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Free Nutcracker dance workshop with Les Grand Ballets Canadiens
If you’re child has ever dreamed of seeing what it’s like to dance with the professionals, here’s their chance! Tomorrow , Saturday, December 1st, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, in partnership with...
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The stars shine outdoors at Festival de Lanaudière
The Dance Theater of Harlem performs at the Festival de Lanaudière (Photo by Christina Alonso) The award-winning Cirque Éloize, rising young star of the cello Stéphane Tétrault and celebrated soprano...
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OSM review: Pianist Berezovsky’s fire lights Prokofiev
MONTREAL — In 1908, a critic wrote that “New York heard a new composition called The Sea, and New York is probably still wondering why.” Today we know that amnesia is just one of the symptoms of...
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Inside the auditions for Canada's National Ballet School
Seven little girls in pink tights and ballet slippers gathered and giggled quietly in a holding room at Studio Bizz on Mont-Royal Ave. one mid-morning in mid-November. Hair trapped in tightly-twisted...
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12 faces of Montreal Christmas: Nutcracker mouse
Each holiday season has its predictable sights and sounds, but some are uniquely “Montreal.” Today we wrap up our 12 faces of Montreal Christmas series, looking at some of the people who play a role in...
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Les Grands Ballets Canadien unveils 2015-16 season
Three masterworks from the company repertory, a new creation and two classical story ballets by major foreign guest troupes make up the 2015-16 season of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, details of which...
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National Ballet of China brings timeless love story Peony Pavilion to Saratoga
Montrealers who were impressed by the National Ballet of China in its Canadian debut two years ago have a rare chance to see this world-class company again this month. The Beijing-based troupe is...
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Books for Kids: Anna Pavlova's love of ballet begins in Swan
Picture-book biographies have grown as a genre in recent years, running the gamut of subjects. There have been books on inventors such as Alfred Nobel (The Man Behind the Peace Prize, by Kathy-Jo...
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Obituary: Dorothy Rossetti nurtured Montreal's dance scene
Dorothy Rossetti, who died on Sept. 16 at age 96, extended an influence on Montreal dance much beyond the St-Denis St. dancewear store that bears her name. For more than 60 years, thousands of amateur...
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Movie review: Rebels on Pointe profiles Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Rebels on Pointe ✮✮✮ Documentary Directed by: Bobbi Jo Hart Duration: 90 minutes The ballet world is generally seen as a little self-serious, to say the least. But there are exceptions to any rule....
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