By Michael Crabb William Forsythe once memorably stated: “If dance only does what we assume it can do, it will expire.” Forsythe, who turns 70 on December 30, has spent the better part of his career ensuring that does not happen. He did not set out to be a revolutionary, but the effect of his
By Kaija Pepper On the February morning of Revisor’s avant-premiere — set for that evening at Banff Centre’s Eric Harvie Theatre high within Alberta’s Rocky Mountains — it’s minus 26 degrees centigrade when I leave my hotel room. The air grabs at my lungs, sucking moisture from my body, and I walk quickly over to
By Kaija Pepper The biggest news this quarter was the world premiere of Crystal Pite’s Revisor, a co-creation with Jonathon Young from Electric Company Theatre. All four performances at the Vancouver Playhouse, in February, sold out months in advance, an unheard of success in the local dance world. Pite and Young have become a force