Critical Conversations
Conversations about dance that can be critical.
Philip Szporer is based in Montreal. Kathleen Smith is based in Toronto.
What happens when two writers see the same show, in two different towns, and connect long distance to discuss?
Piña
March 22, 2025 at Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto Presented by TDT and FakeKnot
March 27 - 30, 2025 at Édifice Wilder, Montreal
Presented by Tangente, FakeKnot & Festival Accès Asie
Choreography by Ralph Escamillan, performed by Ralph Escamillan, Justin Calvadores, Elyza Samson, Danah Rosales. Lighting Design by Gabriel Raminhos / Original Music and Sound Design by Kimmortal
Image of Piña ensemble by Pierre Tran
Circa’s Duck Pond
January 30 - February 1, 2025 at the Lyric Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre, Toronto. Presented by TOLive
February 5 - 9, 2025 at La Tohu, Montreal. Presented by TOHU
Directed by Yaron Lifschitz. Featuring Asha Colless, Maya Davies, Malte Gerhardt, Natalia Koskela, Anisa Monsour, Oscar Morris, Kimberley Rossi, Tristan St John, Sophia Seccombe, Zachery Stevens, Adam Strom, Darby Sullivan
Image of circa ensemble by Pia Johnson
The Mars Project
October 4 - 6, 2024 at The Creative School Chrysalis, Toronto. Presented by Fall for Dance North
January 15 - 18, 2025 at Théatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, Montreal. Presented by Danse Danse
Choreography by Travis Knights and Lisa Latouche, featuring Reona, Gregory "Krypto" Selinger, Thomas Moon, Brinae Ali, Markus Aurelyus and Joanna Majoko. Music direction by Dwight Jones.
Image of Travis Knights by Kendra Epik
Festival TransAmériques (FTA)
May 22-June 5, 2024, Montreal
Various locations.
Photo of Laila Chahrour, Abed Kobeissy and Ali Hout in Ali Chahrour’s Told By My Mother by Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Akram Khan's Jungle Book reimagined
October 12 - 14, 2023 at the Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto. Presented by Canadian Stage.
November 1 - 4, 2023 at Théatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, Montreal. Presented by Danse Danse.
Marie Chouinard's Radicale Vitalité, Solos et Duos. January 30, 31, and February 1, 2020 at Théatre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, Montreal. Presented by Danse Danse.
Februrary 5 - 8, 2020 at the Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto. Presented by Canadian Stage.
The Statement, a film version of a choreography by Crystal Pite made for Netherlands Dans Theater (NDT) . Text by Jonathan Young.
Performed by Rena Narumi, Imre van Opstal, Fernando Hernando Magadan and Cesar Faria Fernandes of NDT. Film version (2018) directed by Tommy Pascal.
