Benoît Lachambre and his collaborators mine bodily experience and sense perception to create interdisciplinary performance. Currently, Lachambre is working on two new projects, which will premiere this season: a duet, Is you me, for himself and Montréal-based dance artist Louise Lecavalier, and Body Scan, a group work created in collaboration with Vancouver’s Lee Su-Feh for six dancers, including he and Lee.
From its early roots in Germany, ausdruckstanz’s influence can be found throughout Canadian theatrical dance. Here, we have made a start in tracing the a usdruckstanz connection through a network built on teacher-student relationships.
Through the experiences of a number of Canadians who have found exciting artistic prospects in Germany, we provide a glimpse of the dance scene in that country.
Karen Kaeja
Chouinard receives Order of Canada; CADA Ontario secures multi-year funding; Ballet BC announces endowment campaign; Ballet Ouest starts dance study program; Okanagan Valley to see new summer dance program [David LaHay]; The Banff Centre partners with ballet companies; Canada Council appoints director of Arts Disciplines [Nicole Doucet]; 35 years for Winnipeg School [Rachel Browne]; Les Grands launches choreographic competition; Toronto Fringe dance component update; Dance scholar becomes first PhD grad from Ryerson University [Katherine Cornell]; Quick Currents [Jolene Bailie; Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada; Malgorzata Nowacka; Holly Small]
On what’s hot in Germany from Brian Webb
In July of 2016, Banff Centre ran a residency designed to answer the need for professional development opportunities for mid-career dance artists. By the end of the program, only five of the original ten participants remained. This is what happened.
Currently on a western Canada tour, the National Ballet of Canada is offering a mixed program featuring William Forsythe’s the second detail, Jer…
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March 26-21 mai 2021
Catch on demand performances from Fall for Dance North’s 2019 event at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), celebrating the legacy of Merce Cunningham (Available until May 21)
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