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
By Kaija Pepper Crystal Pite’s The Statement does exactly as the title says: it makes a statement. And it’s a big one, about conflict and boardroom politics, and about guilt in the lower ranks for not calling out the wheelers and dealers who put their dangerous spin on things. Given the current Russian invasion into
By Kaija Pepper Vancouver’s in-theatre fall dance season has begun! The much-missed DanceHouse series took off in late October with a performance at the Playhouse by Victor Quijada’s RUBBERBAND group from Montreal. In Ever So Slightly, featuring 10 super-charged young dancers, Quijada’s mix of street and contemporary dance styles made for a bright, well-paced 75