Veteran dance artist Claudia Moore is celebrating her 60th birthday with four world premieres by heavyweight choreographers. It is a fitting tribute to a great dancer who has enriched the dance scene of this city for many years. Three of the four dancesmiths (Susanna Hood, Christopher House and Paul-André Fortier) have taken a similar tack […]
Of matters various. The Canadian Stage production of Venus in Furs is stupendous theatre. It is a run don’t walk. Heart-stopping performances, and utterly intriguing playwriting. Erotic without being graphic. You can cut the sexual tension with a knife. The Sandra Bullock/George Clooney film Gravity was one of the worst films I saw at TIFF. Bad acting […]
Fresh Blood Paula Citron Dance Award 2013 Background In 1996, Toronto dance critic Paula Citron inaugurated a prize to recognize choreographic artistry at fFIDA (fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists). Since then, the Paula Citron Dance Award has been variously conferred on choreographers selected from Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video, Fresh […]