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The article focuses on Linda Rabin who leads to a narrow back balcony overlooking an enclosed courtyard. Topics include considered Rabin extraordinary skill has been to shift conceptions of dance and movement in Canada and examines that throughout her prolific career, she has assumed many roles as a teacher of dance.

Head north and cross the border to Montreal and you'll find a place of unbridled creativity. Ardent travelers know that this bilingual city resonates with both the style and charm [...]

Creating dance as a medium for eliminating taboos has been cathartic for radical, riveting Montreal-based dancer and choreographer Daina Ashbee. Her highly physical, personal work dealing with topics such as [...]

In a surprising move last February, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal announced it had struck a deal giving it worldwide exclusive dance and circus rights to legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's [...]

In a surprise move, La La La Human Steps artistic director and choreographer Edouard Lock announced the closure of his Montreal-based company this fall. Details first surfaced in a candid [...]

MONTREAL The dance community's big international event, the biennial Festival international de nouvelle danse, returns with a Latin flair. The focus is on Spain and Portugal, with seven companies from [...]

Theatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts Montreal, Canada October 10-11, 2008 In Myth, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui takes audiences on a journey fraught with musings on identity and confrontations about the mortal [...]

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal is expanding the scope of its artistic activities with some outside-the-box thinking: using dance as an activity to improve the quality of people's health. [...]

Features Zab Maboungou, a dancer and choreographer in Canada specializing in African dance. Number of dance pieces she has produced; Role in the Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata African dance company; How dance reviewers describe Maboungou's dancing skills; Family background; Details on her dance career.

The article presents a profile of Afro-contemporary dancer and choreographer Rhodnie Désir.

The article reports that the Moving Pictures Festivals of Dance on Film and Video in Toronto, Canada has suspended its operations. Cofounder Kathleen Smith said that something new will replace it in the future. Public and national broadcasters from Canada and other countries grew increasingly reluctant to fund projects. Co-artistic directors Allen and Karen Kaeja of the Kaeja d'Dance, will launch a new festival in the autumn of 2007 which will be titled Movement and Dance Screen Salon.

The article focuses on the periodical's annual list of 25 dancers, choreographers, directors and companies poised for a breakout in 2024. Topics include Clarissa Rivera Dyas, a freelance dancer and choreographer challenging norms and disrupting expectations in her work; Danielle Swatzie, a versatile dancer & filmmaker, creating dance films that explore emotional landscapes; and Grace Rookstool, soloist with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre known for her commanding stage presence and technical prowess.

The article features Daina Ashbee, a Montreal-based dancer and choreographer, and mentions topics including her struggles with an eating disorder, body image issues, and her works dealing with female sexuality, anorexia, and trauma.

The article previews the dance "Dance Me," which contains selection of beloved songs from the songbook of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen in Montreal, Quebec from December 5-9, 2017.

Explores how to talk about dance from a larger context. Assumptions of geenral public about dancers and dance; Seekers of truth in the dance world; Interview of artists who ponder the differing effects in the mind of the viewer/reader; Social and political concerns of choreography; Merits of a good liberal education.

The article profiles professional dancer Tomomi Morimoto, noting her background in ballet, contemporary dance, and figure skating as well as her work creating a dance triptych influence by traditional Japanese ghost folk tales.

The article provides information on the National Centre for Dance Therapy created by ballet company Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (LGBCM) in cooperation with health and higher-education institutions in Quebec, Canada.

The article offers information on the life and achievements of Peter Quanz, a great choreographer from Ontario. Quanz begins his career in performing arts by enrolling in the Banff Centre for the Art's ballet program. His talent and choreographic development is nurtured at the Stuttgart Ballet in 2000-2002. He already produces several ballet performances by heavy-weight companies including the Kirov Ballet, the Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theater.

The article focuses on the dance performance "A Sense of Self," choreographed by Mélanie Demers and Laïla Diallo, to be performed in Great Britain from April 15 to May 2, 2008. The show will debut at the Place in London, England followed by performances in Taunton, Cardiff in Wales and Swindon. Demers believes that dance is a form of dispute. According to Diallo, the project investigates questions of belonging, and reinforces the need to assert the totality of the collective humanity.

The article features dancer and choreographer Peter Trosztmer. Under the Motréal Danse repertory company, Trosztmer realized that he wanted to be part of the decision-making team and not just a follower. His 2006 performance piece "Synthesis As Composure" involved seven choreographers including Margie Gillis, Thea Patterson and Sharon Moore, who were invited to set certain phrases or ideas to be performed. Trosztmer also performed in "Norman," a production in honor of Canadian film pioneer Norman McLaren.

The article profiles Israeli-born choreographer Emanuel Gat. 37-year-old Gat is gaining international recognition for his choreographic work. "K626" is his newest evening-length work for 11 female dancers. Gat reveals that, what turns him on most in dance is the raw energy and unabashed enjoyment that comes about through movement.