By Robin J. Miller The good news first: Victoria’s 10-day Dance Days Festival in mid-January included some 70 free dance classes that were full to overflowing; the three short Rough Cuts shows of works in progress were well attended; and the two mainstage shows came close to selling out. The not-so-good, or maybe just confusing,
By Kaija Pepper Everything will be ok — despite the reassuring title of the final work on Ballet BC’s May 12-14 triple bill at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the visions presented onstage were dark ones. There is good news behind the scenes at the company — they will soon be moving into their own home
Dancers fall slowly, defying gravity; props move as if they have a mind of their own; walls of light slice through the haze, dividing the stage. In this fantasy world created by Out Innerspace co-artistic directors Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond, the boundaries are constantly shifting and the laws of physics don’t seem to apply.