By Kaija Pepper With a masterwork by William Forsythe to open with, and a rousing finale to Ravel’s suspenseful Boléro by an up-and-comer, Ballet BC’s season started on a high note. Opening night on November 2 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre gave us three works by three very different choreographers: William Forsythe’s Enemy in the
By Jenn Edwards Since the pandemic, there’s been a trend of artists leaving urban centres for less crowded, more affordable places. Canadian dance artist Shelby Richardson was ahead of the curve, having moved to Prince George, a town in British Columbia’s Northern interior, in 2015. Since then, she’s been challenging the notion that innovative art
By Gary Smith There sometimes comes a moment in a choreographer’s career where inspiration, imagination, and dramaturgy ally in a very special way. As an audience member, there are sometimes moments when movement becomes more than steps, more than storytelling, when something happens onstage that lifts you out of your theatre seat and into the