Sunday, March 25, 2012
Dance review: Toronto’s Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie performs Varenka, Varenka! — It speaks to the heart without a hint of irony or cynicism.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 07:44PMThursday, March 22, 2012
As narrative ballets go, The Seagull is worth the homework required to appreciate its full richness.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:31AMMonday, March 19, 2012
Toronto choreographer Malgorzata Nowacka’s latest offering is a mishmash of existential angst, cast in a semi-abstracted narrative format, punctuated with flashes of the kind of raw dance …
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:00PMThursday, March 15, 2012
There’s a lot to be said for a dance show, even a rather choreographically shallow one, that actually moves out in all directions.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:38AMSunday, March 11, 2012
Evan McKie steps on to Four Season’s stage and impresses with immaculate dancing
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 06:43PMFriday, March 9, 2012
Evan McKie is returning for his first professional performance in Canada, guesting in the National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 01:01PMWednesday, March 7, 2012
Dance lovers can choose between Yvonne Ng’s Frequency, Ballet Creole’s Exodus, Ballet Jörgen’s classical and contemporary program or the National Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 01:06PMWednesday, February 29, 2012
Dancing hens, a real pony, a maypole, butter churn, clogs and ubiquitous red umbrella! Can this really be a classical ballet?
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:55PMTuesday, February 28, 2012
Dark Matters by B.C.-born Crystal Pite opens Tuesday at the Bluma Appel Theatre thanks to Canadian Stage.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:15AMFriday, February 24, 2012
Toronto Dance Theatre’s Four at the Winch Quebec features choreography by Estelle Clareton, Lina Cruz, Deborah Dunn and Jean-Sebastien Lourdais.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 02:14PMThursday, February 9, 2012
Arabesque’s Jamra takes a journey through a variety of regional dances and features belly dancing in a range of styles.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:27PMSpecial program, on until Feb. 11 at Winchester Street Theatre, pairs choreographers with more experienced mentors.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:55AMMonday, February 6, 2012
A work about iconic Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, a full-length version of Davide Bombana’s Carmen and Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland part of 2012-13 season.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:00AMFriday, February 3, 2012
New artistic director Robert Battle blends tradition with the new in Sony Centre shows.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:24AMWednesday, February 1, 2012
Choreographer worked with the National Ballet of Canada, its ballet school and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:06PMTuesday, January 31, 2012
New version of 2000 dance work is at Fleck Dance Theatre from Friday to Sunday.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:01PMTuesday, January 24, 2012
Celebration of Afrocentric dance starts Thursday, with performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:26PMWednesday, January 18, 2012
The biennial Dancemakers Presents (DMP) Festival features TWOBYFOUR — A Festival of Duets, which showcases four dance works that rely on the duet to express human relationships
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:12AMTuesday, January 17, 2012
Japanese manga comic strips inspired Maxine Heppner’s new Rage Project dance work, my heart is a spoon
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:01PMWednesday, January 11, 2012
Falun Gong-backed Shen Yun and Beijing-sanctioned Chinese New Year Carnival offer competing views of Chinese culture.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:01PMSunday, December 25, 2011
Ten amazing dance performances that moved our critic, Michael Crabb, mightily in 2011.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:01PMTuesday, December 13, 2011
A new biography of National Ballet founder Celia Franca sheds light on her bright early years and later disappointments
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:43AMMonday, December 12, 2011
After Mayor Rob Ford’s cameo appearance, the ballet soared with delights for the whole family.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:29AMThursday, December 8, 2011
“We don’t need a program note to watch a sunset,” writes Nova Bhattacharya in a somewhat ironical program note for the Dancemakers season-opening show that features her newest choreogr…
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:37PMFrom schools, to communities, to cities, there's a Nutcracker out there for all tastes. Here's a rundown on those in or near Toronto.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 06:38PMThursday, December 1, 2011
Elena Lobsanova is about to break “The Curse of Marie.”
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:01PMWednesday, November 30, 2011
Ballet Creole’s soul-fuelled dance version of Handel’s Messiah brings holiday cheer
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:49AMThursday, November 10, 2011
Swords will be flashing and hearts enraptured on Wednesday night as the National Ballet of Canada launches its 60th anniversary season with a new production of the Prokofiev-scored tale of t…
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:01PMSwords will be flashing and hearts enraptured on Wednesday night as the National Ballet of Canada launches its 60th anniversary season with a new production of the Prokofiev-scored tale of t…
SOURCE: tdcblog.topscms.com at 11:01PMLove Lies Bleeding runs in Toronto until Nov. 12. This review captured Alberta Ballet’s sparkling premiere in Calgary based on the life and career of Elton John.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 02:25PMFriday, November 4, 2011
Alberta Ballet’s Love Lies Bleeding explores Elton John’s battles with drugs and his sexuality.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01AM 
