbird Rising” with SesayArtsArpita GhosalFebruary 15, 2023Let’s get Liminal: Throwdown Collective in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalJanuary 31, 2023A truly ELECTRIC MESSIAH cuts through the cold with a joyous, inclusive joltScott SneddonDecember 23, 2022With Beautiful Renegades, choreographer Peggy Baker reflects on the past to pave a way forwardArpita GhosalSeptember 22, 2022New Al Purdy song cycle “The Shape of Home” unspools like a tight, cinematic long takeScott SneddonSeptember 18, 2022Yvonne Ng’s new work “Wéi” explores connection, disconnection and becoming through danceArpita GhosalJuly 29, 2022Hanna Kiel’s new documentary dance film “But Then Again” explores themes of change and acceptanceArpita GhosalJuly 27, 2022Near & Far Projects’ “Phantasmagoria” wows with dance that defies descriptionArpita GhosalJuly 10, 2022Actor-storyteller Germaine Konji discusses decentering the classic American musical in new hit “Dixon Road”Arpita GhosalJune 13, 2022MORPHS brings live dance back to Toronto: A conversation with Lina CruzArpita GhosalMarch 25, 2022Jamie McRoberts takes us Into the Woods to discuss TIFT’s popular productionArpita GhosalOctober 26, 2021Dance collective SaMel Tanz invites you to Enter the Avatar State at dance: made in canada/fait au canada 2021InTO FocusArpita GhosalSeptember 22, 2021The maverick Eclipse Theatre Company has an exciting array of Canadian musical works in developmentArpita GhosalSeptember 10, 2021Jennifer Villaverde and the creators of Stillwater School of Mosquitos bring music and whimsy to the Dream in High ParkArpita GhosalAugust 9, 2021Hanna Kiel’s new dance film “Again” was inspired by the unconditional love of childrenArpita GhosalFebruary 20, 2021Mio Sakamoto: Choreographing for social changeArpita GhosalNovember 16, 2020Sophie Dow’s Mountain Duets was inspired by the magnitude and spirit of the Canadian mountainsArpita GhosalOctober 18, 2020Propeller Dance defies assumptions by redefining danceArpita GhosalMarch 10, 2020Plenty to like and relate to in Bend It Like Beckham: the MusicalArpita GhosalDecember 21, 2019Surprise! The SpongeBob Musical is the most fun you’ll have at the theatre this yearSayakDecember 20, 2019Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory performs uaajeerneq in Harbourfront Centre’s “Ikumagialiit”Arpita GhosalDecember 10, 2019Christianne Ullmark’s “close encounters in the fifth dimension” receives world premiere in Citadel Dance MixArpita GhosalDecember 4, 2019Taj Express is a thrilling ride across the vibrant Bollywood soundscape Arpita GhosalNovember 25, 2019YPT’s “The Adventures of Pinocchio” is that rarest of holiday showsArpita GhosalNovember 24, 2019The Mush Hole by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre opens YPT’s season with a gut-wrenching punchSayakOctober 25, 2019Unpacking Dancers of Damelahamid’s Mînowin with Margaret GrenierArpita GhosalOctober 19, 2019Anne of Green Gables- The Ballet™ is the creation of a true “kindred spirit”, Canada’s Ballet JörgenArpita GhosalSeptember 4, 2019Porch View Dances 2019: A unique – and now permanent – part of the neighborhoodArpita GhosalJuly 13, 2019Palabra Flamenco’s Fox Woman beguiles with footwork, fretwork and mythic fascinationScott SneddonJuly 7, 2019Lua Shayenne on the path to KIRAArpita GhosalJune 6, 2019Philosophy meets physics in Padmini Chettur’s world-premiere choreography ‘Philosophical Enactments 1’Arpita GhosalMarch 29, 2019Only Human Dance Collective celebrates 20th anniversary with choreographic MOSAICArpita GhosalMarch 18, 2019The parallel pursuits of TDT’s Christianne UllmarkArpita GhosalMarch 6, 2019Night Moves: Shannon Litzenberger’s “World After Dark” explores the enigma of nightArpita GhosalFebruary 26, 2019Soulpepper’s ROSE asks: “Who am I?” The answer is a delight.Scott SneddonFebruary 2, 2019Slow down and savour Marie Lambin-Gagnon’s SLOW DANCE at TDTArpita GhosalJanuary 23, 2019Toronto International Ballet Theatre's "The Nutcracker" makes spirits brightArpita GhosalDecember 19, 2018BoucharDanse's Histoire d'amour: Interpreting the "unexplainable feeling" of loveArpita GhosalMarch 30, 2018Tagaq and Laakkuluk: throat-singing + uaajeerneq (mask dancing) = 1 hot ticketArpita GhosalMarch 23, 2018TDT's Glass Fields is a leap forward inspired by a look backArpita GhosalMarch 22, 2018Celebrate the change of Seasons with Only Human Dance CollectiveArpita GhosalMarch 18, 2018In Conversation with Peggy Baker: "The music is the heart of the soul of In This Body"Arpita GhosalMarch 13, 2018SesayArts Spotlight: Nathan Carroll returns to the role of Terry Fox, "head on and with an open heart”Arpita GhosalMay 20, 2017Only Human Dance Collective dances unique stories in Once Upon a TimeArpita GhosalMarch 18, 2017Akram Khan’s dexterity transcends the mere physical ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonMarch 11, 2016Michèle Anne De Mey and Jaco Van Dormael have the world at their fingertips ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonFebruary 3, 2016NAC production of “Anne and Gilbert” is “second to none”!Arpita GhosalDecember 9, 2015Hari Krishnan premieres highly-anticipated The Book of Sandalwood for one night onlyScott SneddonMay 15, 2015SesayArts in Conversation with Lisa Robinson: The National Ballet of Canada’s YOU dance promotes the continued joy of danceScott SneddonMay 4, 2015Theresa Fung: more than the sum of her partsScott SneddonMarch 8, 2015
