By Kristen Lawson The Dance Centre’s Global Dance Connection series brought Montreal’s Ebnflōh to Vancouver in early December. The company’s hard-hitting La Probabilité du Néant (The Probability of Nothingness) forces introspection as it explores the human psyche, specifically the bystander effect, through flowing improvised hip hop and an electronic score. […] The post The Bystander Effect: Ebnflōh’s La Probabilité du Néant appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Tessa Perkins Deneault Warm lamp light, a cozy rug, and a dining table: symbols of home that anchor Dwell, at Vancouver’s Chutzpah Festival in November. As a community collaboration produced by All Bodies Dance Project and the Jewish Community Centre Inclusion Program, it’s fitting that Dwell explores the theme […] The post Dwell: A home for all bodies appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Victor Swoboda With more than 40 shows, the 21st annual Festival Quartiers Danses offered a grand way to open a busy fall dance season. In En pièce jointe (Email Attachment) at the Studio Theatre in the Wilder Building, Armande Sanseverino and Gaël Germain from France wonderfully satirized the urban […] The post Montreal: Cautionary tales, and amusing ones appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Robin J. Miller It is rare to find to find more than a handful of Canadians in any Canadian dance company. Of the 14 principal dancers at the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, for example, only two are Canadians, and just two of Ballet BC’s 17 members come […] The post Dancing for the Home Team: Six stories appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Gerard Davis The island of Jersey lies 160 km south of England in the English Channel, measuring just 46 square miles and with a population of 103,000. It’s not part of the United Kingdom but is part of the British Isles, even though it is only 23 km from […] The post Ballet d’Jèrri: New steps on the island of Jersey appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Michael Crabb Among its fall offerings at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto’s National Ballet of Canada includes two dramatic ballets inspired by 19th-century literary works, both featuring women whose youthful devotion to romantic fiction plays a significant role in the way their lives unfold. Tatiana, […] The post National Ballet of Canada: Passionate women and men in passionate ballets appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Philip Szporer Chelsea McMullan, the Toronto-based filmmaker, knows how to grab an audience’s attention. McMullan’s documentary series, Swan Song, on CBC-TV and CBC-Gem from November 22, 2023, starts out as a warm but predictable ode to Karen Kain’s career as she prepares to retire from her position as the […] The post Swan Song: Ultimately, it’s a celebration appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Kristen Lawson Dance Works: Stories of Creative Collaboration (Wesleyan University Press) demonstrates how we can create connection and community through making and sharing art. Author Allison Orr, founder and artistic director of Forklift Danceworks in Austin, Texas, details her career creating dances with working class people, whose jobs and […] The post Dance Works: Stories by workers who keep the city running appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Kaija Pepper With a masterwork by William Forsythe to open with, and a rousing finale to Ravel’s suspenseful Boléro by an up-and-comer, Ballet BC’s season started on a high note. Opening night on November 2 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre gave us three works by three very different choreographers: […] The post Ballet BC: Starting the season on a high note appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more

By Jenn Edwards Since the pandemic, there’s been a trend of artists leaving urban centres for less crowded, more affordable places. Canadian dance artist Shelby Richardson was ahead of the curve, having moved to Prince George, a town in British Columbia’s Northern interior, in 2015. Since then, she’s been challenging […] The post Life Moves: Finding space in Northern BC’s Prince George appeared first on Dance International Magazine ..read more