By Michael Crabb It’s mid-October, almost six weeks until the premiere of the National Ballet of Canada’s two-million-dollar aspiring blockbuster, MADDADDAM, and much remains to be done. “There were four weeks I was really making material,” says the acclaimed British choreographer Wayne McGregor. “I was trying to invent, to get stuff out of my head,
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 Michael Crabb Toronto’s 2019-2020 dance season was heralded in October by the fifth annual edition of Fall For Dance North, a sampler of Canadian and foreign companies representing everything from meticulously stylized Indian classical dance to no-holds-barred urban moves, frequently with live musical accompaniment. Apart from FFDN’s high profile mainstage shows, made as affordable