By Jeannette Andersen During Germany’s first pandemic lockdown in March 2020, my initial reaction as a dance critic was, “Now I will watch all the performances online for which I usually do not have the time.” But very soon I found my attention trailing off. I got bored, whether I sat in front of my
By Michael Crabb The biggest single event of the 2021 Fall For Dance North Festival, September 11 to October 29, was the screening before a live 450-member audience in Toronto’s 3,200-seat Meridian Hall of a triple bill of films called Signature Program — this despite the fact that according to recently eased public health mandates
By Kaija Pepper Last May, when artistic producer Donna Spencer announced the Dancing on the Edge Festival, live theatre performances were scheduled “with limited capacity, if permitted.” Happily, they were. When the festival took place at the Firehall Arts Centre July 8-17, audience members were seated in social bubbles, an empty seat between each group.