By Michael Crabb The Toronto dance scene has sprung back to a close approximation of pre-pandemic normality with a welcome stampede of live performances by local and visiting artists. Dancer-choreographer Nova Bhattacharya was first out of the gate in September with the premiere of Svāhā!, a joyful work for an all-female 22-dancer cast. The title comes
By Anastasia Georgouli María Fux will celebrate her 101st year on earth on January 2, 2023. Last year, those celebrations took place in her dance school, a neo-classical building in the heart of Buenos Aires. Due to COVID-19, the pioneer in modern dance therapy remained indoors while her students, hundreds of them of all ages, gathered
By Kaija Pepper The title of Jeanette Kotowich’s Kisiskâciwan comes from the Cree word for “swift-flowing river,” kisiskâciwanisîpiy, which became Saskatchewan — the prairie province where she grew up. In this choreographic memoir, Kotowich (now based in Vancouver) looks back to her childhood, evoking the gently rolling land’s geographical contours in a series of still