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Writers & Readers
Canadian Dancers Across the Pond
By Rachel LevittFresh out of high school, two friends from “Cowtown” (Calgary, Alberta) upped sticks and made a bold move across the pond to London, England.
Posted August 31, 2018
Reflections from Karen Kain
As The National Ballet of Canada prepares for their international tour, Karen Kain reflects on her twelfth year as artistic director.
Posted October 2, 2017
Remembering David Zurak
Dancer, choreographer, teacher and member of the Martha Graham Dance Company David Zurak died in New York on March 9, 2017, after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
Posted April 12, 2017
Wake
Wake explores the isolation created by technology and how we can rebuild and reconnect with the people around us.
Posted February 3, 2017
Diving Deep: Sarah Ludi
A series of conversations with mid-career contemporary dance artists By Danielle BaskervilleToronto dance artist Danielle Baskerville speaks with contemporary dance artists in their mid-career and beyond about how they sustain themselves and how they move forward – physically, creatively, psychically, practically. In this conversation, she captures the life of Roasa company member Sarah Ludi who is a freelance dance artist, new teacher of the Alexander Technique and mother.
Posted November 2, 2016
On the Ground
Time on Tour
By Scott McCabeCompagnie Marie Chouinard dancer Scott McCabe takes us on tour with him, from packing to airports, through amazing as well underwhelming experiences.
Posted October 13, 2016
Diving Deep: David Zambrano and Mat Voorter
A series of conversations with mid-career contemporary dance artists By Danielle BaskervilleToronto dance artist Danielle Baskerville speaks with contemporary dance artists in their mid-career and beyond about how they sustain themselves and how they move forward – physically, creatively, psychically, practically. In this conversation, she captures the life and experience of dance artists David Zambrano and Mat Voorter in their home in Anderlecht, Brussels, in Belgium.
Posted October 6, 2016
Jazzy Alix's Winning Performance
North American Pole Dance Championship win for Québec dancer Jazzy Alix.
Posted September 30, 2016
Danced Reality of Black America
A call to compassion and call to action in artful dancefilm directed and danced by Jon Boogz with Lil Buck
Posted September 23, 2016
Dance, Music and Story in 52 Portraits
52 Portraits is a digital project featuring brief videos of dancers or performers accompanied with music and autobiographical lyrics.
Posted August 19, 2016
360 Dance
Ted Shawn’s Dream: Redux
By Philip SzporerNow, in its eighty-forth season, the ten-week festival is home to artists performing on the various stages, including an impressive outdoor venue named Inside/Out. The School at Jacob’s Pillow brings faculty and students from the ballet, contemporary and dance theatre streams of dance, and this year change was in the air.
Posted August 17, 2016
New Photographic Series Focuses on the True Joy of Dance
11 Million Reasons, a new photographic series by Sean Goldthorpe commissioned by People Dancing, puts the spotlight on inclusivity in dance with cinematic flare.
Posted August 16, 2016
T.Milly Productions Presents Ayden Nguyen
Six-year-old dance superstar Ayden Nguyen goes viral in a piece choreographed by Edmonton’s Alexander Chung.
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L.A. Calling
Vancouver-based dancer Alisha Tallarico is making the plunge from her hometown to the L.A. dance scene. With a love for commercial dance, what better place is there to flock to?
Posted July 19, 2016
The Online Dance Company Project
The latest buzz from the Portuguese dance scene, the Online Dance Company Project brings dance out of the theatre and into the palm of your hand.
Posted July 15, 2016
Software Teaches Itself How to Dance
“It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer” according to Martha Graham. Although Martha never had computer technology as a pupil.
Posted June 28, 2016
On the Ground
Cruise Ship Dancing with Edmonton’s Sierra Lacombe
Three months ago I was hired as a production cast dancer for Royal Caribbean Productions aboard the Quantum of the Seas, the second largest ship in the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines fleet. It’s my dream job.
Posted June 9, 2016
Cirque du Soleil Steps onto Broadway
Cirque du Soleil’s new Broadway production Paramour opened May 25 in New York. The show is a fusion of acrobatics, dance and song tied together with a Broadway narrative, a love triangle set in the golden age of Hollywood.
Posted June 6, 2016
Chimera
Chimera, an energetic, kaleidoscopic dancefilm written and directed by Paris-based filmmaker Steven Briand, is inspired by the chimera, a mythological hybrid of a lion, goat and snake.
Posted May 27, 2016
360 Dance
Border Crossings
By Philip SzporerIn late April, I was an invited guest at the Northwest Network of Dance Festivals. The network brings together five major international dance festivals, located in three different states of the northwest region of Mexico: Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California. Over a period of two weeks, I presented a talk on the development of Canadian video-dance entitled “Northern Exposures.”
Posted May 26, 2016
