Grupo Corpo bring voluptuous samba vibes to Montreal

By Rebecca Galloway, 24 January 2019

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“like a ball of sunshine”

Reviewed at Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal on 23 January 2019

Bach (Rodrigo Pederneiras)

Gira (Rodrigo Pederneiras)

Grupo Corpo

Grupo Corpo: stunning start to dance events at the Edinburgh Festival

Kathy Elgin, 5th August

One might comment that the choreography is a bit repetitive. On the other hand, another word for that might be hypnotic.

***11

BJM visits New York

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 24th May

Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal is a company that embraces individuality and is at its best when the dancers are all on stage together.

***11

The Limón Dance Company Celebrates 65 Years

Stephanie Sirabian, 19th June

Simply stated, watching the Limón Dance Company is an emotional experience. The concepts that inspired founder and choreographer José Limón 65 years ago remain fresh today and challenge the audience. This unspoken conversation is the hallmark of American modern dance and part of Limón’s legacy.

***11

Grupo Corpo at Sadlers Wells

Margaret Willis, 13th September

Competence, discipline and confidence were to be seen in full measure when the Brazilian contemporary company Grupo Corpo performed two works at Sadlers Wells this week.

Grupo Corpo: stunning start to dance events at the Edinburgh Festival

Kathy Elgin, 5th August

One might comment that the choreography is a bit repetitive. On the other hand, another word for that might be hypnotic.

***11

Montreal double bill links world premiere to a 20th-century gem

Edward Sava-Segal, 5th November

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

****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