by Holly Harris There’s little doubt that HIV/AIDS has changed the dance world forever, with many artists lost since the pandemic first took hold during the 1980s. It has also fueled generations of choreographers to create powerful works as an artistic response. The premiere of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers As Though I Had Wings by artistic
by Jordan Beth Vincent For the first time, the city of Melbourne hosted Asia TOPA (Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts), a massive event across three months, beginning in January, designed to celebrate contemporary art, performance, food and culture. Artists from China, Japan, India, Indonesia and Korea, among others, performed in Melbourne across a wide array
by Jennifer Fournier For classical ballet, an art form born in the court of the aristocracy, rank is foundational. Hierarchy is embedded in the canonical works, populated as they are by peasants and gypsies, and dukes and princesses, and in the companies themselves where the principal dancers quite literally reign, onstage and off. But while