By Gabriela Estrada Last June, Héctor Zaraspe missed his 90th birthday celebration due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Earlier, he also missed the presentation of the annual choreography prize named after him by the Juilliard School, where he taught for 35 years. Maestro Zaraspe has also coached some of the greatest ballet and Spanish dancers of
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 Tessa Perkins Deneault “I never dreamed it could lead to so much,” says Caitlin Griffin about meeting modern dance icon Margie Gillis at a workshop in the summer of 2015. Although the Vancouver dancer, educator and choreographer had never seen Gillis perform live, she knew of her career and had jumped at the chance