Christine Friday discusses “Firewater Thunderbird Rising” with SesayArts
“I create dances about what I am experiencing in my life.” Interview with Christine Friday about “Firewater Thunderbird Rising”
Dance & Musical Theatre
Let’s get Liminal: Throwdown Collective in conversation with SesayArts
“The piece is very human: three people navigating the desires, challenges, and setbacks of life.” Interview with Throwback Collective about the debut of LIMINAL
A truly ELECTRIC MESSIAH cuts through the cold with a joyous, inclusive jolt
Review of Soundstreams’ ELECTRIC MESSIAH, presented by Crow’s Theatre
With Beautiful Renegades, choreographer Peggy Baker reflects on the past to pave a way forward
Interview with Peggy Baker about the final production of Peggy Baker Projects, Beautiful Renegades at The Theatre Centre
New Al Purdy song cycle “The Shape of Home” unspools like a tight, cinematic long take
“Five bravura performances yield a tight, transcendent experience that is unlike anything else you’ll likely see this year.” Scott Sneddon reviews “The Shape of Home”
Yvonne Ng’s new work “Wéi” explores connection, disconnection and becoming through dance
“My hope is that audiences are moved, touched, and experience visceral excitement.” Interview with Yvonne Ng about “Wéi”.
Hanna Kiel’s new documentary dance film “But Then Again” explores themes of change and acceptance
“But Then Again is all about living through this moment in order to survive and keep the arts alive. This film is about today, but it’s for tomorrow’s artists.” Interview with choreographer Hanna Kiel about “But Then Again,” presented by DanceWorks
Near & Far Projects’ “Phantasmagoria” wows with dance that defies description
” The choreography is intense, intricate, complex and unexpected. And it is interpreted with a sophisticated acumen and effortless fluidity” Review of “Phantasmagoria” at the Toronto Fringe Festival
Actor-storyteller Germaine Konji discusses decentering the classic American musical in new hit “Dixon Road”
“I heard about the premise of the show, and said, ‘I want in’, especially given my personal connections to the piece.” Interview with Germaine Konji about Fatuma Adar’s debut musical “Dixon Road”
MORPHS brings live dance back to Toronto: A conversation with Lina Cruz
“With Morphs, my focus was mainly on personifying the ‘dreamweavers’ themselves, presenting them as tireless and compulsive manufacturers of dreams and altered perceptions.” Interview with multiaward-winning choreographer Lina Cruz about the Toronto debut of MORPHS