From a distance, it might seem like things come easily to Crystal Pite. The well-known Vancouver artist’s genre-mashing work—as likely to feature dancers sporting dinosaur spines as astronaut ...
It was 2015 and Crystal Pite was supposed to be working on a ballet. But every time the Canadian choreographer sat down to think about it, she ended up watching the news, consumed by its daily horrors ...
The pioneering Canadian choreographer talks about the challenge of reinventing story-led dance for modern audiences There's a new spirit abroad in choreography. It offers us beauty and exhilaration, ...
Ahead of her new work, which is based on a profound real-life tragedy, the sought-after choreographer discusses dancing with William Forysthe, motherhood and why there are so few women at the top of ...
For an indication of why dance artist Crystal Pite is planning a yearlong hiatus, you need only look at the week when the Straight reaches her. She’s just arrived in Montreal from New York City, where ...
The stage resembles an old, weathered village assembly hall that could exist in any European town. The story begins with a minor quarrel among amateur members of a “medieval reenactment club” and ...
Fifty-four dancers on stage. Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” A light-show backdrop. And that’s just Crystal Pite’s “The Seasons’ Canon,” the centerpiece of Boston Ballet’s “Fall Experience,” which ...
On Thursday, when Boston Ballet presents its season-opening “Fall Experience 2024,” the company premiere of Crystal Pite’s acclaimed “The Seasons’ Canon” will flood the stage with no less than 54 ...
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Surrounded by 54 expectant dancers, Crystal Pite looks tiny in the Paris Opera Ballet’s studios. Notebook in hand, ...
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