Kaal, the Sanskrit word for time, combines Indian classical dance styles with modern Western ones at Toronto’s Fleck Dance Theatre
I was most excited to see Kaal when I first heard about it a few months ago. I have a background in Indian classical singing and dancing and love going to dance shows, so I figured this was right up my alley. The choreographer, Janak Khendry, is a world renowned classical dancer with a career spanning over 55 years, so I was so sure that this would be a treat. Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed. Continue reading Review: Kaal – Time (Janak Khendry Dance Company)→
Joseph Aragon’s Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare makes its Toronto premiere and Raindogs by Andrew MacBean will be presented in partnership with Sheridan College’s Canadian Music Theatre Project
Theatre 20, Toronto’s artist-led musical theatre company, today announced its inaugural season of production at a press conference and exclusive ticketed cocktail affair, “A Taste of 20: Sample the Season”. The event launches a season which includes two workshops, two full productions, and a series of other events.
This week’s cheap theatre has a multi-cultural flavour to it. There’s a show that deals with an illegal immigrant’s search for his sister, the other looks at an Indo-Canadian’s vacation back home, there’s a couple of Greek mythology inspired shows and lastly a double bill dance show. There’s definitely enough variety here for you to pick something and experience some super cheap, live theatre this week. Get out there and catch a show!
Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of January 23, 2012: ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out. Continue reading Eye-Catching Toronto Theatre for the Week of January 23, 2012→
