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Hofesh Shechter Company
Last night at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, the Hofesh Shechter Company made their Canadian premiere with Uprising and In Your Rooms.
Posted September 29, 2009University Celebrates 100 Years of Dance
In June 2009, the University of Michigan presented “Dancing at 100: Celebrating a Century of Dance.” The five-day event included a...
Posted September 26, 2009Patrick Swayze Dies at Age 57
Actor, dancer and singer songwriter Patrick Swayze died on September 14, 2009 at age fifty-seven. Swayze was best known for his r…
Posted September 26, 2009Les Grands finishes historic Middle East tour
This summer Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal travelled to Israel for its historic first tour of the Middle East. On June 1…
Posted August 27, 2009
First Last Thoughts
On Michael Jackson and Pina Bausch By Seika BoyeWhen pop icon Michael Jackson and German choreographer Pina Bausch died within five days of one another in late June, my Facebook homepage was suddenly filled with the voices of dancers.
Posted August 21, 2009
Merce Cunningham 1919 - 2009
Legendary dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham died July 26th at the age of 90. A definitive artist of the American avant-gar...
Posted July 31, 2009
Pina Bausch 1940-2009
Acclaimed German choreographer Pina Bausch died unexpectedly at age 68 on June 30th. Bausch is generally r...
Posted July 27, 2009Dance abroad
The Danube University Krems, in a city on the outskirts of Vienna, Austria, will be hosting The International ChoreoLab Austria as…
Posted April 14, 2009Canadian artists win at the Bruhn competition
Two Canadians were honoured at the Eighth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize on March 18th, 2009 at the Four Seaso...
Posted April 14, 2009
Success in Paris not rewarded at home
By Michael Crabb Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de MontréalLes Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (LGBCM) closed a mostly successful three-week season in the French capital on August 9th as the featured company of the city’s fourth annual summer festival, Les étés de la danse de Paris.
Posted August 23, 2008
A Canadian Experience from Paris to New York
By Mistaya Hemingway Les Boreades Édouard LockIn March of last year, an operatic event in Paris sent shock waves through the international arts scene, but barely made a ripple in Canada. The production was so riotously received in Paris, that one evening the audience had to be reprimanded by the Maestro for their behaviour.
Posted February 15, 2004
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