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Gradimir Pankov
10 Years at Les Grands
By Philip SzporerGradimir Pankov marks ten years as artistic director of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal this year. With strong connections to the European ballet scene, he has been putting a unique signature on the company.
Susanna Hood
Shudder
By Megan Andrews, Jeremy MimnaghChoreographer Susanna Hood speaks of her new work, Shudder, a trio inspired by the work of British painter Francis Bacon and created for and with Alanna Kraaijeveld and Dan Wild.
Creativity
A Scientific Experiment
By Alana GereckeWith their joint exploration of discipline-specific approaches to research and of the possibilities and limits of cross-disciplinary co-creation, choreographer Gail Lotenberg, behavioural ecologist Dr. Mark Winston, and the other Experiments collaborators dig deeply into how science and dance function as ways of knowing.
Departments
Know Your Moves
Pirouettes
Inspired!
Brent Lott, artistic director of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers
Tips for Teachers
By Katharine Harris, Canada's National Ballet SchoolTo Summer School or Not to Summer School
Check It Out
Dance Sensation! by Majesco Entertainment Company for Wii
Short Waves
By Amy Bowring, Brittany Duggan, Jaimée Horn, Cindy BrettArnold Spohr 1923-2010; New international dance festival in Toronto; John Ottmann brings changes to Quinte; New creation centre for Québec [Centre International de Recherche et de Création]
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