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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.
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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.…
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Alberta Ballet’s Dynamic Directions shines
Alberta Ballet’s triple bill Dynamic Directions highlights Western Canadian dance makers. Wen Wei Wang is based in Vancouver and directs his own company, that performs internationally. Aszure Barton is from Edmonton and now works out of New York. Yukichi Hattori is Alberta Ballet’s own and is growing in his choreographic skills. Dynamic Directions features Futureland…
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Alberta Ballet’s presentation of Shaping Sound is exhilirating
You may have heard of Shaping Sound. They are a dance company established in 2012, created by 2015 Emmy Award winner for ‘Outstanding Choreography,’ Travis Wall with Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and Kyle Robinson. Wall was also the runner-up for the Fox reality show So you think you can dance. Alberta Ballet and Break the…
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Ballet BC: 30th Anniversary Tour is a lovely presentation of compelling works at the Banff Centre
Ballet BC: 30th Anniversary Tour presents work from three prominent choreographers a three completely different perspectives on contemporary ballet. The company presented Twenty Eight Thousand Waves by Cayetano Soto, Awe by Stijn Celis and Solo Echo by Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. This production is three very distinct styles of contemporary dance, but they are all…
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