Dance

Musical Review – Dancer: A Musical in Ten Furlongs (Oh What a Ride! Productions Inc. in association with Crow’s Theatre and The Toronto Stage Company)

A tuneful score and outstanding choreography bring to life the story of legendary Canadian horse Northern Dancer -the musical is an absolute winner and not to be missed.

Graphic design with a heart and musical notes and title in the middle.

Well Seasoned Productions/ With a Song in My Heart

An excellent revue style show performed by Equity veterans with over 40 years of musical theatre experience proving that talent never grows old. A very special evening indeed.

THEATRE CATCH-UP – HOLIDAY SHOWS: YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE/SHREK THE MUSICAL, BAD HATS THEATRE, SOULPEPPER & CROW’S/NARNIA, CANADIAN STAGE/ROBIN HOOD, A VERY MERRY FAMILY MUSICAL, PAQUIN EXHIBITIONS & THEATRICALS/THE UNAUTHORIZED HALLMARK (ISH) PARODY MUSICAL, AND TO LIVE, ADEM COMPANY INC. & CANADA CHINA CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION/ SHENZHEN OPERA AND DANCE THEATRE’S WING CHUN DANCE DRAMA

A potpourri of five shows designed to run over the holiday season with some definitely bringing more joy than others.

Kevin O’Day’s Unwinding from ProArteDanza’s Fall Season 2025 — a male dancer entwined with two female dancers in a fluid, gravitational embrace on stage.

ProArteDanza/ Fall Season 2025, choreography by Kevin O’Day, Dominique Dumais and Roberto Campanella

An excellent evening of contemporary ballet by three choreographers at the top of their game.

Exterior view of the Spiegeltent during Shaw Festival’s August lineup.

Shaw Festival 2025/July in the Spiegeltent

From a Paris cabaret, to an early Sondheim musical, to just learning how to dance, here’s an overview of the Spiegeltent performances that Paula Citron experienced in July and that you can enjoy until September.

The cast of Anything Goes poses on the ship’s deck in front of the grand staircase, dressed in 1930s nautical costumes. Ensemble includes sailors, passengers, and lead performers mid-chorus pose. Shaw Festival 2025. Photo by David Cooper.

Shaw Festival 2025/Anything Goes

A perfect production in every way. There is simply nothing more to say. Musical Theatre Heaven.

Theatre/Dance Mini Reviews: Three Shows That Close Nov. 10, 2024 – Phantasmagoria 3D (Eldritch Theatre), Dead Broke (Lost Dreams Collective), & Seven Gates Immersive Dance Film (Yasmina Ramzy Arts)

A quick look at a 3D horror show, a horror comedy play, and a mystical immersive dance film.

Dancetheatre Review – Corpus & The KIO Company/Mukashi, Mukashi (Once upon a time)

An entertaining exploration of Western and Japanese folklore featuring the wolf and the crane.

Reviews of Luminato Festival On Stage Productions, June 5 to 16, 2024

Featuring the new and the different from around the world – HOME, Afrikan Party and 360 Allstars.

The National Ballet of Canada/Winter Triple Bill, works by Serge Lifar, Emma Portner, and William Yong (March 20-24, 2024)

National Ballet of Canada’s Winter Triple Bill is a mixed blessing.

Theatre/Dance Review – Canadian Stage/Un Poyo Rojo created by Luciano Rosso, Nicolas Poggi. Alfonso Baron and Hermes Gaido

Posted on October 9, 2019, updated on October 11, 2019 by pcitron

A cheeky physical theatre show from Argentina that explores all things male.

Dance Review Luminato – Kira, The Path|La Voie/Lua Shayenne Dance Company

Posted on June 7, 2019, updated on June 11, 2019 by pcitron

Kira is a feel good evening of African dance. The West African word means “path”, and through the relentless rhythms of the djembe drum, we make the sacred connection with Mother Earth. The concert features virtuoso dancing and eye-popping African percussion. Lua Shayenne is a much-admired Toronto choreographer and dancer who invited revered Guinean composer […]

Dance Review – National Ballet of Canada/Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Posted on March 8, 2019, updated on March 15, 2019 by pcitron

This is my fifth or sixth go round with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2011), and I doubt that there is another dance version of Lewis Carroll’s beloved book that strives to be truer to the original in its epic sweep. Certain facts about the ballet remain constant. Christopher Wheeldon’s character-driven choreography is brilliant. Joby Talbot’s […]

Dance Review: Toronto Dance Theatre/Christopher House’s Persefony Songs

Posted on March 6, 2019 by pcitron

Christopher House, artistic director of Toronto Dance Theatre, is one of Canada’s more cerebral and intellectual choreographers. Throughout his career, he has made it a point to keep challenging himself. For the last three years he has been engaged in the Reimagining Repertoire Project where he goes back to an original piece, and builds a […]

Dance Review – Citadel + Compagnie/Citadel Dance Mix 18: choreography by Allison Cummings, DA Hoskins & Tori Mehaffey

Posted on November 22, 2018, updated on December 3, 2018 by pcitron

Dance Review – Citadel + Compagnie/Citadel Dance Mix 18: Choreography by Allison Cummings, DA Hoskins & Tori Mehaffey, The Citadel/Ross Centre for Dance, Nov. 21 to Dec. 1, 2018. Tickets available at 416-364-8011, ext. 1 or www.citadelcie.com/tickets. It’s hard to remember a time when the Citadel was not a part of the dance life of […]