Akram Khan’s Until the Lions: Love, Kill Bill style
“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” In Akram Khan’s new work, Until the Lions, he explores the tension [read on]
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Ohad Naharin’s “Last Work”: Mind. Blown.
Nancy Berman reviews Ohad’s mindblowing “Last Work,” for Batsheva Dance Company, part of the Danse Danse season.
Nederlands Dans Theatre: highlight of the Danse Danse season
Thanks to Danse Danse, for the first time in 20 years, the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) is back in Montreal, with a stellar triple bill line-up featuring two works [read on]
Flamenco and the feminine
Danse Danse opened its 19th season Thursday evening in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier with a breathtaking flamenco reimagining of Carmen. The female protagonist in Prosper [read on]
Marie Chouinard’s Animalistic Homage to Spring
Two choreographies get at the beastly and rutting side of human nature that aggressively rises in spring.
Swan Lake Subversive
Dada Masilo reinvents the classic by mixing ballet and African dance, but the challenges in this excellent show don’t stop there.
Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal: Slick But Lacking Substance
Nancy Berman reviews the latest triple bill from the Ballets Jazz de Montreal.
José Navas’s Rites: solo works of profound intimacy and vulnerability
With his latest work, a set of four solos called Rites, José Navas marks a personal rite of passage in his life and long career as a dancer and choreographer. Having [read on]
Hofesh Shecter’s Sun: hilarious, terrifying, and thought-provoking
Where to begin? With the bigger-than-life-size cardboard sheep? The commedia dell’arte players? The bagpipes and electronic soundtrack? The Leonard-Cohenesque voice slowly [read on]
Danse Danse Season Kicks off with National Ballet Triple Bill
The National Ballet of Canada launches the Danse Danse season with a stunning contemporary triple bill featuring works by Forsythe, Goecke, and McGregor.