By Jenn Edwards Since the pandemic, there’s been a trend of artists leaving urban centres for less crowded, more affordable places. Canadian dance artist Shelby Richardson was ahead of the curve, having moved to Prince George, a town in British Columbia’s Northern interior, in 2015. Since then, she’s been challenging the notion that innovative art
By Kaija Pepper In the pandemic’s first year, along with cities worldwide, Vancouver dance was in a holding pattern. As elsewhere, once the idea of a lockdown became customary practice, companies and individuals quickly moved online with friendly, often home-based digital dance designed to keep artists in contact with their audiences. By 2021, however, these
By Kaija Pepper More and more, I find myself appreciating the joy in flamenco expression, which is as integral to the art form as pain and sorrow. In a world filled with so many political and ecological challenges, we could all use more joy, which certainly filled the theatre at the three shows I caught