Videos
Ordinary Rebels
Mocean Dance’s winter mainstage series is a production of premieres by Co-Artistic Director Sara Coffin and Montréal’s Parts+Labour_Danse.
Posted January 20, 2016
Meet the Era
Meet the Era is a short, powerful documentary that explores the meaning of Chicago footwork, a form that speaks to a very particular time, place and culture.
Posted January 15, 2016
Phase Space
Featuring six dancers, Baker’s newest work explores the fluid nature of memory to live music composed and performed by John Kameel Farah.
Posted January 13, 2016
Not Your Average Swan Lake
Bare feet striking the floor, clapping hands, swaying hips and voices punctuating the rhythm of the dance are all in this version of the classic by South African choreographer Dada Masilo.
Posted January 11, 2016
Your Place
In this new film by Toronto-based artist Mike Rodriguez, dancers Mayumi Lashbrook and Bo Lam dance a story of daily hustle.
Posted January 7, 2016
Body of Water Project
Three artists, from St. John’s, Calgary and Whitehorse, worked in each other’s communities to consider water, rivers and our collective identities.
Posted December 29, 2015
Once Upon a Time in a Galaxy Far, Far Away …
Before Clone Wars, Jar Jar Binks or CGI, a popular dance form known as disco ruled the galaxy.
Posted December 18, 2015
Clara's Dream
In celebration of the Christmas season, Clara’s Dream brings Edmonton companies the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers and Citie Ballet together with Ukraine’s Virsky and Kyiv Ballet and the Edmonton-based Viter Ukrainian Folk Choir.
Posted December 16, 2015
#Dancember
Friends Lewis Bullock and Luke Bonner create a dancing Advent calendar in support of a local UK charity this holiday season.
Posted December 11, 2015
"12 Days of Christmas" featuring the Rockettes
Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City is an annual holiday tradition. The Rockettes precision dance troupe performs many different numbers during the ninety-minute production, including the show-stopping “12 Days of Christmas” – this year, featuring four Canadian dancers.
Posted December 8, 2015
Rites
José Navas/Compagnie Flak presented a new solo, Rites, in November. As part of its creation, Navas collaborated with director Arno Faure to create an immersive 3-D viewer-driven video of the sections of Rites.
Posted December 7, 2015
Le corps en question(s)²/The Body in Question(s)²
In a holographic whirl of live movement, installation and video, curator and choreographer Isabelle Van Grimde contemplates the status of the physical body in an increasingly virtual world.
Posted December 4, 2015
Moi au carré | Me Squared
Sursaut Dance Company creates work for young audiences, particularly the four to twelve-year-old range, but Me squared targets a slightly older audience, addressing topics of identity, appearance and belonging – relevant to those on the brink of adolescence.
Posted December 2, 2015
Rhythm & Motion Dance Studio Celebrates Twenty
Rhythm & Motion Dance Studio celebrates its twentieth anniversary on November 28.
Posted November 26, 2015
FACING Home: Love & Redemption
New work by Toronto choreographer Kevin A. Ormsby is about the love and redemption of its title, meeting with the the active, deep-rooted homophobia in Jamaican/West Indian culture.
Posted November 25, 2015
BEAUTÉ BRUTE Extrait
Montréal-based LA TRESSE collective taps into the unnatural in their work BEAUTÉ BRUTE, set to have its Toronto premiere on November 28.
Posted November 23, 2015
Purpose
Justin Bieber’s new album comes alive with dance videos, one of which features Canadian Emma Portner.
Posted November 20, 2015
The Big Band Tap Revue Returns
Featuring choreography by tap dancer Allison Toffan, The Big Band Tap Revue returns to the Brigantine Room at Harbourfront Centre November 28 and 29.
Posted November 17, 2015
The Sleeping Beauty on Ice
The world’s leading performers of theatrical ice dance present a fantastical take on a classical ballet, and the results are anything but frigid.
Posted November 13, 2015
