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The National Ballet's production of John Neumeier's Nijinsky opens this weekend. The title-"character" is an icon of modern ballet who had a life as stormy as many of his great roles.
Bran talks with Riley Sims of Social Growl Dance as he prepares for his December production of Are You Still Coming Tonight?
When Even "Hallelujah" Feels Revitalizedby Caitlin Murphy[Ed: We ran this review during the initial run of the piece; it is back for a short run - November 19-22 - at Centaur Theatre in Mont…
The Boy In The Bathtub offers us a threesome today with Kristen Carcone and David Norsworthy of TOES for Dance. Upcoming shows in Toronto on November 15 and 16.
Shout Out In Joy and Frustration!Like medicine and visits to the dentist, one prevailing public perception of opera is that it is good for youby Michael Hidetoshi MoriMichael Hidetoshi Mori …
The opera Silent Night - which will be playing a little everywhere this season but is starting out at Calgary Opera, tells the story of a wondrous and blessed time in the history of WWI when…
Text, Sound, Poetry, Songby Jasmine Chen, Senior Contributor"Language has been so misused by merchants, politicians, evangelists and materialists. Language has become abusive; sullied …
White Act (photo: Michael Slobodian) From Athletics to Cerebralby Jay CattersonThe Ballet BC 2014-2015 season launched on Thursday night with No.29, a bold collection of works from chor…
The triumphant homecoming of Etienne DupuisAfter receiving accolades across Europe, Montreal baritone Etienne Dupuis returns home to star in The Barber of Seville at L'Opéra de Montréal&nb…
Alan Opie (Leon Klinghoffer) and Jesse Kovarsky (Omar) in The Death of Klinghoffer. Photo credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan OperaMixed Emotions.There's a lot of post-9/11 baggage on this cruis…
This is one of those performance photos where you don't need to do a lot of blah blah blah to explain it's greatness - you just need to say, "Look at it!" Trudie Lee captures dancer Natasha …
Celebrate 25 years of Toronto's Kaeja d'Dance with this electrifyingly kinetic video!
This month: the Boy in a Bathtub talks it up with Brandy Leary, artistic director of Anandam Dance Theatre and co-director of Collective Space
COC MAKES RETURN VISIT THIS SPRING TO PRESTIGIOUS BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC WITH SEMELEToronto " The Canadian Opera Company is proud to be invited to present the U.S. premiere of Zhang Huan'…
Here we are. Here we goby Benjamin KaminoThere is an overarching question we now undertake as we look forward to a future at Dancemakers that is " what is Dancemakers becoming?… and in ord…
(photo: Tim Matheson)Almostby Jay Catterson, Editor, DanceStickboy, the new work being presented by Vancouver Opera is based on spoken word artist Shane Koyczan's novel about a boy who gets …
COC SEASON NOTED FOR ARTISTIC TRIUMPHS, HIGH ATTENDANCE AND FUNDRAISING GROWTH DESPITE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES Toronto " Today at the Canadian Opera Company's Annual General Meeting, …
Catching up with Phillip AddisFigaro in Edmonton Opera's Barber of Sevilleby Sable Chan@MissSable(reprinted from The Choir Girl)Metallic shelving units line the perimeter of the Jubilee Audi…
Falling Shortby Jay Catterson, Editor, DanceThe 31st installment of Dances for a Small Stage at the Ukrainian Hall (famous for its regular Ukrainian pierogi dinner) combines for the first ti…
The everyday spectacularby Chad Dembski, Editor, DanceLe Délire Domestique is the latest creation by choreographer Deborah Dunn featuring seven solo dances focusing on daily domestic life. …
Here to Stayby Jay Catterson, Editor, DanceBboyizm, the jubilant urban dance ensemble led by Yvon Soglo aka Crazy Smooth, exuded joy and enough swagger to delight the Cultch Vancouver audien…
Chorus IIA Beautiful Contradictionby Chad Dembski, Editor, Dance After one of the most bizarre mixes of two diverse companies I left the Cinquième Salle last night curious how programming d…
Another stunning dance video by David Cooper. This time it is Karen Pitkethly with Karen Flamenco. Take less than three minutes to watch this and you will make your day better.
John Oswald, Holly Small (photo by John Oswald)Crossing the Divide: Music meets Dance By Julie-anne SaroyanMovEnt's Artistic Producer, Julie-anne Saroyan loves sharing dance with everyo…
(photo by David Cooper)Girl Meets Wagner &nbs…
