modern dance
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.
Milonga: the eternal tango
Nancy Berman reviews Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Milonga, a modern take on the eternally sexy tango.
Interview with Louise Lecavalier: Still Going Strong in So Blue
Nancy interviews Louise Lecavalier about her new work So Blue, and what it’s like to constantly push the limits of the body.
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.
Restrained Movements and Great Longing: Interview with Palle Granhoj
Palle Granhoj discusses how his show Dance Me to the End On/Off of Love uses the obstructive technique to capture the longing of Leonard Cohen’s music.
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.
Daina Ashbee: Fighting Against Violence with Art in Unrelated
Daina Ashbee talks about her world premiere Unrelated and the many forms of violence that relate to the missing and murdered indigenous women.
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.
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.