The premiere in February of Eyal Dadon’s Salome Tanz (Salome Dance) with Munich’s Gärtnerplatztheater Ballet was anticipated with great excitement. Up until opening night, on a special website, the audience was invited to vote for the following peculiar pairings: black/red, chamber/cage, moon/sun, mayonnaise/ketchup. Whichever got the majority vote would be incorporated into the production. Dadon
It was a long wait but worth it. Almost 11 years after Crystal Pite astonished the National Ballet of Canada’s hometown Toronto audience with her first large-ensemble work, Emergence, the now internationally renowned choreographer returned to the Four Seasons Centre with a new ballet for the company, which premiered February 29. It proved an even
By Kaija Pepper More and more, I find myself appreciating the joy in flamenco expression, which is as integral to the art form as pain and sorrow. In a world filled with so many political and ecological challenges, we could all use more joy, which certainly filled the theatre at the three shows I caught