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Soprano France Bellemare was impressive, both vocally and theatrically, in Poulenc's La Voix humaine.

Ballet Jazz de Montreal seems a logical choice to create a tribute to one of this city’s most celebrated musical icons, Leonard Cohen.

Brazilian company Grupo Corpo celebrated its 44th anniversary this month with a trip to icy Montreal. True to their reputation, they burst onto the stage of Theatre Maisonneuve like a ball of sunshine, warm enough to thaw the blood and get the heart pumping again.

It’s easy to feel like the world is on the brink of oblivion sometimes. 

Les Grands Ballets has a new Artistic Director – Ivan Cavallari – and 13 new dancers, mostly cherry-picked from some of Europe’s best ballet companies. Montreal audiences are in for a thorough journey through European contemporary ballet movements; which is not so far from the trajectory the previous Artistic Director Gradimir Pankov established during his tenure

Montréal's Theatre Maisonneuve was packed almost to the the gods for the opening night of Rain, performed by renowned Belgian company Rosas. 

Last week I decided I needed a stars-and-stripes-detox after bingeing on dramatic political coverage for the last six months. “No more,” I whimpered. “We need to go on a break, America.”

The house was packed to the rafters at Montreal's Theatre Maisonneuve last Tuesday; it seemed the entire city turned out to witness Nederlands Dans Theater make its return after a twenty year absence.

São Paulo Companhia de Dança presents a mixed programme of works by Edouard Lock, Jomar Mesquita and Nacho Duato at the Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montréal

Les Grands Ballet brought two international choreographers, Ken Ossola (Switzerland) and Shen Wei (USA) to Montreal to create brand new works for the repertoire, and the resulting double bill is an excellent showcase for Les Grands Ballets' lyricism and skill.

The National Ballet of Canada opens the Danse Danse festival in Montreal with a triple bill of minimalist neoclassical works.

Ballet BC stops in Montreal for the Danse Danse series during their Canadian tour. A.U.R.A / Walking Mad / Petite Cérémonie makes for a fantastic triple bill in which to show off the company's strengths.

Akram Khan favors concept over choreography with iTMoi, a theatrical fantasy of Stravinsky's inner mind honoring the centennary of The Rite of Spring.

Soif, Ginette LAurin's latest creation for O Vertigo is the leading show of Danse Danse's 2014-2015 season and a celebration of O Vertigo's 30-year anniversar, highlighting the company's highly physical choreographic roots.

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens' kick off their 2014-15 season with an entertaining <em>Leonce and Léna</em> at the Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montreal.

Wayne McGregor astounds with his choreographic virtuosity, entrancing soundtrack and mesmerizing set design in FAR: this postmodern look at the body creates a veritable lexicon of movement. At Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal.

On 31 October, 1 and 2 November, the Compagnie Marie Chouinard presented Henri Michaux: Mouvements and Gymnopedies at the Théâtre Maisonneuve. Despite their differences, both works potently express what is fundamentally primal, visceral, and elemental in the human condition.

What do heroin, fish soup, and fairy godmothers have in common? They are all ingredients in choreographer Mats Ek’s reinvention of the ballet Sleeping Beauty, currently being performed through the end of October with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montréal.Though the Sleeping Beauty we know today exists in many versions, the scenario is rarely changed significantly.