Mocean’s first decade grew the company into what it is today. Founded by Carolle Crooks Fernando, Sarah Rozee, Alicia Orr MacDonald, Sara Harrigan and Lisa Phinney Langley (who left after a few years), Crooks Fernando credits the company’s strength and longevity to two things: Halifax’s excellent talent and a strong foundation of organization. “We were […]
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FODAR is bringing dance to centre stage
Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal Thursday, August 25 to Sunday, August 28 King’s Theatre, 209 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal Individual shows $18 and $12 The Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal—that’s FODAR to you—is growing up. With this weekend’s edition, it celebrates three years of bringing contemporary dance to the valley. Running Thursday through Sunday […]
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“The audience is going for a ride”
Mocean Dance has something special in store for this weekend. A trio, a duet and a solo dance are on the lineup for Ordinary Rebels, Mocean’s mainstage show at Neptune’s Studio Theatre. Even the title of the show has a tense energy. “We felt the dichotomy of ‘ordinary’ and ‘rebels’ is a reflection of dance […]
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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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Three’s a crowd for Mocean Dance
Mocean Dance’s involvement with Fredericton-based choreographer Lesandra Dodson’s The Trilogy Project (presented by Live Art Dance January 17-19, 8pm, Sir James Dunn Theatre) isn’t only a world premiere, it marks the reunion of trusted collaborators. The Trilogy Project features three duets—Her blameless mystery, In two days a man can change and A leash for two […]
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Live Art Dance’s 30something
You know that cool feeling when you turn 30 and start to question everything in your life and have, like, a real neat sensation of panic and unease? Live Art Dance has clearly bypassed that shaky year and are instead celebrating their third decade of absolutely slaying at the contemporary dance game in Halifax with […]
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Mocean Dance welcomes new artistic director
Mocean Dance welcomes their interim artistic director Sara Coffin, who returns to Halifax from her west coast abode to relieve the company’s artistic director Carolle Crooks Fernando for maternity leave. Coffin will oversee the creation and production of Mocean’s new work with Canadian contemporary dance icon Tedd Robinson which takes to the stage as part […]
