By Rachel Silver Maddock On the heels of the widely acclaimed Revisor (2019) and Betroffenheit (2015), Kidd Pivot is back with a new dance-theatre hybrid co-created by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young. Assembly Hall premieres at the Vancouver Playhouse October 26 — tickets are already sold out for the four night run — kickstarting their
By Sanjoy Roy The farewell performances by Richard Alston Dance Company, at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in March, marked the end of a singular line in British dance. Alston, now 71, was a founding figure of modern dance in the UK. In the first intake of students at the newly formed London Contemporary Dance School in
By Kaija Pepper On the February morning of Revisor’s avant-premiere — set for that evening at Banff Centre’s Eric Harvie Theatre high within Alberta’s Rocky Mountains — it’s minus 26 degrees centigrade when I leave my hotel room. The air grabs at my lungs, sucking moisture from my body, and I walk quickly over to