The expectations were high. The last time Italian choreographer Caterina Sagna came to Montreal two years ago, she had killed the audience with Relation Publique, an uproarious parody of the art world. While she has kept her sense of humour and love for words (not to mention her love of alcohol and cigarettes) intact, there [...]
Looking at the upcoming dance season, I have to admit that I feel like a kid in a candy store. There are so many great choreographers showing their work in Montreal this year that I have been pulling the hair off my already balding head to limit myself to thirteen that you should definitely go [...]
10. bODY-rEMIX/les vARIATIONS gOLDBERG, Marie Chouinard
Chouinard’s exploration of the mechanics of the human body and its man-made extensions is a large-scale eye-popper. Dancers become android-like, yet Chouinard still manages to imaginatively suggest the highly sexual. photo by Marie Chouinard
9. Ma, Akram Khan
It’s hard to put Akram Khan’s creation into words. There is the dynamic interaction [...]