A one-night-only performance by Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company comes to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa February 2nd. Based in New York and London, the company’s dancers hail from around the world including Dallas Blagg and Laura Feig, who previously performed with the National Ballet of Canada. This fresh ballet company, co-founded by Christopher Wheeldon and Lourdes Lopez in 2007, has quickly reached international acclaim with several premieres each year. Four of their newest works will have their Canadian premiere tomorrow, including Continuum and Rhapsody Fantaisie by Christopher Wheeldon, Softly As I Leave You by Lightfoot León and Boléro by Alexei Ratmansky. This video is of Wheeldon’s 2007 work Fool’s Paradise.
Learn more: Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company
The Dance Current speaks with Pite about Body and Soul, watching dance meant for the stage on a screen and the “slight sense of terror” that comes with choreographing. Body and Soul will stream for Canadians from Feb. 17 through 23.
Leading up to an exciting performance of new experimental ballets, Canada’s own Peter Quanz is working away with a fresh batch of dancers in southern California at the National Choreographers Initiative.
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November 7, 2020-29 mai 2021
Coco Collective’s Dance Mentorship program returns for its third year! Do you have at least one year experience in the dance industry?
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