Having attended Salute to Vienna concerts most years since the mid 2000’s, I must say I can’t think of a better way to musically usher in the new year.
Les Prix de la Danse de Montréal unveiled the winners of the 2022-2023 season at a ceremony held at the Studio-Théâtre des Grands Ballets Canadiens, as part of the biennial Parcours Danse platform.
The whole performance was a marked by the connection between music and dance, musicians and dancers. Maestro David Briskin’s interpretation successfully drew the beauty of melodic motifs out of the score, and onto the stage.
For a dancer, music is far more than just an ordered collection of notes: it’s the very heartbeat of a performance.
January Every week, Amarillys offers French workshops to Anthony, a convicted murderer. Everything separates the protagonists, and yet, between two grammar rules, their respective worlds come together. Winner of the Prix Gratien-Gélinas (2022), Bénévolat by Maud de Palma-Duquet is directed by Rose-Anne Déry. Petite Licorne, Jan. 15-Feb. 9. www.theatrelalicorne.com Each a defector into the other’s universe, actor Sophie Cadieux, choreographer Mélanie Demers and composer Frannie Holder blend words, gestures and voices in an infinite, intimate theatrical trinity. In Affaires intérieures, this power trio examines the inner ills of humanity. Espace Go, Jan. 16-Feb. 11. www.espacego.com Joanne Liu, pediatric emergency physician and…
Toronto, October 3, 2023 – The Metcalf Foundation is pleased to announce the 15 finalists for the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf des Arts de la scène (Johannas) with a total value of $195,000 in prizes. The five winners will each receive a prize of $25,000 and will be announced on November 29, 2023 at a ceremony at the Gardiner Museum. The Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf des Arts de la scène (Johannas) is one of the largest unrestricted prizes for artists in Ontario, celebrating mid-career artists across the disciplines of dance, theatre, and music/opera.…
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir opened their 2023/24 season with “In Time,” a program that combined baroque music and contemporary dance. The choir collaborated with dancers from Compagnie de la Citadelle to create an amalgamation of old and new that was both captivating and eye-catching. Dance was incorporated into Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ lays in the snares of Death) and Handel’s Dixit Dominus. Considering the popularity of dance in the baroque period, it is not surprising that this music would be well-suited to accompanying dance. The Bach featured a solo dancer that acted out the German text in a…
September Essence, an all-woman triple bill, marks the 50th anniversary of Ballets Jazz Montréal. The emblematic Les Chambres des Jacques by Aszure Barton and Ten Duets on a Theme of Rescue by Crystal Pite are joined by We Can’t Forget About What’s His Name by Ausia Jones, a young performer from Ballets Jazz Montréal. Her movements are influenced by groove and counterpoint. Théâtre Maisonneuve, Sept. 27-30. www.dansedanse.ca How to coexist in a shifting space? The triple project S’imbriquer + The Choreographic Garden + Espaces construits extends beyond performance space and inspires freedom. Philippe Dépelteau, Hanna Sybille Müller and the FRAM…
Montreal, June 13, 2023 – Bogotá, a new large-scale creation by Andrea Peña, will make its world premiere at the 17th Venice Biennale’s International Festival of Contemporary Dance on July 13, 2023 with her company Andrea Peña & Artists (AP&A). A Colombian choreographer who grew up in Canada, Peña is the first international artist to ever win the Venice Biennale’s call for a new choreographic work by an artist under the age of 35, previously reserved for Italian choreographers. Bogotá A genuine multidisciplinary intersection between contemporary dance, fashion, and industrial design, this new work explores the notions of death and resurrection…
Toronto’s Kaeja d’Dance returns for its 12th year in Toronto’s historic Seaton Village with the award-winning Porch View Dances: Real People Dancing In Real Spaces. The idea behind the Porch View Dances project is to pair non-professional dancers with professional choreographers. After spending some time rehearsing, the new cast eventually invites neighbors to watch the result, paying what they can. People interested to perform have to answer a short questionnaire about themselves and why they want to be involved but no dance background is required: it’s about creating movement and pleasure. Porch View Dances mingle ordinary lives and artistic expression through dance and…
