By Madelaine Burnett My natural stage presence is positive, even playful, but dancing in Echoes of War, inspired by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, required something more delicate and subtle. Over the rehearsals and performances, I found myself growing as a dancer, and as a person. The choreography was by Alison Cook-Beatty, created for her
By Robin J. Miller The good news first: Victoria’s 10-day Dance Days Festival in mid-January included some 70 free dance classes that were full to overflowing; the three short Rough Cuts shows of works in progress were well attended; and the two mainstage shows came close to selling out. The not-so-good, or maybe just confusing,
By Deborah Jones Stephanie Lake named Colossus well. Not only is it a work for vast forces, it has made an out-sized difference to the Australian choreographer’s life. After Colossus is seen in Canada — it’s in Montreal March 8-11 and Toronto March 22-26 — it will have touched down on four continents: Australia, Europe,