By Silvia Poletti On April 9, at the end of the first edition of Gala Fracci — Teatro alla Scala’s celebration of the late Carla Fracci, intended to become an annual affair — the theatre’s red curtains closed on the dancers applauding the ballerina’s image projected onto the backdrop. With that moving conclusion to the
By Michael Crabb As the pandemic’s most recent quasi-lockdown ended and the provincial government began a phased return to “normal,” there was a welcome blossoming of live, in-person events. Friends and admirers of the late Patricia Beatty, co-founder of Toronto Dance Theatre, were finally able to gather for a celebration of her life and art.
By Kristen Lawson Bronislava Nijinska had a profound impact on dance as both an artist and teacher, but she has largely been forgotten. Everybody has heard of the legendary avant-garde choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, yet his equally talented sister, “Bronia,” was a phenomenal dancer and choreographer in her own right. Dance historian and professor Lynn Garafola