Dance review: Monsieur Aubertin is disconnected from its dance
When Serge Bennathan walks on stage and thanks the audience for attending Monsieur Aubertin, it is impossible not to connect with him. He is...
Dance review: art imitates life imitates art in TransMigration
Based on the life and art of native artist Norval Morrisseau, TransMigration blurs the lines between the man and his prolific work. Not quite...
Dance review: Par B.L.eux’s Snakeskins is hypnotic
Snakeskins got off to an unusual start outside the Roundhouse theatre space as dancers Benoît Lachambre and Daniele Albanese constructed an enormous jigsaw puzzle....
Snakeskins reflects on transformation, molting and decay
Unable to perform at last year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) after breaking his arm while swimming with dolphins, Montréal-based performer and choreographer Benoît...
Dance review: BODYTRAFFIC has a strong sense of heart
It's hard not to gush about BODYTRAFFIC. This company from Los Angeles are a skilled and heartful ensemble of dancers who are bringing new...
Dance review: Idan Sharabi and Dancers with Vanessa Goodman is a mixed bag
Idan Sharabi and Dancers with Vanessa Goodman is a mixed bag of both the captivating and the messy.
With such a strong opener, it's too...
Dance review: Balanchine is music on stage
Miami City Ballet - founded and directed by Lourdes Lopez, a former Balanchine dancer - is one of America’s finest companies, and Balanchine interpreters....
how to be opens up the possibilities for dance and theatre
Boca del Lupo opens its 2015 Micro Performance Series (MPS) with how to be, a dance/theatre hybrid that explores how we think we “should be”,...
Chutzpah! celebrates a world of dance
It is a good time to be a dance fan in Vancouver. Following on the heels of the PuSh Festival, the Chutzpah! Festival plays...
Men en pointe and in tutus: Les Trocks returns to Vancouver after 30 years
Like many industries seemingly dominated by women, ballet began as a men-only activity. As was the case with theatre actors and yogis, women were...