So let’s get one thing straight: When dancer and choreographer Tedd Robinson takes to the stage this weekend with his latest work, REDD, it won’t be the last time we see him perform. Sure, it feels that way from here, what with Halifax being the last place he performs his last solo performance, after two […]
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Rockin’ Roll
When Toronto choreographer Ame (pronounced “Amy”) Henderson set out to create her newest dance work, she turned to the trappings of live music for inspiration. Unlike dance and theatre, traditionally tethered to the distancing proscenium arch, Henderson found herself wondering what it might be like to perform dance in the style of a live-music show. […]
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A cut above
It’s no coincidence that Louise Bédard calls her contemporary dance work Ce qu’il en reste/What Remains (on this weekend at the Sir James Dunn Theatre) a “collage made of bodies.” It was, after all, inspired by a literal collage—the kind made from cutting images out of magazines and reassembling them on paper with glue, to […]
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Kick at the darkness
When Erin teaches a yoga class, she is the picture of grounded. She speaks gently as she wanders through the room, making subtle but supportive adjustments to an array of bodies. What’s less obvious is that for many years, Erin, 24, suffered from debilitating depression and anxiety. For almost eight years she was on and […]
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On the move
If you’ve over 18, you may not have heard of Soulja Boy and his song “Crank Dat Soulja Boy.” Kathy Casey, artistic director of Montréal Danse, hadn’t either. It was her sons, aged 11 and 15, who turned her on to the catchy hip-hop tune. The song—and its accompanying choreography—has become something of a phenomenon […]
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Eat, drink and be eco-friendly
Ah, Christmas: “tis the season for conspicuous consumption. Environmental principals begone—let’s go shopping! But baby Jesus wasn’t born so you could make a mess of the planet! From bird-strangling tinsel to garbage bags filled with shiny paper and plastic bows, does waste really need to be a prerequisite for the holidays? Your annual holiday party […]
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Bombs away
Senator Roméo Dallaire wasn’t thinking much about nuclear weapons when he got a call inviting him to become the Honourary Patron of the Pugwash Peace Exchange. But it didn’t take much convincing. “What I was working on (at the time) was massive crimes against humanity, which I continue to work on,” says Dallaire on the […]
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Scum sail away
It’s a bright April morning on McNabs Island—the sky overhead is a brilliant blue, the Halifax skyline shining in the distance. Still wearing the matching day-glo orange flotation coats they donned for the high-speed boat trip, the group of 14 people clustering at the edge of the water look almost like school kids out on […]
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Heart on his sleeves
Chris Helland never expected to get famous just for rolling up his sleeves—but there he is, his arms folded across this chest and his forearms bared, gazing out from billboards and bus shelters across the city. Curling down from under his rolled shirtsleeves, the tattoos are hard to miss. Dense and elaborate, they wind around […]
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Follow me home
Although it’s 7:30am, not a trace of morning grogginess is detectable in Camelia Frieberg’s voice on the phone. In Toronto for the opening of the Toronto International Film Festival, it’s the only time she has free for an interview. Lively and talkative, Frieberg speaks enthusiastically about her recent venture as a first-time feature-film director. “Recreating […]
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Faking it
It’s a busy Saturday night at a downtown club. The evening is cool and there’s a whiff of fall in the air. A gaggle of young women in night-club-requisite tight jeans and high heels approaches the club. One of the women is decked out in a tiara and veil. Working the door, Geoff Thompson is […]
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All decked out
44 North Seafood Co.1919 Upper Water Street, 428-7852 Watch the ships come in (you’ll be close enough to blow kisses!) and enjoy an amazing waterside view of the harbour while noshing on fresh seafood. Mon-Fri 6:30am-10pm, Sat-Sun 7am-10pm, 60 seats, licensed, blender drinksAlexandra’s Pizza1263 Queen Street, 425-1900www.alexandraspizza.com Enjoy late-night pizza under the stars, or any […]