Review: The Four Horsemen Project refuses to take itself too seriously
There is an odd tension that is created while watching Volcano Theatre’s The Four Horsemen Project. For those not up on their Canadian poetry history,...
wag is uncomplicated, sorrowful and funny
There is something eternally beautiful about watching a performer who is not only entirely present in what they are doing, but who is clearly having...
Bboyizm explores a deeper side of street dance
Street dancing, break dancing, B-boying, or urban dancing. Call it what you like, it's not often that you get to see this style of...
Empty moves creates an ode to the abstract of John Cage’s original work
The Dance Centre’s 2014-2015 Global Dance Connections contemporary dance series opens with celebrated French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj’s Empty moves (parts I, II & III),...
Dance review: the Ottawa Dance Directive is daring and skilled
Generally when people connected to the arts think of Ottawa they think of politics and funding cuts. Now everyone will have something new to...
Amber Funk Barton explores The Art of Stealing
People steal. From the act of physically taking an object from someone else without permission, to a larger-scale, less-tangible stealing of time, energy, and...
Porno Death Cult is funny, thought-provoking, and heartbreaking
Inspired by a spiritual pilgrimage, Porno Death Cult encapsulates all religious paths. Blending the reverent with the mocking, with a little more emphasis on...
The Dances for a Small Stage secret is fun, engaging, and high-calibre dance
Dances for a Small Stage has been around for over ten years, and in that time it's been produced thirty times. That's nothing to...
Ballet BC 2014/15 season continues focus on collaboration
Ballet BC's 2014/15 season continues the company's focus on collaboration to maintain a relevant and meaningful place for ballet in the 21st century.
“Our 29th season...
