By Robin J. Miller Victoria, BC, is a small, somewhat sleepy city perched on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Yet in a little over two weeks in January, it was possible to take in seven live dance performances, and it would have been eight inside three weeks had not COVID complications made it impossible
By Tessa Perkins Deneault Ralph Escamillan’s gateway to dance was a breaking class at Harbour Dance Centre in Vancouver. He was 14, and during his first class they had a cypher, when everyone forms a circle and takes turns performing freestyle in the centre. “There was such a rush of excitement and fear, and that
By Kaija Pepper Musical discoveries are a welcome part of many dance shows, and Flying White, at Simon Fraser University’s downtown theatre at the end of January, offered just such an opportunity. The evening brought together choreographer Wen Wei Wang with two composers: Owen Underhill from Turning Point Ensemble, who has collaborated with many local