By Holly Harris The Royal Winnipeg Ballet took a deep dark dive into a classic Brothers Grimm fairytale as it launched its 84th season with the Canadian debut of Angelin Preljocaj’s inky black Snow White. The 105-minute (with no intermission) narrative ballet had its world premiere by the French choreographer’s own company in 2008, with
by Holly Harris Q Dance’s latest mixed bill was its first comprised exclusively of world premieres, all choreographed by artistic director Peter Quanz. The Ontario-born dance artist is continuing to carve out his career in Canada as well as China, where he has worked extensively for the last five years. In August, Wuxi Song and
by Holly Harris The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s artistic director André Lewis took audiences down memory lane with the program Our Story, featuring seminal turning points in the company’s 78-year history. The historically rich mixed bill, also celebrating Canada 150, paid homage to six prominent choreographers who have left their footprint on the “Prairie fresh” company,