By Kathleen Smith Of necessity, the dancefilm genre exploded during the global pandemic, part of the great digital pivot for artists and dance companies. If the volume of production is astonishing after almost two years, the quality is still all over the place. Dance on film is hard to get right. Enter Jacob Jonas, a
By Victor Swoboda Some of the most accomplished choreography in Montreal’s spring season occurred in forums not normally associated with dance. Montreal-based avant-garde ice-dance troupe Le Patin Libre has achieved the status of high art in Europe, where it regularly tours. Bravo, therefore, to Montreal producer Pierre Desmarais for putting Le Patin Libre in his
by Kaija Pepper “Are you here? We can’t see you, the lights are in our eyes … We can’t hear you when the music plays.” These sentences were projected onto the backdrop near the beginning of Still, a 40-minute work co-created by mid-career artists taking part in Banff Centre’s Creative Gesture workshop in summer 2016.