Tag Archive for the term: katie ward

After giving us backstage access to the most hysterically funny rehearsal of a punk rock band with Hawks and Doves in 2007, choreographer Katie Ward is back at Tangente and this time puts the rock n’ roll in the title of her new work, Rock Steady. The characters that populate her world are not as [...]

You have no excuses. It’s free. And they bring the talent. Between the four of them, they’ve danced for Marie Chouinard, Deborah Dunn, Montréal Danse, 4Dart, David Pressault and Martin Bélanger. I’m talking about The Choreographers, composed of Katie Ward, Peter Trosztmer, Thea Patterson and Audrée Juteau. They’re presenting their work Man and Mouse, loosely [...]

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 [...]

Daniel Léveillé’s Crépuscule des océans is currently underway at Agora de la danse until November 15 and then again on the 20th. If you liked Léveillé’s previous work, La Pudeur des icebergs, you will love Crépuscule des océans. Regular tickets are 26$, 18$ for students. For more information, call 514.525.1500 or visit www.agoradanse.com.

Next week, for [...]

Following last week’s list of outstanding long works from 2007, here are my picks for short works that often managed to pack just as much punch…
Les cuisses à l’écart DU COEUR, Virginie Brunelle & Dissemblance en série, Pascal Desparois
Each year, one of the Montreal dance schools blows me out of the water. This year [...]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you witnessed your favourite punk rock band fight and they were professionally trained dancers? If you were lucky enough to be part of the audience at Tangente last week for Katie Ward’s Hawks and Doves, you know that the answer is “F***ing hilarious!” (Are we [...]