Dance News Canada

Ballet Kelowna presents ‘Boundless’

Canada’s Ballet Kelowna celebrates the New Year with the mixed repertory program Boundless, coming to the Kelowna Community Theatre on February 5 and 6, to the Merritt Civic Centre on February 9, and to the Summerland Centre Stage Theatre on March 6. Showcasing the remarkable artistry and vision of four distinct choreographers, including former

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Registration open for RAD Dance Challenge

Calling all Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) students in Canada! In 2016, the RAD Dance Challenge is coming to Toronto’s Betty Oliphant Theatre in early April and Vancouver’s Scotiabank Dance Centre in late May. A two-day competition for young classical ballet dancers age 18 and under, the event culminates in a showcase of solo performances.
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Montréal’s BJM plans to tour Mediterranean

Canadian contemporary dance powerhouse Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (BJM) will be heading to the Mediterranean for two weeks this month. Beginning with two performances at the Teatro Romano in Verona, Italy, the dancers will then present shows in Montauban, France before moving on to Spain for three evenings at the Veranos de la Villa in Madrid. The

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Canada’s Ballet Kelowna concludes season

Canadian dance company Ballet Kelowna will close its 2014-15 Season with two world premieres and one company premiere from some of the country’s leading contemporary ballet choreographers—James Kudelka, Shawn Hounsell and Ballet Kelowna’s own Artistic Director and CEO Simone Orlando—in Forward: A Mixed Repertory Programme at the

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RWB to present ‘The Faerie Queen’

After a highly successful run of Swan Lake, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) will continue its 75th Anniversary season with The Faerie Queen – A Ballet Based On A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the seminal work of Barbados-born, Canadian choreographer John Alleyne. Alleyne’s contemporary ballet based on William Shakespeare’s

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Ballet BC presents triple bill in Montreal

Vancouver-based Ballet BC has established a reputation as an ascending force in contemporary ballet on the international scene ever since the dancer and choreographer Emily Molnar was named artistic director of the company. This Canadian company will offer Montreal audiences three hidden treasures from Europe in its upcoming triple bill.

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