105 stories by "Michael Crabb - Special To The Star"
After a new version of the popular "Older & Reckless," Moore is ceding MOonhORsE Dance to other, unidentified hands and moving west to be with her children and grandchildren.
Shechter has paired the violent "Clowns" with the gentler "The Fix" on a world tour that stops at Toronto's Harbourfront.
Bausch would almost certainly have been delighted by what the foundation dedicated to preserving her artistic legacy, in partnership with Senegal's internationally renowned African contempor…
There's so much of water, not just during the title song " cue iconic umbrella and lamppost " but also in the grand finale that patrons in the front rows are likely to get wet.
Indigenous Liberation, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks and the National Ballet all part of celebration continuing to Oct. 8.
The dance-drama hybrid at the Theatre Centre, the final work of Peggy Baker Dance Projects, honours the avant-garde performances at 15 Dance Lab.
The cast of 22 women represents more 30 forms of dance, including Bharatanatyam, jazz, hip hop, tap, modern and classical ballet.
This is the second year in a row that the National Ballet has partnered with Harbourfront Centre to produce "Sharing the Stage" at the canopied, waterside 1,100-seat Concert Stage.
The festival unfolds with open-to-all dance workshops and other features from August 19 to 28, including two evenings of performances at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park
Go for a whimsical walk, as an emcee and performers delight and enchant with an event that first ran in 1993.
"Anthropic Traces" is an unclassifiable synthesis of circus arts, dance, music, mask, multimedia and theatre that reflects on the continuing impact of humanity on our fragile planet.
At a cost of a million dollars, "Anne of Green Gables " The Ballet" is the company's most expensive and ambitious production to date.
Alan Lucien Øyen's "Story, story, die" is "basically about our desire to be recognized" and the lies we tell to present a lovable image.
"Let's say it's an adult fairy tale," says the dancer and choreographer of his multimedia work, which draws inspiration from cryptozoology and "The Little Mermaid."
"The challenge is not to make this character a villain," says Piazzola, who will mark his first 200 performances with the Canadian Opera Company May 3.
The National Ballet of Canada needs an experienced man to take his place. Artistic director Hope Muir says she has a plan.
When the Montreal choreographer's duet was delayed two years by COVID-19, "it didn't feel right simply to dust it off."
Oscar-nominated Barbara Willis Sweete gives new life to James Kudelka's stage work, performed by Evelyn Hart and Zhenya Cerneacov.
"One of my goals in this work is to be as unguarded as possible. I didn't want to invoke a character," says the former Toronto Dance Theatre artistic director.
Before MenakaThakkar's arrival in Toronto, Indian classical dance had few local practitioners and little prominence.
The world premiere of "Chapter 3" featured nine dancers. It was recently performed by a cast of six in New York City; the gender mix can also vary.
Rodriguez's farewell comes next month after 32 years while Jillian Vanstone, who made her mark in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," will leave the company after 22 years.
One of Toronto's fastest rising dance talents, Diverlus is part of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre's WinterSong at Harbourfront.
The National Ballet, Ballet Jörgen and Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement manage to bring back the holiday season ritual with pandemic restrictions.
Toronto-based dance company offers mentorship and aid knocking down stereotypes.