I have had the chance to see so many great dance shows this past year that I could not resolve myself to singling out only ten, not to mention even attempting to place them in any kind of order. So I decided to double the list by dividing them between long and short works. The [...]
After a few months of dance shows that have left me lukewarm, O Vertigo is breathing some much needed life back into the Montreal dance scene with Étude #3 pour cordes et poulies. The title to Ginette Laurin’s choreography is misleading. It is much more than a mere study. It is a full-fledged living work [...]
A few years ago, Puzzle Danse was born out of the desire of choreographers from France and Quebec to collaborate on a common endeavor. The successful project returns this year at Agora de la danse with four duos based on the theme of departure.
The first piece, Isira Makuloluwe’s Assauts intérieurs, is the most complex [...]