By now, everyone in Toronto has heard about the TTC “We Move You” ad, featuring the National Ballet of Canada, which has caused controversy among many body image activists. The latter are saying the dancers project a negative body image, causing many people to feel badly about their shape. Say what? It takes years and […]
National Ballet of Canada just commenced Italian choreographer Davide Bombana’s Carmen at the Four Seasons Centre, billing it a tale of lust, betrayal and murder and based on French writer Prosper Merimée’s scandalous 1845 novella Carmen. The ballet’s Opening Night starred Heather Ogden as the promiscuous title character and her real-life husband Guillaume Côté debuting […]
UNION Studio, a collaborative project by Our Lady Peace members Duncan Coutts and Jeremy Taggart as well as Raine Maida, Christie Ness (formerly of Get Spun) and John Kawaja of Taylormade Global Golf. Located in the hip Bathurst and Wellington area, near the Thompson Hotel, this 2,800 square foot space offers three types of classes: […]
The crème de le crème of Toronto high society gathered recently for the National Ballet of Canada’s 60th anniversary Diamond Gala at the Four Seasons Centre, a night of dining and dancing that raised$1.25-million. Lloyd Robertson and Principal Dancer Greta Hodgkinson Outside the centre, mannequin style models wearing specially designed tutus posed in the blistering […]
American Kevin O’Day (now artistic director of Ballett Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany) choreographed the ballet Hamlet based on Shakepeare’s play for the Stuttgart Ballet in 2008 shortly after the death of his father. He states at the pre-Ballet Talk Opening Night of the The National Ballet of Canada production, “It’s addressing the father that’s within us […]
The National Ballet of Canada brings back Canadian James Kudelka’s 2004 version of Cinderella. Set to music by Sergei Prokofiev and playing at The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts November 11-20, this slate of performances is a gift from The Volunteer Committee, The National Ballet of Canada. Kudelka is one of North America’s […]
Cinderella will be at the Four Seasons Centre twice this season, with the National Ballet of Canada presenting the ballet in addition to the Rossini opera. The music is by Sergei Prokofiev, with choreography by James Kudelka. Cinderella will run from November 11 to 20. For ticket information, please visit the Cinderella page on the […]
