Dance

  • Alberta Ballet’s Dangerous Liaisons presents strong movement but weak storyline

    Alberta Ballet’s Dangerous Liaisons presents strong movement but weak storyline

    Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a novel written by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, published in 1782. It has been adapted for the stage and for film. In 1985 the Royal Shakespeare Company put on Christopher Hampton’s stage version Les Liaisons Dangereuse, which starred the late Allan Rickman as the Vicomte de Valmont and in 1988 it was…

  • Dancers’ Studio West examines transformation in ‘Metamorphosis’

    Dancers’ Studio West examines transformation in ‘Metamorphosis’

    You could say that Dancers’ Studio West’s Metamorphosis is all about transformation. The performance, as part of DSW’s Dance Action Lab, is the culmination of choreographers going through a rigorous training and mentorship engagement. Metamorphosis is a collection of three pieces by three different choreographers.

  • Alberta Ballet’s Presentation of Balletboyz lacks spark

    Alberta Ballet’s Presentation of Balletboyz lacks spark

    Have you ever wanted to see dancers on stage moving with rabbit headdress? Well now you can, with Alberta Ballet’s presentation of Life by Balletboyz. The first of the double bill features Rabbit, choreographed by Pontus Lidberg to musical composition by Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki. The piece is a combination of the absurd and the whimsical.…

  • Brotherhood: A Hip Hopera is an unique theatrical experience

    Brotherhood: A Hip Hopera is an unique theatrical experience

    Brotherhood: A Hip Hopera is a play told in rhyme, conceived and performed by Sébastien Heins about two superstar brothers who make it big in rap. They roll in cash and booze and drugs. The performance is high energy and features a compelling narrative, but it feels contrived at times and could be tightened in…

  • Louise Lecavalier’s ‘So Blue’ demonstrates sheer physical strength

    Louise Lecavalier’s ‘So Blue’ demonstrates sheer physical strength

    Louise Lecavalier is a powerhouse in Canadian contemporary dance. She danced with the renowned dance company La La La Human Steps for two decades and was the company’s primary dancer and inspiration. In 2012, Lecavalier premiered her very own choreographed production So Blue and the performance is part of the High Performance Rodeo Theatre Festival.