Dance

  • 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.

  • DJD’s ‘New Universe’ doesn’t have much bite

    DJD’s ‘New Universe’ doesn’t have much bite

    Decidedly Jazz Danceworks opened New Universe in their new universe. The DJD dance centre, located on 12th avenue downtown is a brand new facility dedicated to jazz dance and the only one like it in the country. It is a beautiful building featuring some amazing studios and an incredible performance theatre.

  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation tells harrowing stories

    Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation tells harrowing stories

    Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation is a production that expresses the stories and the voices of the survivors of Indian Residential Schools. Going Home Star is a ballet that tells the story of Annie, a young contemporary First Nations women who is working in the city in a hair salon.…