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Posts Filed Under: dance

Young Dancers Honour a Fallen Friend

The Toronto's Best High School Dance Crew finals were a celebration of movement, expression, and the life of a young dancer who inspired his peers.

By Desmond Cole

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Luminato 2012 Program Announced

The sixth annual "festival of creativity" announces its plans.

By Carly Maga

Luminato will present the Canadian premiere of the avant-garde opera Einstein on the Beach by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass. Photo by Lucie Jansch.
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A Shot of Culture for a Redeveloping Community

New yoga studio and dance space are open to the public in Regent Park.

By Wyndham Bettencourt-McCarthy • Photos by Nancy Paiva

Laurence Lemius in rehearsal.
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Ford Drops the Cannonball in The Nutcracker

This past weekend, Mayor Rob Ford made his stage debut at the National Ballet of Canada. But we ask, is he playing nice so companies will play it safe?

By Carly Maga

Rob Ford and his costar, Councillor Michelle Berardinetti. A regular Baryshnikov!
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Against the Odds at the Fringe Lottery

Over 300 Ontario theatre companies, from the fledgling to the famous, played their odds in the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival Lottery.

By Carly Maga

Gideon Arthurs addresses his audience of potential Fringers.

Meagan O’Shea’s Stationary Bike Pursuit of Happiness

Dancer and storyteller Meagan O'Shea's autobiographical show explores global warming and achieving inner peace. There's also laughter-powered lighting, stories of falling into a giant anthill, and embracing her really weird feet.

By Steve Fisher

Meagan O'Shea in front of a wall of emotional association in The Atomic Weight of Happiness. Photo by Lindsay Anne Black.
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Tiny Dancers and Larger-Than-Life Theatrics in Love Lies Bleeding

Alberta Ballet's show based on the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin delivers on glitz and glamour but has little depth.

By Carly Maga

Baseball has never looked so fabulous. Yukichi Hattori as Elton Fan and the chrous of Love Lies Bleeding. Photo courtesy of the Alberta Balllet.

Resistance is Futile at Babes in Space Burlesque

The art of the tease invades the Revival for an all-out Star Trek vs. Star Wars performance where clothing is the first casualty.

By Laura Godfrey • Photos by Corbin Smith

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Ten SummerWorks Plays That Work

By Carly Maga

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Scene: Dusk Dances

By Nancy Paiva

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Historicist: Centre Stage in the Cold War

By Kevin Plummer

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TAJ is a Grand Gesture That Feels Empty

By Carly Maga

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Alice Turns Ballet Topsy-Turvy

By Carly Maga

Urban Planner: May 19, 2011

By Joanne Dang

Urban Planner: April 28, 2011

By Joanne Dang

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The Land of Occasional Nudity

By Johnnie Walker

Kirov Ballet’s Swan Lake Full of Old World Charm

By Allison McDonald

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So You Think You Can Danse?

By Courtney Clinton

The Arts Community Talked, but Who Listened?

By Steve Fisher

Urban Planner: February 2, 2011

By Rebecca Vandevelde • Photo by Corbin Smith