The Woods present: I AM ANNA May 11-12, 7:30 & 9pm; May 13, 7:30pm Anna Leonowens Gallery 1891 Granville Street $20, tickethalifax.com “There’s a whole generation of females raised on Julie Andrews and Salt-N-Pepa,” says Alexis Cormier. “Because of them we know what a strong woman is: Educated, informed, strong. And she’s single, which is […]
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Mocean Dance’s new Versions
These Versions of Us April 26-28, 8pm Sir James Dunn Theatre, 6101 University Avenue $20-$30 For the final production of its season, Mocean Dance is turning dance inside out. From April 26-28, the company will present These Versions of Us, a new work by Toronto-based choreographer Heidi Strauss that forwent fixed steps and was instead […]
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Review: House Mix
For its fiftieth anniversary, Toronto Dance Theatre is touring eleven Canadian cities with House Mix, a selection of five short works from choreographer Christopher House, the company’s Artistic Director since 1994. It is an eclectic sampling of House’s work, spanning his decades-long career. The program begins with the frenetic Martingales, a piece in which a […]
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Review: Backbone
Before Red Sky’s performance of Backbone, the company’s Artistic Director Sandra Laronde took to the stage to describe the vision of the show. She pointed out the difference between Western cartography and Indigenous mapping; where the Western approach is to segment and divide through borders, an Indigenous worldview promotes a more holistic and fluid approach. […]
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Review: Kinetic’s Open Studio Series
Kinetic Studio has opened its doors to once again showcase works-in-progress of performers from Halifax, Toronto, and Montreal. Each of the artists is participating in the Kinetic Explorations program, which supports the creation of new choreography. Dustin Harvey of Halifax’s Secret Theatre opened the evening with an excerpt from Less + More, in which he […]
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Toqolu’kwetijik
Exhibit 108, Public Gardens 5665 Spring Garden Road With this year’s group of anchor artists all working to activate the Public Gardens, Ursula Johnson and collaborators will be kicking up dust along the gravel paths encircling Griffin Pond. These clear paths, strict rules and enforced designated sitting areas that make up the Public Gardens are known […]
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Review: Compañia Sharon Fridman
The two pieces presented by Spanish dance company, Compañia Sharon Fridman, are based in the technique of contact improvisation. The resulting movement is wonderfully fluid and allows pairs or groups of bodies to move and balance in ways that should be impossible. The dancers support one another and move as a single unit. A foot […]
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Dancing to the power of women at Prismatic
“R e-Quickening is the first moment a woman feels life in her womb,” says Santee Smith. “When a baby starts to move and you feel that life, that is a term called ‘re-quickening.’ In my Mohawk background we have a re-quickening address, which is about bringing people back to wholeness and wellness.” Smith is the […]
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Six fall dance performances you can’t miss
BURNWATER:ALCHEMY Mocean Dance invites you to an intimate, 30-seater redux of its 2016 production Burnwater:Alchemy! A performance installation that melds percussion, dance, poetry and the iron sound-sculptures of blacksmith John Little, this piece creates a rich world for you to get lost in. Get your tickets by calling (902) 425-4908. Alderney Landing Theatre, 2 Ochterloney […]
