Ballet
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
On the Edge of Our Seats for the Retelling of a Classic Myth
By Leah Borts-KupermanIn Orpheus Alive, the audience members are gods; we’re pulled into the story and cast as divine judges in the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Posted December 6, 2019
34th Annual Nutcracker
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
December 6-8 décembre 2019
Ballet
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Orpheus Redux
By Rebecca FlemisterThe National Ballet of Canada offers a glimpse of both ballet’s past and promising future in the company premiere of George Balanchine’s Chaconne, paired with the world premiere of Robert Binet’s Orpheus Alive.
Posted December 2, 2019
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Twisted Sisterhood
By Jane CoombsThere’s a beautiful peasant girl, a handsome count and a waltz-happy village overflowing with wine. But one fatal lie lurks beneath this Cinderella story.
Posted November 15, 2019
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Ghosts of the Past
By Arlan VriensHot on the heels of Halloween, The National Ballet of Canada’s Giselle delivered supernatural chills, youthful exuberance and poignant heartbreak.
Posted November 15, 2019
Fifty Years of Swan Lake
Karen Kain to retire as artistic director of The National Ballet of Canada
Posted November 14, 2019
Show One Productions: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Performance | Spectacle
Vancouver BC
February 1 février 2020
Ballet
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Performance | Spectacle
Toronto ON
March 7-8 mars 2020
Ballet
Time to Exhale
After twenty-four years, Greta Hodgkinson will be retiring from her role as a principal dancer with The National Ballet of Canada.
Posted October 30, 2019
Reclaiming Narrative for a Contemporary Audience
Josh Beamish’s @giselle By Rachel Silver MaddockIn @giselle, Josh Beamish takes the tragic romance of Giselle, which dates back to 1841, and inserts a third player, social media, to expose its role in modern-day relationships.
Posted September 19, 2019
All that Glitters...
How do studios decide to compete? By Grace Wells-SmithDance competitions in Canada are becoming more and more popular, but what values are associated with this world? Grace Wells-Smith sat down with Jennalee Desjardins and Sean Boutilier, who initially appear to be on opposing sides of this debate.
Posted September 14, 2019
Blending In, Blending Out
Syreeta Hector’s Black Ballerina By Valeria NunziatoSyreeta Hector’s Black Ballerina bears a loaded title, with an equally weighty repertoire of choreography. At SummerWorks Performance Festival, we were offered a preview of this work-in-progress, her first-solo work, with the full program premiering at The Citadel this fall.
Posted September 10, 2019
A Special Presentation - One night only!
Performance | Spectacle
Victoria BC
February 4 février 2020
Ballet
Nutcracker
Performance | Spectacle
Victoria BC
November 29-1 décembre 2019
Ballet
Ballet Rocks
Performance | Spectacle
BC
October 25-27 octobre 2019
25, 26 @ 7:30 | 19:30
Ballet
