By Elaine Gaertner Vaslav Nijinsky wrote in his diary, “Applause is not opinion. Applause is a feeling of love for the artist.” The following four artists — Muriel Valtat, Andrea Boardman, Gaby Baars, and José Manuel Carreño — have felt this love, a palpable embrace from audiences around the world. Today they have abandoned the
By Rebecca Karpus The Arts Umbrella Senior Dance Company is in rehearsal. The dancers are masked, spaced, and do not touch one another. Despite these safety protocols, the studios on Vancouver’s Granville Island hum with excitement, hope, and tenacity. There is a captivating dualism of difficulty and opportunity in the air, which poses the question: How
By Carolina Bergonzoni At the core of my practice as a community-engaged dance artist is a focus on process rather than final product. This often means longer incubation, development and rehearsal periods as I invest time and energy in analyzing the community I am working with and figuring out what is needed for people to