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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7 Sure Things happening in Halifax from April 8-14
Street Life: Candid Portraits It’s been a rough one for ViewPoint Gallery, which moved mid-pandemic from its brief residence near Spring Garden Road to Bedford. Celebrate the photography-focused gallery’s new digs and take in its latest exhibit, a collection of black and white snaps by gallery member Paul Williams. To Apr 18, Thu-Sun noon-5pm, ViewPoint […]
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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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Ship’s Company Theatre announces 2018 season
Ship’s Company Theatre announced its upcoming slate on Saturday in Parrsboro. “This is going to be a season with plays by two women and a young African Nova Scotian,” says Ship’s artistic director Natasha MacLellan. Kicking off the season July 4 will be Hook, Line and Sinner, the final part of the Sister Salter trilogy […]
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The year on stage
The Boat, Theatre New Brunswick Presented by TNB at Neptune’s Studio Theatre, Ryan Griffiths’ The Boat is an adaptation of Alistair MacLeod’s beloved short story of the same name. It is a deeply affecting memory play about the lives of Cape Breton fisherman, beautifully written and impeccably acted here. Bone Cage, Matchstick Theatre A great […]
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Iron born
Burnwater:Alchemy September 13-17, 7 pm Alderney Landing Theatre, 2 Ochterloney Street $20/$25 Nova Scotian blacksmith John Little is the inspiration for Burnwater: Alchemy, an immersive performance installation. “The piece is inspired by the experience of being on John Little’s land,” says co-director and performer Susanne Chui. Created in collaboration with Mocean Dance and Hear Here […]
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Become a master of arts this fall
Fall in Halifax is something special, as festivals and art organizations brace for the colder days a-comin’ with a packed calendar of events that’ll challenge, educate and entertain you. Here are a few that are a great intro to the local arts scene. Keep an eye out for more in our Fall Arts issue September […]
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The beat of Mobius Percussion
Mobius Percussion Thursday, June 1 at 7pm Sir James Dunn Theatre, 6101 University Avenue $35 The Mobius Percussion group is often described as a chamber music quartet, but to hear them perform is to know they don’t fit squarely into any box. “We are all over the map,” says member Mika Godbole. The quartet, which […]
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Lazier focus
There Might Be Others Directed and choreographed by Rebecca Lazier, music by Dan Trueman Sunday, June 4 at 7pm Sir James Dunn Theatre, 6101 University Avenue $35 scotiafestival.ns.ca/concerts-tickets What happens when 15 dancers and 12 musicians take the stage together? “People who have seen the show before say it feels like humanity in action,” says […]
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Mocean’s double feature dance show
Mocean Dance Double Bill Feb. 23-24, 8 p.m. Alderney Landing, Dartmouth Mocean Dance is letting audiences take in two of their hit performances in one night for their double bill event: Canvas 5 x 5 and Sable Island. Choreographer Tedd Robinson drew from both Scottish and Japanese influences to create Canvas 5 x 5. Four […]
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Step into Burnwater: Alchemy
Burnwater: Alchemy Friday, Nov. 18, 7 pm Saturday, Nov. 19, 2 pm and 7 pm Sunday, Nov. 20, 2 pm Tickets: $15 adult, $7 student Osprey Arts Centre, 107 Water Street, Shelburne Hear Here Productions’s Erin Donovan and Mocean Dance’s Susanne Chui are bringing audience participation up a notch with Burnwater: Alchemy. Donovan and Chui […]
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15 years of Mocean in motion
“Do we have ice?” asks a worried-looking dancer, as she stumbles out of a studio at Halifax Dance. “I just kicked Gillian in the face.” When you use your body as a tool for art, these kinds of things happen. A lot. “It’s worth it,” mutters Gillian Seaward-Boone from underneath the blue ice pack she […]