By Robin J. Miller Suddenly Dance Theatre’s David Ferguson had his latest project all worked out. In 2019, the dancer, choreographer, and film director won a $25,000 Chrystal Dance Prize from Dance Victoria, followed by two Canada Council for the Arts grants totalling $83,000. The funds were intended to support four in-person residencies and live,
By Robin J. Miller March 12, 2020: Dance Victoria was one day away from presenting Ballet BC’s Romeo and Juliet at Victoria’s Royal Theatre. Thirty-two dancers had just arrived by ferry. Then BC’s public health chief, Dr. Bonnie Henry, made her fateful announcement. “We thought the shuttering of theatres wouldn’t happen until the next week,
Even without a playbill, it may have been possible to pick up on the fact that all three pieces in the terrific program presented by Ballet Hispánico in Victoria, B.C., in April were created by women. The evening just felt a little different. Throughout, women were central, but not as male-gaze objects of desire. There