By The Cultch on April 18, 2012
By Roanne Ward Dancer, choreographer, teacher and speaker Crazy Smooth (Yvon Soglo) takes his inspiring mission to illuminate the tradition of street dance culture to the world of performing arts. Smooth’s ambitious goal is to prove that hip hop is a legitimate, professional contemporary dance form. From working as an acrobatic instructor for Cirque du [...]
Posted in 1112 Presentations, Dance, Dance Presentations, Uncategorized
By The Cultch on March 7, 2012
By Sarah Cruickshank It’s a challenging task, to delve into the memories of dance and dancers past, to extract the quintessential meaning behind every jump, turn, flick of the wrist, and flex of the foot. But, that’s precisely the challenge that French-born choreographer, Serge Bennathan, is exploring with his latest production Elles. With an all-female [...]
Posted in Dance, Dance Presentations | Tagged Elles, Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, Serge Bennathan, the cultch, The Vancouver East Cultural Centre, World Premier
By Sarah Cruickshank on October 2, 2011
Ever wonder what goes into putting a dance creation on stage for the first time? And how do you rehearse a performance when every member of the cast lives in different cities around the world? We found out these answers and more when we caught up with Heart As Arena choreographer Dana Gingras as she [...]
Posted in 1112 Presentations, Dance, Dance Presentations
By Sarah Cruickshank on February 24, 2011
Turning Point Ensemble: What happens when you put the 19 instrumentalists of Turning Point Ensemble together in a room? Music with a mission. And that mission is all about bridging the gap between music of the past and music of today. More specifically, it’s music from the past hundred years they aim to promote. Turning [...]
Posted in 10/11 Presentations, Dance
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