Monday, May 2, 2022
“Let’s say it’s an adult fairy tale,” says the dancer and choreographer of his multimedia work, which draws inspiration from cryptozoology and “The Little Mermaid.”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:30PMTuesday, April 26, 2022
“The challenge is not to make this character a villain,” says Piazzola, who will mark his first 200 performances with the Canadian Opera Company May 3.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:27PMThursday, April 7, 2022
The National Ballet of Canada needs an experienced man to take his place. Artistic director Hope Muir says she has a plan.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:46PMWednesday, April 6, 2022
When the Montreal choreographer’s duet was delayed two years by COVID-19, “it didn’t feel right simply to dust it off.”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMFriday, April 1, 2022
Oscar-nominated Barbara Willis Sweete gives new life to James Kudelka’s stage work, performed by Evelyn Hart and Zhenya Cerneacov.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMMonday, March 28, 2022
“One of my goals in this work is to be as unguarded as possible. I didn’t want to invoke a character,” says the former Toronto Dance Theatre artistic director.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMMonday, February 28, 2022
Before MenakaThakkar’s arrival in Toronto, Indian classical dance had few local practitioners and little prominence.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:25PMThe world premiere of “Chapter 3” featured nine dancers. It was recently performed by a cast of six in New York City; the gender mix can also vary.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:35PMFriday, February 25, 2022
Rodriguez’s farewell comes next month after 32 years while Jillian Vanstone, who made her mark in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” will leave the company after 22 years.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMWednesday, December 8, 2021
One of Toronto’s fastest rising dance talents, Diverlus is part of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre’s WinterSong at Harbourfront.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMThursday, December 2, 2021
The National Ballet, Ballet Jörgen and Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement manage to bring back the holiday season ritual with pandemic restrictions.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:22PMThursday, November 25, 2021
Toronto-based dance company offers mentorship and aid knocking down stereotypes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMTuesday, November 2, 2021
Dancers auditioned at the Bentway Studio for a Toronto version of ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces,’ a site-specific street performance in which locally recruited casts in colourful, gender-blurr…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:12PMThursday, October 21, 2021
Pianist Tao and dancer Teicher encountered each other as teenagers at an arts competition where Tao composed a classical arrangement of Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair.” “More Forever…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:26PMWednesday, October 13, 2021
Filming the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble in India helped Dasgupta handle the unexpected death of his father, but soaring COVID-19 infections kept him from flying to London to shoot the November…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMWednesday, September 22, 2021
Instead of a five-days festival of live performances in Toronto, this year’s event will not officially end until Oct. 29, with livestream offerings available until Nov. 5. And the artistic…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMTuesday, September 21, 2021
Co-director Yvonne Ng couldn’t take the gamble of indoor performances for the 2021 fest so it’s a hybrid of live outdoor shows and virtual presentations.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMThursday, August 26, 2021
Mixed bill of four works from new and existing repertoire made for an emotion-charged event on the Harbourfront stage
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:24PMMonday, August 23, 2021
First in-person shows since March, 2020 will sample classic and contemporary ballet, take place on open air concert stage with patio-style tables
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:02PMWednesday, July 14, 2021
The 50-minute solo performance of “Maggie & Me” is one she hopes will lead towards understanding and reconciliation
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00AMWednesday, July 7, 2021
Toronto-born Muir got her start as a professional dancer at English National Ballet and has been artistic director of Charlotte Ballet since 2017.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AMSunday, July 4, 2021
Nobody has been groomed for the job, but principal dancer Guillaume Côté would be an attractive insider choice. For outside candidates, Tamara Rojo would be well suited if she could be wre…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AMTuesday, June 29, 2021
To mark Kain’s official departure June 30 as the National Ballet of Canada’s artistic director the Star invited a selection of friends and colleagues to send their congratulations.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMTuesday, June 22, 2021
Kain announces the 2021-22 National Ballet of Canada season in one of her last official acts as artistic director. She’ll step down at the end of June.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PMThursday, April 8, 2021
‘Toronto is one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities, but we haven’t had the equity,’ Baker tells Michael Crabb. She will wind up Peggy Baker Dance Projects by June 2023 to …
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AMSunday, February 14, 2021
‘Dreamers’ is the latest addition to the National Ballet of Canada’s free online programming. The company has also commissioned new works from Jennifer Archibald, Vanesa Garcia-Ribala …
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:30AMThe work that Pite made for Paris Opera Ballet has its Canadian digital premiere on Feb. 17 through new dance initiative Digidance.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMFriday, December 4, 2020
When this version was first seen in theatres in 2008, the Toronto cinema audience applauded virtuoso dances much as they might have in the Four Seasons Centre. The lead performances by Sonia…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMMonday, November 23, 2020
Beatty’s dance school has evolved to become one of Canada’s leading; her teaching has “impacted on thousands.” She has died age 84
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:57AMThursday, September 24, 2020
With COVID-19 scuppering shows, three Canadian dance companies have come up with innovative ways to do in person and livestream performances
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:59AMThursday, September 10, 2020
Accustomed to large spaces, busy schedules and comradeship, National Ballet performers are only now getting some of their old routine back. They explain how they’ve coped
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM 
