Five artists representing five different mediums are in the running for the prestigious award, a place in history and $25,000.
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Friday’s round-up: 10 things you need to know
1 Today on Extreme Garage Makeovers, slick climbing gym Seven Bays Bouldering makes its debut in the shell of the former Raceway Auto Centre on Gottingen Street. You and your spidey senses are invited to its soft opening this evening from 3-11pm. 2 There’s still time to catch the tail-end of #NSCraftBeerWeek this weekend, but […]
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Aziza’s charms
This is just one woman’s opinion, but when the universe offers you a chance to see a performance from someone who has held the title of “bellydancer of the universe,” you go. Laura Selenzi and Monique Ryan of Serpentine Studios—the cornerstone of Halifax’s thriving bellydance scene—are bringing the world famous bellydancer Aziza (and many other […]
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Getting physical
Indie radio producer, media artist and Coast contributor Veronica Simmonds jumps into the 2015 Mayworks Festival with Work of the Dancer, a mixed media performance combining documentary audio, music by Lindsay Dobbin and contemporary dance, Thursday to Saturday at The Bus Stop Theatre. After meeting dancer and choreographer Jacinte Armstrong during a residency with Secret […]
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That’s So You
“I feel my character was raised on another planet, and the only connection to Earth was through cable TV and the internet,” says Vancouver’s Out Innerspace co-artistic director David Raymond. He’s speaking about his Astro Boy/Leon: The Professional/pop culture amalgam character from the hyper-realistic Me So You So Me, a duet between Raymond and fellow […]
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Mocean Dance’s survival in a wild land
The barren, windswept landscapes of Sable Island have inspired artists and travellers for centuries. Among its recent devotees is Vancouver-based choreographer Serge Bennathan, who joins forces with Halifax’s Mocean Dance to create a new piece, Sable Island, which premieres as part of Mocean’s new show, Close Reach, debuting this month at Alderney Landing Theatre, along […]
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On the Verge
Even off stage, crammed into a tiny office, the youthful energy of Votive Dance’s Verge production team Andrew MacKelvie and Kathleen Doherty is palpable. Exuding a very Frances Ha-like eager enthusiasm, the pair dissects their first big performance—a collaboration that will reframe how you think about live music and dance. “Typically, it’s one accompanying the […]
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Reconnect to flamenco
Maria Osende is on the line from sunny Madrid: “I think I picked the right winter to spend away from Nova Scotia.” Osende, along with being a master of understatement, is a dancer and choreographer who created her own dance company, Maria Osende Flamenco, when she moved to Canada in 2004. She is spending the […]
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Ballet BC’s rising star
Zoe Michalik is coming full circle. The 19-year-old began her dance career at Dartmouth’s Coastal Dance at the age of four, was accepted into the National Ballet School at age 11, graduated and became an apprentice with Emily Molnar’s Ballet BC last year and is returning to dance in Halifax with the BC company, this […]
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La vie on stage
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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Review: The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a holiday classic, yet this is the first time I’ve ever experienced it. Presented by Symphony Nova Scotia, Mermaid Theatre and Halifax Dance for nearly 25 years, I hope to make it a seasonal tradition. Seated in the front row, at the lip of the orchestra, led by maestro Bernhard Gueller, I […]
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Liliona Quarmyne: Inside-Outside: the Dance of the Box
Halifax waterfront near Salter Zone 2, exhibit number 203 www.lilionaq.com Grab a sweater and jeté your way to the waterfront near the corner of Lower Water and Salter to Liliona Quarmyne’s Inside- Outside: the Dance of the Box. Quarmyne presents an interactive dance piece that promises a fun and engaging communal experience. Quarmyne says her piece […]