By Michael Crabb The last time the National Ballet of Canada unveiled a new Swan Lake, in May 1999, it bore the unmistakably dystopian thumbprint of then artistic director James Kudelka, and was played out against the backdrop of a public scandal. The previous December, principal dancer Kimberly Glasco had sideswiped the Toronto-based company by
By Holly Harris The Royal Winnipeg Ballet closed its season with one of the most popular contemporary works in its repertoire, Val Caniparoli’s A Cinderella Story, still swinging as hard as it did during the company’s world premiere in 2004. Set in the halcyon days of the 1950s, and based on a libretto by Sheryl
By Kaija Pepper Everything will be ok — despite the reassuring title of the final work on Ballet BC’s May 12-14 triple bill at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the visions presented onstage were dark ones. There is good news behind the scenes at the company — they will soon be moving into their own home