Ballet BC's Trace

By Pia Lo, 30 March 2015

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“With Trace, Ballet BC embarks on new conversations”

Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver on 26 March 2015

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New Work (Walter Matteini)

Petite Cérémonie (Medhi Walerski)

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Atlanta: simply spellbinding

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 15th February

At the start of an ambitious cross-country tour, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is transcendent at Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre.

*****

AAADT at New York City Center: a deliriously happy audience

Ivy Lin, 4th December

Alvin Ailey American Dancer Theater is in magnificent form for its New York City Center season. Never overselling, simply moving magically.

*****

Pure Dance in NDT's Side A

Isabella Zijp, 28th September

A held back season opener for NDT, in which pure dance takes centre stage.

***11

Contemporary ballet at its best in Ballet BC's touring triple bill

Pia Savoie, 22nd January

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.

****1

Nederlands Dance Theatre's Programma II

Lambrecht Wessels, 13th December

An unmissable Christmas mass from awe-inspiring dancers of Nederlands Dance Theatre. Lambrecht Wessels reviews at Lucent Danstheater, Den Hague.

****1

Strings : Spuck / Forsythe / Clug in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 17th January

Zurich’s fine new Strings programme features the works of three renowned choreographers’ and also demonstrates the democratization of ballet.

****1

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Pia Lo

Pia Lo is a Dance Ambassador for the Canadian Dance Assembly and travels extensively to find the stories that shape the dance world. In her travels, she has taken company class with the Bolshoi Ballet, pirouetted on the Mariinsky stage and shimmied with belly dancers of The Reda Troupe. She is trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop and other styles. In her other life, she holds a Finance degree and works at an international bank. Pia shares her stories on here.

Ballet BC hones its voice in the triple bill program - Trace.