By Michael Crabb Apart from the perennial issues of funding, one can only imagine the logistical challenges facing the organizers of an annual festival such as Toronto’s Fall For Dance North (FFDN) in the still unsettled wake of a disruptive global pandemic. Festivals are generally mapped out years in advance, often based on the international
By Kristen Lawson Ballet BC closed their home season, at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre May 11-13, with two bold and playful works that premiered in Los Angeles on May 6. Both featured the entire company, putting the dancers through their paces using song, dance, and theatrical elements all at once. The choreographers clearly had fun
By Gary Smith For Agnes Su, the 26-year-old Stuttgart Ballet principal, old hesitancies are finally gone. The sure knowledge she belongs where she stands has unleashed a remarkable stage presence that is captivating audiences and critics alike. “I didn’t really think of myself as a principal dancer until now,” Su says, sitting at trendy Plenum,