A few years ago, before retiring from her role as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, Karen Kain decided to direct a show. “We needed a new Swan Lake,” she says at the top of the new ...
TORONTO — Attracting younger audiences has become the Holy Grail for arts organizations around the world, but the National Ballet of Canada seems to be achieving that goal via a multipronged strategy ...
Battery Dance announces the second installment of Battery Dance Festival +, an extension of its annual summer festival that went virtual for the first time in August, attracting nearly 30,000 viewers ...
Canada’s ballet companies are either tilting at windmills or, like Sancho Panza, they’ve discovered that the perfect companion on a quest to advance their art form, challenge their dancers and sell ...
Like many performing artists, choreographer Alysa Pires doesn’t typically read reviews. But when The New York Times sent a critic to her latest premiere, she couldn’t resist taking a peek. With the ...
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Canadian Ballet was in control throughout in winning the Lena Spencer overnight stakes in wire-to-wire fashion. Ridden by Alan Garcia, Canadian Ballet waltzed through the early ...
DanceHouse, in partnership with Digidance, kicks off its third season with the Canadian premiere of acclaimed Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman's Play, streaming Nov. 7-27, 2022. Originally ...