Piaf Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm Rebecca Cohn, 6101 University Avenue Known as The Little Sparrow for her distinct voice, petite stature and wide eyes, songbird Edith Piaf has been transformed by Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada into a production by Igor Dobrovolskiy. “I blended classical elements of the ballet with her typical movements—arms strong, […]
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Weighty Ghosts
When Atlantic Ballet’s artistic director and choreographer Igor Dobrovolskiy created a short dance performance on the subject of domestic abuse and homicide for 2007’s New Brunswick Silent Witness Project, he didn’t anticipate the response that eventually led him to choreograph a full-length piece, Ghosts of Violence. “It’s such a powerful message and the people that […]