19 Dancers took turns crawling between her legs, creating a comedic portrayal of childbirth
Toronto gets schooled by BC Ballet dancers By Stephen Weir This past weekend, the internationally known Canadian dance troupe Ballet BC returned to perform in Toronto. It’s been six years since their last visit, and at Friday night’s sold-out performance, the audience yelled, stamped, and begged them not to board the waiting bus outside the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts by the end of the three-performance weekend. The 20-member troupe performed two dances: Pieces of Tomorrow and their 50-minute, sometimes humorous signature piece, Passing. Pieces of Tomorrow is a ballet choreographed by Ballet BC's Artistic Director, Medhi Walerski, which premiered a year ago in Vancouver. It is a 25-minute piece featuring the full 20-member company, set to a Bach Violin Concerto, on a cloud-covered stage. As the dance races to its conclusion, a glinting, gold-like shimmer flitters ghost-like behind a blackened screen made from found pieces of shiny metal by Lyle XOX, a Vancouver-based multime...