By Michael Crabb The pandemic has presented dance artists everywhere with financial and creative challenges that no amount of resilience can easily overcome. It presents an existential threat that, even with the arrival of vaccines, shows no sign of vanishing any time soon. If you can’t make dances and perform them for audiences, what in
By Jenn Edwards When the coronavirus pandemic hit North America in March, Bin Chicken, Alyssa Martin’s first commission for Toronto Dance Theatre, was fully choreographed and about to go into technical rehearsals. After the disappointing cancellation of its premiere, and a six-month hiatus while the building was closed, Martin is back in the studio with
By Jenn Edwards The coronavirus pandemic has pushed dance into a new era, one marked by a surge in digital content. With massive performance cancellations worldwide, online classes have become one of the few ways that dancers and companies can keep up a standard of training, as well as make ends meet. Five dance artists