Interview with choreographer Crystal Pite
Pite talks candidly about the creation of Body and Soul for the Paris Opera Ballet. Interview is posted on Ludwig van Toronto. ludwig-van.com.
Interviews
Interview – Laura Nanni, artistic and managing director of SummerWorks Performance Festival
INTRODUCTION Laura Nanni, 38, is a mover and shaker in the arts. She is a curator, artist and producer, who since 2016, has been the artistic and managing director of the prestigious SummerWorks Performance Festival, Toronto’s annual curated showcase for contemporary new work in theatre, dance, music, live art and multidisciplinary productions. She has also […]
Interview – Greta Hodgkinson, principal dancer, The National Ballet of Canada/Frame by Frame
Interview with Greta Hodgkinson, principal dancer, The National Ballet of Canada, about the new Robert Lepage/Guillaume Côté work, Frame by Frame. INTRODUCTION The most highly anticipated dance event of the year has to be Frame by Frame, an homage to the life and work of film pioneer Norman McLaren, created by theatre icon Robert Lepage […]
Interview with Elena Lobsanova, Principal Dancer, National Ballet of Canada
INTRODUCTION Elena Lobsanova, 31, is considered one of the finest purveyors of classical technique in the National Ballet of Canada. Born in Moscow, she immigrated with her family to Toronto when she was four. After graduating from Canada’s National Ballet School, she joined the company in 2004, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2015. […]
Theatre Profile – Jacquie P.A. Thomas/Theatre Gargantua and the new work Reflector
Theatre Gargantua’s Reflector is showing at Theatre Passe Muraille Nov. 2-18. The production’s wellspring is the impact that photojournalism has on public consciousness, and how information can be framed and manipulated. INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE GARGANTUA. For 25 years, Theatre Gargantua has defined the term multi-disciplinary with original productions, built from scratch, that are an eye-popping […]