By Kaija Pepper With a masterwork by William Forsythe to open with, and a rousing finale to Ravel’s suspenseful Boléro by an up-and-comer, Ballet BC’s season started on a high note. Opening night on November 2 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre gave us three works by three very different choreographers: William Forsythe’s Enemy in the
By Michael Crabb Apart from the perennial issues of funding, one can only imagine the logistical challenges facing the organizers of an annual festival such as Toronto’s Fall For Dance North (FFDN) in the still unsettled wake of a disruptive global pandemic. Festivals are generally mapped out years in advance, often based on the international
By Jenn Edwards It’s clear from the outset that Aviva is not a conventional cinematic love story. First, right at the beginning, we are introduced to the cameras used, and learn the names of their operators. Next, a woman sitting nude on a bed explains that she is primarily a dancer and choreographer, but that