By Kaija Pepper The woman coming toward me moves to the edge of the sidewalk, right up against the garden running alongside. I step onto the grass boulevard bordering the sidewalk’s opposite edge. It’s far enough to make for close to the prescribed two metres between us, roughly two arm-length’s apart. Since a smile would
By Tessa Perkins Deneault Those of us who spend a lot of time at the theatre are missing the experience of live dance — that excited chatter that quiets as the lights go down, the collective moment of silent anticipation and then the spark of immediacy that ignites as the dancers take the stage. But
By Malcolm Tay In the course of programming shows and commissioning new creations, the annual da:ns festival has helped facilitate unexpected partnerships. While Bangladeshi-British dancer-choreographer Akram Khan was performing at the festival in 2015, his company producer Farooq Chaudhry was invited to watch SoftMachine, a series of documentary performances featuring four Asian dance artists. Among