By Holly Harris The Royal Winnipeg Ballet took a deep dark dive into a classic Brothers Grimm fairytale as it launched its 84th season with the Canadian debut of Angelin Preljocaj’s inky black Snow White. The 105-minute (with no intermission) narrative ballet had its world premiere by the French choreographer’s own company in 2008, with
By Holly Harris The Royal Winnipeg Ballet closed its season with one of the most popular contemporary works in its repertoire, Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story, still swinging as hard as it did during the company’s world premiere in 2004. Set in the halcyon days of the 1950s, and based on a libretto by Sheryl
By Holly Harris When she took over the reins last season as Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers’ artistic director, Jolene Bailie could never have imagined in her wildest dreams that her inaugural major production for the 56-year-old company would be forged in the crucible of a global pandemic. The dancers had to rehearse while wearing face masks