Dance
M/Hotel pushes boundaries at Dance in Vancouver
November 27, 2015Hotel rooms are both welcoming and alienating places; when you slide your key into the slot and enter into an empty room, everything inside simultaneously belongs to you and has a price. M/Hotel, presented by battery opera, brought the audience and performers into close proximity last week as part of the Dance in Vancouver festival. It was curious and interactive, and drew its richness from the power of narrative. The show included a marathon performances occurring every hour 12 times daily for three days at the Holiday Inn downtown. David McIntosh, artistic producer, stayed in the bar for that entire…
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Hofesh Shechter Company returns to Vancouver with Barbarians
November 23, 2015By way of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, Hofesh Shechter is now based in the UK with his own contemporary dance company. It’s been six years since his work was presented in Vancouver by Dance House, and dance lovers have been…
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Ballet BC kick off 30th anniversary season with three stunning works
November 9, 2015Ballet BC has come a long way over the past 30 years, and the opening program of their 30th anniversary season shows their strengthened vision of being a bold, contemporary company. All three works on the program were very strong,…
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Jan Martens keeps his dancers jumping in The Dog Days are Over
November 6, 2015The Dog Days Are Over dazzled at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. This contemporary dance piece by Belgian choreographer Jan Martens created a buzz in the Vancouver dance community with its daring attempts to push the human body to its limits.…
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Solitudes Solo is emotionless, repetitive
November 6, 2015Montreal’s Daniel Léveillé has been creating dance works for over 35 years, and has recently begun to incorporate costumes other than complete nudity into his works. That being said, the dancers of Solitudes Solo were wearing very little. Taking turns…
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Fresh and varied performances at The Interplay Project 2015
October 26, 2015It was a warm October night at the Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre (MACC). In the spotlight, the performer poured herself a glass of red wine. She then undressed, piling her clothing and shoes on the table, and took a…
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Massey Theatre celebrates 65th anniversary
October 19, 2015As part of their 65th anniversary celebrations, Massey Theatre presented an innovative new-age gala to encourage diversity and collaboration in the community theatre arts. Walking to the Massey Theatre, I realized I had no idea exactly what kind of event…
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Joe Ink’s 4our showed the company’s maturity
October 9, 20154our was like a dream. Not only was the choreography, lighting, set design, and dramaturgy so expertly integrated into a cohesive narrative, but the entire show had an other-worldly, dreamy quality to it that was mesmerizing. Joe Laughlin, returning to…
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Cadiz de la Frontera headlines Flamenco Festival
September 25, 2015Flamenco Rosario proudly presented the 25th anniversary edition of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival this year. The festival is dedicated to presenting innovative international, national, and local artists and fostering the evolution of traditional and contemporary forms of flamenco. An…
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Joe Laughlin’s 4our unites generations
September 21, 2015After 10 years, Joe Laughlin is returning to the stage to dance in 4our, a monumental work featuring four dancers spanning 30 years. Laughlin is joined by Gioconda Barbuto, Kevin Tookey, and Heather Dotto. This cross-generational collaboration touches on the…
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