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 Maggie Foyer Siphesihle November, who left South Africa at age 11 to follow his dream, returned to dance Romeo with Cape Town City Ballet at Artscape Opera House on August 25. The return to his homeland required the generosity of sponsors and the coordinating of busy timetables for Cape Town City Ballet and the
By Michael Crabb As the pandemic’s most recent quasi-lockdown ended and the provincial government began a phased return to “normal,” there was a welcome blossoming of live, in-person events. Friends and admirers of the late Patricia Beatty, co-founder of Toronto Dance Theatre, were finally able to gather for a celebration of her life and art.