By Michael Crabb Revolving stages, originally introduced to effect speedy scene changes, have been a popular mechanical device in the theatre for more than a century. It did not take long for directors to discover they could also be used to create a variety of visual illusions such as that of an actor seemingly walking
By Kaija Pepper Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is a popular Vancouver artist, well known for her humorous dance dramas. In the first of her standout solos, bANGER (2006), she channelled a teen metalhead with brilliant kinetic insight; you can catch a glimpse of this early character study here. Highgate (2013) featured an ensemble in a spooky
By Robin J. Miller Wen Wei Wang’s choreography to Max Richter’s reworking of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is, in a word, magnificent. Performed by Ballet Edmonton — the Alberta company Wang has directed since 2018, on tour in Victoria, BC — his Le Quattro reached into the heart and squeezed. The 2019 work opened a