Evan McKie
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
A Magical Madness: Nijinsky
By Eve van EedenAristotle once said: “No great genius ever existed without a touch of madness”. Celebrating the man who personified this expression, Nijinsky is brought to life by The National Ballet of Canada.
Posted December 3, 2017
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Love Strikes a Chord: Nijinsky
By Wei ShenDirector Stanley Kubrick was once mesmerized by Napoleon Bonaparte. Choreographer John Neumeier’s similar obsession with “Le Dieu de la Danse”, Vaslav Nijinsky, has crystallized into the National Ballet of Canada’s production Nijinsky.
Posted December 3, 2017
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
The Demise of Desire
By Annick MacAskillThe National Ballet of Canada’s premiere of choreographer John Neumeier’s A Streetcar Named Desire is an aesthetic triumph and a thought-provoking comment on the destructive nature of repressed sexuality and violence.
Posted June 17, 2017
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
A Haunting Ballet That Does Not Leave the Mind
By Victoria EllinghamAs the audience filtered in to take their seats at the Four Seasons Centre on the evening of June 3rd, they were met with the sight of a lone chair, haphazardly left on its side in the middle of stage.
Posted June 10, 2017
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Truly Mixed: Genus, Tarantella, Self and Soul and The Concert
By Valeria NunziatoFour disparate works, precisely crafted by four distinguished artists, make one inspiring collection of dance for The National Ballet of Canada’s mixed program.
Posted April 6, 2017
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Pure, Smart Entertainment
By Anne CassVitality, glamour and striking humour fill The National Ballet of Canada’s stage at the premiere of Alexander Ekman’s Cacti, with George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments and Rubies at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Posted March 15, 2016
