a rather lovely thing

By Rebecca Galloway, 15 October 2016

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“a kind of dream-team of Gaga-esque elastic extensions and pillowy landings”

Reviewed at Place des Arts: Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal on 11 October 2016

A Rather Lovely Thing (Bryan Arias)

Arias Company

Paul Taylor: Preservation and Innovation

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 17th March

Everywhere you look, there is kindness, consideration and generosity of spirit.

***11

Scottis Ballet in NY

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 11th April

It was a successful program that showed off the considerable range of a talented and charming troupe.

****1

Ophélie steals the show in Opéra de Montréal's Hamlet

Ian Cochrane, 16th November

Sarah Dufresne dazzles as Ophélie in Opéra de Montréal's Hamlet along with mezzo Karine Deshayes and the Orchestre Métropolitain conducted by Jacques Lacombe.

***11

Swan Lake: if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Rebecca Galloway, 21st February

There’s a good reason Swan Lake is a box office blockbuster. Not only is it “famous” in the sense that even ballet neophytes know all about it, Swan Lake is a seriously meaty ballet with a narrative arc that offers tension-filled dynamics, a luscious score by Tchaikovsky and one of the most famous tragic love stories of all time.

***11

A Christmas miracle: Les Grands Ballet’s updated Nutcracker

Rebecca Galloway, 15th December

Ballet companies around the world are in the thick of Nutcracker season right now, and many are grappling with some surprisingly meaty issues at the heart of this light, sugary ballet

****1

Les Grands taps into the emotional depths of Lady Chatterley's Lover

Rebecca Galloway, 4th October

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens has brought a brand new piece to the stage; a neo-classical adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s controversial novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover.

****1

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Rebecca Galloway

Rebecca Galloway is a New Zealand-born writer and PR consultant for arts, design and culture. She studied dance for 13 years and has a degree in Art History from Victoria University of Wellington. She has held a variety of roles for organizations including the NZ School of Dance, City Gallery Wellington and Radio NZ, and was a strategic advisor to the national arts council Creative NZ. Rebecca left New Zealand for the United States, where she worked for renowned dance festival Jacob's Pillow in Massachussetts. Eventually finding herself in Montreal she fell in love and put down roots; currently splitting her time between communications for award-winning information design studio FFunction, dance criticism for a variety of publications and improving her rather patchy French. She tweets at @rtgalloway