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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. ....
Ballet isn t as psycho as Tiny Pretty Things say French dancers Issued on: 07/02/2021 - 06:48 3 min Paris (AFP) Sadistic teachers and murderous levels of competition: from Black Swan to Tiny Pretty Things the world of ballet seems a place fit only for psychopaths if its screen incarnations are to be believed. Real-world dancers in France take some exception to this, however. Yes, I ve seen boys and girls take anti-inflammatories to dance and push the pain to the limit, but that isn t our daily lives, said Allister Madin, a dancer at the Paris Opera. And yes, there s competition because it s hard to get signed by a company, but we aren t killing each other. Peddling these cliches tarnishes the reputation of dance. ....
Share Because the Palais Garnier is still currently closed to the public, the annual inaugural 2021 opening season fundraiser of the Paris Opera Ballet could only be held digitally this year. But this is all good news for us, as this means we can now all view the ballet from the comforts of our own homes. This year’s gala is a particularly meaningful one as it is the first time the ballet dancers have been able to gather on the stage to perform after a prolonged period of absence. Défilé du Ballet at the Opening Season Gala (Photo: Julien Benhamou) ....