Dance Articles

LEV Dance Company’s OCD Love is intriguing dance

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When you hear the word OCD Love, you think of love as being obsessive. LEV Dance Company, presented by Banff Centre has taken this concept and created a dark twisted production. OCD Love is dark and performed in shadows. It is an examination of small movements and looks at dance as a system. It is intriguing and […]

Alberta Ballet’s ‘All of Us’ is underwhelming

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Alberta Ballet’s production of All of Us features the music of the Tragically Hip and is inspired by the band. With choreography by Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maitre, the production was set to capture the spirit of the Hip, paired with the powerful movement of ballet. It missed the mark by a mile. Though the narrative was a separate […]

Shaping Sound’s ‘After the Curtain’ is a mixed production

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Two years ago Alberta Ballet presented Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound as part of their season and it was like attending a concert. Patrons screamed at certain sequences and both performances sold out. It was such a rousing success that Alberta Ballet secured Shaping Sound to perform their newest production After the Curtain. It is a production with […]