23 February 2018
DanceWorks: Prevailing Voices
By Amy Strizic // Theatre
On a dreary Thursday night in February, I went to see two wonderful women bare their souls through dance at the Pia Bouman School’s Scotiabank Theatre, and I’m so glad …
17 November 2017
7 Fingers’ triptyque
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The best word I can think of to describe The 7 Fingers’ new show triptyque is magical. I know, I know, cheesy. But when a show can really make me feel, bring …
15 November 2017
Janak Khendry’s Life Eternal
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The Janak Khendry Dance Company’s presentation of Life Eternal is the crowning jewel of a tight-knit community. The performance is steeped in the history and religious traditions of India, and …
28 October 2017
Andrea Nann’s Dual Light
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Dual Light is another success for choreographer and artistic director Andrea Nann. In such a wonderful time of exploratory art and experimentation with multi-media, I was honestly ready for a …
11 August 2017
SummerWorks ’17: Part VII
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Read All Our SummerWorks Reviews HERE Icône Pop (A) The scene for Icône Pop is set as the audience walks into the blackbox theatre at The Theatre Centre with singer Mykalle …
26 June 2017
Cavalia’s Odysseo
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Cavalia’s performance of Odysseo has returned and hardly needs an introduction. The show teases prospective audience members with the promise of galloping horses, flowing manes, impressive circus feats, and magic. …
04 May 2017
Radical System Art: Glory
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Glory, performed by Shay Kuebler’s company Radical System Art, hosted by DanceWorks at the Harbourfront Centre was a multi-media pleasure to take part in. The performance incorporated film in an …
17 November 2016
Theatre Parallax: KATA
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Theatre Parallax’s KATA, could be qualified as a modern dance version of a psychological thriller. The piece elicits strong feelings, though they are mostly of apprehension, revulsion, awe, and fear. In …
12 November 2016
7 Fingers: Cuisine & Confessions
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
For those in the contemporary circus scene, The 7 Fingers company (or Les 7 Doigts de le Main) hardly needs introduction. This modern Montreal-based company never lets an audience down, …
20 May 2016
The Return of Riverdance
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
I had heard that Riverdance was coming to the city on a 20th anniversary tour, and I jumped at the opportunity to see the show. Who wouldn’t! Riverdance is such …
24 January 2016
Peggy Baker’s Phase Space
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Acclaimed icon and synonym for Canadian modern dance, Peggy Baker, lights up the Betty Oliphant stage yet again with her newest work, Phase Space. The concept for the piece is …
16 December 2015
Cirque de la Symphonie: Holiday Hits at the TSO
By Amy Strizic // Music
Facing the garlanded stage with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra warming up, looked down on by the Etobicoke School of the Arts Holiday Chorus, I can’t help but feel the buzz …
07 March 2015
vox:lumen – “Am I Reaching You?”
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The project that William Yong has undertaken with Zata Omm Dance Projects and an inspiring network of supporters is truly monumental. An experiment in sustainability of theatre (and artists), vox:lumen …
26 January 2015
A Side of Dreams: The Beauty of Ancestral Connections
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
A Side of Dreams is a beautiful view into Metis cultural traditions of generational and ancestral healing. The evening begins with a wondrous and effective projection of a spider beginning …
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