by Kathleen Smith A huge boulder dominates the stage for the entirety of Pina Bausch’s Vollmond (Full Moon), presented by the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in November. Solid and intractable, it is the antithesis of the other essential feature of Vollmond (and several of Bausch’s works), water. Over the course of 150 minutes, with one
by Maggie Foyer Dance companies founded by choreographer/directors often face succession issues: consider the Martha Graham Dance Company or Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Cullberg Ballet, founded by the iconic Swedish choreographer Birgit Cullberg, had an heir apparent in her son, Mats Ek, ready, willing and able, who led the company from 1985 to 1993.
by Kaija Pepper The action is drawn in clear, bold strokes: Opera Warriors is presented in a series of scenes and micro-scenes like panels in a graphic novel, telling a sprawling, five-act tale set in the world of Beijing Opera. Choreographer Xing Shimiao calls on more than 40 dancers from Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble of