Fringe Festival Reviews # 2
A round up of shows we’ve seen at the Fringe Festival 2022, including Saltzman’s Antiques, Everybody Knows, and This is Fine
ballet
Tango, to the Pointe: the Unrestrained Eruption from Death
Emotional piece with high skill levels also rebels against gender norms in two dance forms.
1st Edition of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens’ Stellar Soirée des Étoiles
Fabulous opener for new ballet experience in Montreal
Chagall: Colour and Music at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
The biggest exhibition of Chagall ever to take place in Canada is at the Fine Arts museum. Find out about it here.
Don Quixote : Flamboyant Ballet
Cuban ballet comes to the Montreal stage in beloved tale of Don Quixote.
Leaping into Les Grands Ballets 16/17 with News
Big changes at Les Grands Ballets — a new space, a new Artistic Director, and plenty of ballet to come. Find out about the 2016/17 season here.
Marie Chouinard’s Animalistic Homage to Spring
Two choreographies get at the beastly and rutting side of human nature that aggressively rises in spring.
Counterpoint Ballet: The Accents of Hard Work
Interview with Karen Chen about the creation of Alegria Ballet and their upcoming performance at the Mainline.
Giselle : Great Russian Ballet, Not so Great
Despite claims to award winning and dazzling performances, Jennifer says Giselle didn’t live up to its claims. Find out why she was meh on Giselle here.
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.
From Tap Shoes to Tassels and Back Again
Interview with Jessica Rae about her dance career that starts with competitive dance and transforms into something else entirely.
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice at the Nutcracker Market
Lily Huynh takes us on a tour of the seasonal market that raises funds for children.
Piaf and Pointe Shoes
Atlantic Canada’s Ballet-Theatre brings the story of Piaf to Theatre Outremont. Review here.
Review: Anna Karenina Ballet Puts Emotional Novel En Pointe
Stunning Russian ballet of Tolstoy novel wows our reviewer with its careful attention to mood and emotion.
Dance Review: The Little Prince Rockstar Fantasy
Enchanting, mesmerizing, and intimate, the Little Prince translates to dance.
Paquita: Ballet Perfection all the Way from Paris
A review of Paris Opera Ballet’s production of Paquita: a rarely performed work transported to Montreal from the heart of French ballet.
An Atypical Dance Romance : Leonce and Lena Review
Charming ballet knows exactly where to break convention and allow characters to shine.
Love Lost and Love Found : Les Grands Ballets Transfigured Nights
Belgian Stijn Celis’ new masterwork shows both the perils and the rewards of two stories of true love.
Pink, Lacey, and Racy : Marie Antoinette Ballet
The Houston Ballet brings the decadence and lavish life of French royalty to Place des Arts.