by Michael Crabb Toronto’s popular $15-per-ticket Fall for Dance North festival, an offshoot of the New York City Center original, goes from strength to strength. The latest event, FFDN’s fourth, saw the festival expand from four to six days, including two Saturday shows, and embrace Ryerson Theatre as a second venue. Compared with the 3,200-seat
By Jenn Edwards In a bright, spacious studio in downtown Toronto, choreographer Guillaume Côté leads a cast of 12 in a pragmatic rehearsal at the National Ballet of Canada headquarters. Huddled around a laptop, the dancers refresh their memories with footage of themselves from several months ago. It is January and they are stepping away
by Michael Crabb Guillaume Côté, the 34-year-old National Ballet of Canada star, is a generally affable and courteous man, but these days it’s not always easy to get his undivided attention. It’s late summer and we’re sitting at a table on the patio of a trendy neighbourhood coffee shop overlooking Toronto’s Don Valley, where we’ve