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Wen Wei Dance: Unbound
Unravelling the Meanings
By Suzanne JaegerUnbound (2006), a culturally and aesthetically hybrid work of dance choreographed by Wen Wi Wang, is an example of a post-modern, post-identity-age dance work. How do we unravel the meanings tied up in this visually stunning piece?
Sharon Moore
Dance, Theatre, Film & Circus
By Lindsay Zier-VogelChoreographer Sharon Moore uses extreme physicality to bypass analytic thought. In doing so, she aims to connect motion and emotion directly, creating an intense exchange with audiences.
Galvanizing Community
Advocacy Through Concentric Conversations
By Emma DoranEarlier this year, the Canada Council for the Arts made a call to the arts community for input into the Council’s new strategic planning process. The time frame for response was tight, but the dance community rallied.
Rolline Laporte
Dance Photographer
Rolline Laporte is the second female photographer to be featured in our series. Here are some of her selected photos.
Departments
Marking Time
By Amy BowringKaren Jamieson; Peter Bingham; Barbara Bourget; Ahmed Hassan; Jay Hirabayashi; Lola MacLaughlin; Jennifer Mascall; Peter Ryan; EDAM
Worst on-stage moment
Claudia Moore, performer, choreographer and artistic director of MOonhORsE dance theatre
Short Waves
By Sarah LochheadVancouver artist perishes in plane crash [Larisa Fayad]; George Crum 1926-2007; Studio 303 runs fall programming; Wright retires from RWB [Johnny Wright]; New semi-annual dance publication [L’École supérieure de ballet contemporain de Montréal; accents danse; Toronto Fringe considers dance component; Quick Currents [Hummingbird Centre; Alberta Ballet; Series 8:08; Geraldine Manossa; Robyn Campbell; Joyce Rosario]
In the wings
By Lindsay Zier-VogelBridget Lappin, student from the Halifax Dance Intensive Training Program
Undercurrents
By Lindsay Zier-VogelWith Mexican-born, Spanish-trained Rosario Ancer, founder and director of Flamenco Rosario Dance Company
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Memorable Moments, Methods and Mediums
Is there a work or a collection of Canadian dance works that stand out as highlights to you from 2016? Are there any themes or ways of working that stand out to you as interesting or unique? We asked this question to dancers and dance enthusiasts from around the country and this was their reply.
Interrarium: Creative Residency
Running January 17th through 30th, the 2010 Interrarium creative residency is welcoming a new batch of multidisciplinary artists to The Banff Centre for the Arts.
Tchaikovsky. PRO et CONTRA
Eifman Ballet Theater of St. Petersbourg
Toronto
ON
May 9-11 mai 2019
8:00 | 20:00
Civic Theatres Toronto’s 2018/19 season closes with a bold and dramatic spectacle from Russian choreographer Boris Eifman.
