Archive: April, 2023
Director Selects: May 10 & 11 concerts double as “album release party" for Delirium Musicum
Sitting in a rehearsal of Delirium Musicum is intense. The company works tirelessly on every detail, sometimes repeating a single phrase of music dozens of times.
Two New, ‘Now’ Ballets in World Premieres at The Soraya
It is a big, hopeful, nervous-making, celebratory event when a ballet has its world premiere. The preparation is immense, with many moving parts to orchestrate: choreography and rehearsals, of course,...
Director Selects: A conversation with Ballet BC Artistic Director Medhi Walerski
On a recent trip to Vancouver, I spent a couple of days at the new facility that houses Ballet BC - its offices and extensive dance studios on multiple sunlit...
Director Selects: A look back at the 2023 Jazz at Naz festival
Jazz at Naz, 2nd edition, has wrapped. We can confidently say the festival was a success, concluding with a sold out debut performance by Samara Joy.