Digidance lets Canadians to savour top-tier dance from the comfort of home
Digidance lets Canadians to savour top-tier dance from the comfort of home
Four Canadian dance presenters team up to bring large-scale dance productions to a computer screen near you By Charlie Smith
Hugo Marchand performs in the Paris Opera Ballet.
For decades, Canada’s dance companies have been bringing artists and audiences together for shared experiences. So when the pandemic arrived last spring and people were being told to stay away from one another, it created a conundrum.
How could this cherished art form continue? One response has been various livestreamed solo performances. Then there was the livestreamed Idan Cohen–choreographed duet between real-life partners Brandon Lee Alley and Racheal Prince at the Chutzpah! Festival.
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Ballet BC will open its 2021 season on February 25 with a digital streaming performance,
Take Form.
The online event will feature nine new performances entirely choreographed and performed by their dancers and Artists in Residence.
“It is about creativity, artistic growth, and freedom, says Ballet BC artistic director Medhi Walerski in a press release. We must offer space, time, and opportunity for our dancers to learn and explore the different facets of our art form. I am so excited for them, and I hope that
Take Form will become a fundamental tool in the development of future choreographers, leaders, and producers.