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It’s with the drama of the stage performance that S begins. The lights come on for the entrance of French pianist Claire Chevallier as she walks over to the piano dead centre at the back of the stage and sits down. And the lights are turned off, as if only to let us know that [...]

The dance season is about to start and, once again, I’ve handpicked the ten shows that are sure to make me change my sheets in anticipation.
From October 15 to 18, Deborah Dunn follows up her hilarious yet visually striking parody of melodrama, Nocturnes, with a solo created for Nadine Sures. You can catch La fille [...]

It’s sitting on a chair at the back of the stage, in plain sight, that José Navas patiently waits for us. He’s not trying to hide or to impress, to make Miniatures a hermetic work. It’s just him, alone, hoping to share a few autobiographical dance pieces with us.

José Navas, photo by Valerie Simmons

He walks [...]

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 [...]