By Victor Swoboda Guillaume Côté knows Shakespeare’s Hamlet well. In 2012, he performed the title role in American choreographer Kevin O’Day’s two-hour Hamlet, staged by the National Ballet of Canada, where Côté is a principal dancer. Then he danced the title role in his own short Hamlet Redux, at the 2018 Festival des Arts de St-Sauveur,
By Kathleen Smith Here we are in August, and art hasn’t disappeared despite pandemic lockdown. But much has changed, including the rules of engagement. As normal cultural activity largely ceased mid-March, many artists went along with the pause, taking an overdue break from the constant motion required by professional dance practices today. Early spring seemed
by Philip Szporer You know you’ve “made it” in Quebec when you’re invited to be a guest on the entertaining Radio-Canada talk show, Tout le monde en parle. It’s Sunday mass for the masses, without the religion. More than a million viewers can’t be wrong. Last March, dancer-choreographer Guillaume Côté, one of Canada’s biggest ballet