An Atypical Dance Romance : Leonce and Lena Review
Charming ballet knows exactly where to break convention and allow characters to shine.
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Cycles: Choreographer Eva Kolarova On Balancing Dance and Art
Dancer Eva Kolarova talks to Nancy Berman about working with composer Reiko Yamada and film director Luciana Markos to create her new work Cycles.
Photo Journal: The Street Belongs to Us. Under Pressure Saturday August 9
Montreal’s annual graffiti festival combines murals, skateboarding, djs, and breakdance. Here’s our photojournal of August 9.
Montreal Fringe Festival Reviews : Round 3
Rachel Levine reviews Story Whore, Iredea, Jem Rolls One Man Traffic Jam, Brighella, and My Big Fat German Puppet Show.
On the Threshold of Memory: Interview with Mariah Steele of Quicksilver Dance
Quicksilver Dance’s choreographer Mariah Steele speaks about the philosophy of the group and their latest show Tempest in a Teacup.
2 Minute Mania: Fringe Festival For All
A man with a leg for a dick, ladies reading Greek poetry, dancers imitating a washing machine, and a cat with a backpack of toast on it. Must be the Fringe.
Pink, Lacey, and Racy : Marie Antoinette Ballet
The Houston Ballet brings the decadence and lavish life of French royalty to Place des Arts.
Sculpting a Conceptual Ballet with Rodin / Claudel
Rodin/Claudel transforms traditional ballet with this sculptural, choreographed piece about the tense relationship between two sculptors.
Review: Margie Gillis at Agora de la Danse showcases some of her best works in Florilège
Intimate retrospective traces Gillis’ path through 40 years of dance.
The Only Certainties are Probabilities
Part of the Spectacular China event at Place des Arts, the Leshan Song and Dance Troupe use dance to express their feelings of loss, grief, anger, and fear following an earthquake.
Photolog: Coming and Going in Rehearsal
Light, movement, spoken word, and water all combine to create this dynamic piece featuring five dancers. Oksana Lysenko captured this rehearsal.
The Kantian Choreographer. Morin-Robert’s Coming and Going.
Contemporary dance work Coming and Going uses light, spoken word, and movement to create an integrated performance.
From China With Love
China showcases its artists and performing groups in a series of events that bring music, dance, song, and acrobatics to Place Des Arts this February.
Two Nights at Bouge d’Ici
CinéDanse and Projet Migration showcase the diversity of dance in Montreal through film and performance.
A Space for Dance. Bouge d’Ici 2014
The ever-growing Bouge d’Ici festival gives emerging movement artists and dancers a chance to showcase their talents and enjoy the fruits of mentorship.