By Veronica Posth Individuals store a vast range of emotions and potentials within themselves, says German choreographer Felix Landerer, and “the intensity of something unsaid or not expressed can be just as powerful as something that is. I look for this quality in performers and in my work, this sense of urgency which stems from
by Victor Swoboda Balloons. Hugs. Heartfelt speeches. At Théâtre Maisonneuve on May 25, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal paid homage to 79-year-old Gradimir Pankov following a performance of his last program as artistic director. It marked the end of an 18-year era at Quebec’s largest dance company. The triple bill was characteristically Pankov. Two works by old friend Jirí Kylián were local premieres. First, the sweet folksy Evening Songs (1987) set