Bygones Friday November 26, 8pm, Spatz Theatre, 1855 Trollope Street, $20-$35 There’s a sense of ominous magic infused in the spellbinding fantasy world of Bygones. Filled with ghostly architecture and sinister encounters, the contemporary dance show has an underlying theme of how people are shaped by the challenges they overcome. After being unable to present […]
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Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal returns Aug 16-21
Every August at the Valley’s edge, as the fertile region’s tree branches begin to feel the weight of fragrant fruit, another transformation happens: Annapolis Royal becomes overrun with rhythm. Dancers and performance artists—striking, sparkling talent from across the region and the country—descend on the idyllic town, ready to make moves. It’s the sort of embracing […]
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A rare occasion to dance like everyone’s watching
In literature, short stories are a powerhouse of storytelling, condensing complex themes into small packages. Petites Danses, a collaborative production between Montreal-Toronto based choreographer Marie-Josée Chartier and Halifax’s Mocean Dance, gives the short story a new life through motion. Written and choreographed by Chartier, Petites Danses has been performed in cities across the country in […]
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Which Halifax bars and clubs are accessible—and which ones aren’t
How accessible are Halifax’s dancefloors? The Coast went on a bar crawl to find out. Only downtown Halifax bars with a dancefloor are included in this survey (but you can find inaccessible watering holes and restaurants all over the city). Establishments earn one star (⭐) for having an accessible entrance, one if a wheelchair can […]
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Fall Arts Preview: Sara Coffin’s wild side
Wild Within November 14-16, 8:00pm Alderney Landing Theatre, 2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth $17-$28 www.moceandance.com The ties between ourselves and the natural world are vast and deeply connected to a part of us we might not be conscious of—but what does that bond look like? This is a question Mocean Dance’s co-artistic director Sara Coffin hopes […]
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House of Eights levels up
House of Eights 1717 Barrington Street, 2nd Floor houseofeights.com D ance like everyone’s watching, but like everyone watching isn’t a judgemental asshole waiting for you to slip and fall. That’s more or less the ethos at Halifax dance studio House of Eights, which encourages people of all levels of dance prowess to live their best […]
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A Tribe Called Red is ready to see you sweat
A Tribe Called Red w/Sweet Lew, Shevy Price Wed, Aug 21, 9:30pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $27.99/$32.99 ATribe Called Red won’t be offended if you melt into the dance floor at its upcoming show. In fact, it’s encouraged. The powwow-dubstep duo is set to play at the Marquee Ballroom on August 21, and […]
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Armaan Dhillon is dancing for diversity
Last year during a cultural festival at Dalhousie University, six university students took the stage in bright colourful outfits called Vardiyaan for their first performance. The routine brought together various folk dances from across the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Now, with Armaan Dhillon at the helm, they form the six-person Bhangra group Noor […]
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Lydia Zimmer, eccentric one
Lydia Zimmer, SONDERLING as part of Kinetic Dance’s Open Studio February 23 and 24, 8pm DANSpace, 1531 Grafton Street, $10/$8 When does the methodical and organized become a form of derangement? How do our actions accumulate over a lifetime? These are the ideas dancer Lydia Zimmer hopes to explore with audiences during her performance of […]
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The MAN show
It’s no easy feat for a solo performer to keep an audience spellbound on their own. For Norwegian choreographer Sølvi Edvardsen, dancer Sudesh Adhana is one of the few artists capable of such a feat. Though the pair have been collaborating for years, she remembers the first time she saw Adhana perform like it was […]
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Fall Arts: Bhinna Vinyasa presented by Live Art Dance
Attakkalari Dance Company: Bhinna Vinyasa September 20-21, 2018, 8pm Sir James Dunn Theatre, 6101 University Avenue $20-$30 liveartdance.ca/booking In a rapidly changing world, migration has become an increasingly important subject in the work of artists around the globe. It’s a topic whose representation has stakes for politics, sure, but also for identity, how we see […]
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House call
J Paul Getto w/Lebaron James, The SHH Friday, May 18, 10pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $12.50tickethalifax.com World-renowned house music DJ J Paul Getto (AKA Tony Saputo) makes it clear his Marquee Ballroom set this Friday is about one thing: “My whole mission is for people to party—it’s all about the party.” A quick […]