By Kristen Lawson Dance International asked dancers across Canada to recommend their favourite reads. The results cover a range of interests, from classic fiction to contemporary essays, something for everyone. Each of the books spoke to their nominators in memorable and personal ways, revealing some of the questions and concerns that are important to them,
By Ashley Killar When Australian Ballet revived John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet at the end of last year, it looked fresh as paint, though it was 20 years since they had last danced the ballet. I saw the December 1 performance in Sydney — and the next morning realized that December 2 was the 60th
By Michael Crabb Lynn Seymour, in one of many artistic excursions beyond the world of classical ballet, made her debut with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1971 channeling Janis Joplin in Ailey’s Flowers. Seymour arrived onstage smoking an oversized joint — allegedly fake. Not many months later she was back at the Royal Ballet