DANCE TORONTO NEWS COVERAGE Guillaume Côté Joins The Bolshoi Ballet as a Guest Artist in ROMEO AND JULIET
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2018 Principal Dancer Guillaume Cote has been invited to appear as a Guest Artist with The Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Russia. Mr. Cote will dance the role of Romeo in Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo and Juliet on December 15, 2018 at the Bolshoi Theatre's New Stage, a role he originated when the ballet premiered... (more...)  Toronto International Ballet Theatre Presents THE NUTCRACKER
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2018 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL BALLET THEATRE (TIBT), in collaboration with BOLSHOI BALLET, proudly presents an unforgettable production of THE NUTCRACKER. This classic presentation will feature ballerina powerhouses Anastasia Stashkevich and Vyacheslav Lopatin, principal dancers of the world-renowned Bolsho... (more...)  The National Ballet of Canada Posts Surplus for Ninth Consecutive Season
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada and Barry Hughson, Executive Director today announced the great artistic and financial success of the 2017/18 season, which resulted in an operating surplus for the ninth consecutive year. The Annual General Meeting was held today at 6:3... (more...)  ANNA KARENINA Principal Casting Announced At National Ballet of Canada
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for the North American premiere of John Neumeier's Anna Karenina. The first co-operation between The National Ballet of Canada, The Hamburg Ballet and The Bolshoi Ballet, Anna Karenina is inspired b... (more...)  Svetlana Lunkina, Heather Ogden and Sonia Rodriguez Debut as ANNA KARENINA
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that Principal Dancers Svetlana Lunkina, Heather Ogden and Sonia Rodriguez will make their debuts in the title role in the North American premiere of John Neumeier's Anna Karenina. Based on Leo Tolstoy's great masterwork... (more...)  Festival Du Monaco Dance Forum 2018 Announced
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2018 In the first highlight of the season, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, led by Kazuki Yamada, will perform a Hommage a Nijinsky, consisting of four choreographies in December.... (more...)  RBC Emerging Artist Apprentice Award Winners Announced
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada announced today that Corps de Ballet members Hannah Galway and Alexander Skinner are the winners of the sixth annual RBC Emerging Artist Apprentice Award for their performances as Apprentices during the 2017/18 season. Ms. Galway and Mr.... (more...)  DanceWorks Announces 2018-19 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2018 After the celebratory 40th Anniversary Season, Mimi Beck, Dance Curator of acclaimed presenter DanceWorks, announced the 2018-19 season with four world premieres and one Toronto premiere featuring artists/companies from Toronto, Montreal, Six Nations, Mexico and New Zealand. TD Bank Group is the pr... (more...)  BoucharDanse Presents A CONGRUENCE OF ARRIVALS
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2018 BoucharDanse proudly presents the World Premiere of A Congruence of Arrivals showcasing Cross My Heart, choreographed by Denise Fujiwara and performed by Sylvie Bouchard, as well as At yes of day, choreographed by Yvonne Coutts, and performed by Sylvie Bouchard and Marc Boivin. The performances will... (more...)  Canadian Choreographer Julia Adam's NIGHT Makes National Ballet of Canada Debut
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada today announced that Night, by Canadian choreographer and former National Ballet dancer Julia Adam, will make its company premiere during the Winter Season. Night will be performed with Apollo, The Sea Above, The Sky Below and Paquita Ma... (more...)  The National Ballet of Canada Tours to Moscow and St. Petersburg
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2018 The National Ballet of Canada today announced the company will tour to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia for the first time in its history... (more...)  Emerging Arts Critics Programme Expands in National Ballet of Canada's 2018/19 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada today announced the Emerging Arts Critics (EAC) programme will expand in the 2018/19 season to include the Canadian Opera Company (COC) joining as collaborators with The National Ballet of Canada and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO).... (more...)  Jurgita Dronina Awarded The Order Of Merit To Lithuania
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2018 Principal Dancer Jurgita Dronina has been awarded the Order of Merit to Lithuania. The distinguished honour was announced on July 6, 2018, Lithuania's 100th year of independence, by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskait? in Vilnius, Lithuania. ... (more...)  5th Annual Toronto International Dance Festival 2018 Announced
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2018 The 5th annual Toronto International Dance Festival (TIDF-2018) is organized as a two-part festival - Summer Series & Fall Concert. The summer series will be held outdoors on Saturday July 7th at the Albert Campbell Square (150 Borough Dr., Scarborough, ON M1P 0B1). The summer series is opened to ... (more...)  The National Ballet Of Canada Tours To Hamburg, Germany
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for the company's upcoming tour to Hamburg, Germany with an all-Canadian programme featuring The Dreamers Ever Leave You by Choreographic Associate Robert Binet, James Kudelka's The Man in Black and... (more...)  DUSK DANCES Proudly Presents Its 24TH Annual Season
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2018 DUSK DANCES proudly presents its 24TH annual season. Dusk Dances is a renowned and beloved outdoor dance festival presented at Withrow Park each August. This year, for the very first time, a Guest Curator was invited to program the Withrow Park event: Michael Caldwell. Dusk Dances 2018 features some... (more...)  The National Ballet Of Canada Named Best Company Of The Year
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018 The National Ballet of Canada has been named Best Company of the Year by l'Association Professionnelle de la Critique de Theatre, de Musique et de Danse in France for the company's performance of John Neumeier's Nijinsky in October 2017 at Paris' Theatre des Champs-Elysees. The highly prestigious aw... (more...)  MAD HOT BALLET Raises Over $1.3 Million
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Executive Director Barry Hughson today announced that MAD HOT BALLET: DISCO raised over $1.3 million. The annual fundraising gala took place last night in Toronto at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.... (more...)  Justin Peck's PAZ DE LA JOLLA Makes Company Premiere
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the principal casting for the company premiere of Justin Peck's Paz de la Jolla, James Kudelka's The Man in Black and Alexander Ekman's Cacti. The Summer Mixed Programme concludes the 2017/18 season, June 16 - 22, 2018 a... (more...)  Sadler's Wells, London Co-Produces FRAME BY FRAME
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Executive Director Barry Hughson, today announced that Sadler's Wells in London, England will co-produce Frame by Frame, a collaboration between renowned theatre artist Robert Lepage and Choreographic Associate and Principal Dancer ... (more...)  Kaeja D'Dance Presents 7th Annual Porch View Dances - Inclusive Stories Told Through Dance
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018 Kaeja d'Dance proudly presents the beloved award-winning 7th annual PORCH VIEW DANCES (PVD), a unique and family friendly on-site production that showcases real people dancing in real spaces. This year, PVD is all about inclusivity, and will have a strong focus on diversity in dance creation and per... (more...) YOU Dance Residency Returns To Regent Park For Third Consecutive Year
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that YOU dance returns to the Regent Park community in Toronto for a third residency. The residency will include workshops at local schools as well as five free performances at Daniels Spectrum, May 14 - 18, 2018.... (more...)  Esmeralda Enrique & Juan Ogalla Present World Premiere DE LA RAIZ
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018 At the forefront of flamenco dance in Canada, the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company (EESDC) proudly presents the world premiere of De La Raiz - From the Root, an exquisite evening that showcases both the roots of flamenco and its proliferation as a vital contemporary art form embraced around t... (more...)  DanceWorks Presents Award-Winning Urban Dance Co Gadfly
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2018 DanceWorks, Toronto's acclaimed and longest running contemporary dance series, is proud to present Toronto's award-winning urban dance phenomenon Gadfly who perform a mixed bill entitled UNBXBL 2 that features two world premieres and two completely reworked versions of acclaimed works. Under the co-... (more...)  Young People's Theatre Presents Indigenous Dance-Drama Salmon Girl
by BWW News Desk - April 11, 2018 Young People's Theatre (YPT) is thrilled to present Salmon Girl, a beautiful story about our relationship to the natural world told through theatre, dance, music and puppetry. This visually stunning work offers an Indigenous view of how we share the world with all living things. It will be presented... (more...) |
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