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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Review: Prismes
Live Art Dance has done it again. Continuing their mission to present cutting-edge contemporary dance in Halifax, their latest offering from Montréal Danse is a spectacular one. The visiting company’s six dancers, along with choreographer Benoit Lachambre, have created a compelling, innovative, and utterly beautiful performance. Prismes begins by easing the audience into the playful world […]
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Review: Montréal Danse makes memories
Sarah Chase, the choreographer of Montréal Danse’s On the Ice of Labrador, considers herself as much a storyteller as she is a dancer. For this lovely piece, on now at James Dunn Theatre, she mixes up stories from the seven dancers’ own family histories, with that of a woman undergoing treatment for a brain tumour. While the stories may be concrete—cousins marrying, horrific train accidents, diabetes shots, watching Shogun with your family—there’s an ambiguity in how they are told to the audience. Each of the dancers tells, or sings, a different story, but naturally you really want to make
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Montréal Danse tells a story, or seven…
At the heart of Montréal Danse’s piece On the Ice of Labrador is a real story. Actually, not just one story, but many old family tales, collected from the company’s seven dancers by choreographer Sarah Chase. According to MD artistic director Kathy Casey, “Chase loves to unearth stories and find the links and common themes.” […]