Danse Danse
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
Hofesh Shecter’s Sun: hilarious, terrifying, and thought-provoking
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.
Dance Review: Ravages Sweeps the Subconscious
New season of Danse Danse gets off to a cerebral and visceral start with Ravages.
TO DO Tonight: Danse Danse Ickamsterdam Rocco
They say that boxing is a kind of dance. Can dance be a kind of boxing?
Milonga: the eternal tango
Nancy Berman reviews Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Milonga, a modern take on the eternally sexy tango.
Ballet BC Captivates Montreal with Three Choreographers
Under the artistic direction of Emily Molnar, Ballet BC performs recent works by three European choreographer at Théâtre Maisonneuve. Reviewed by Nancy Berman.
Benoit Lachambre’s Prismes: playing with our perceptions of the world
Benoit Lachambre’s latest work, Prismes, challenges the ways we see, experience, and express the world within and around us.
Something Epic This Way Comes: Akram Khan’s iTMOi at Danse Danse
Something Epic This Way Comes: Akram Khan’s iTMOi gets in the head of Igor Stravinski, and the results are terrifying
Tentacle Tribe and Wants&Needs Danse: the best of Montreal modern dance
Nancy Berman reviews Danse Danse’s showcase of two young Montreal modern dance companies.
Love a Little Bit More and Hate a Little Bit Less with Tentacle Tribe
Emmanuelle Lê Phan and Elon Höglund of Tentacle Tribe talk about dance, squid, fractals, and their upcoming show.
Wants&Needs Danse: challenging the norms of modern dance
Nancy Berman talks to Sasha Kleinplatz of Wants&Needs Danse about site-specific choreography and their upcoming production of Chorus II at Cinquième Salle.
Review of Soif : Drinking into Desire through Dance
Nancy Berman reviews the world premiere of Soif, Ginette Laurin’s new work for O Vertigo, a piece that looks at the instincts and drives of man’s animal nature.