Choreographed by Crystal Pite (“Flight Pattern”) and Serge Lifar (“Suite en Blanc”). Until March 6 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. national.ballet.ca or ...

A question that often arises when we watch choreography is: “What does it mean?” Usually, the answer has as much to do with our personal interpretation of the work as it does with the choreographer’s ...

Crystal Pite returns to The Royal Ballet to transform her critically acclaimed work Flight Pattern into a full-length world premiere. The winner of an Olivier Award for Best Dance Production in 2018, ...

Dance can be purely about form; it can also be primarily driven by theme. If you are looking for two short works that epitomize these extremes without any overlap or connective tissue, you’re unlikely ...

Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour is based around seven couples separating and intermingling, to music by Vivaldi and Ezio Bosso and lit with the rich colours suggested by sunset. In ...

In the dance world, it’s usually titles that sell tickets. The great Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine once quipped that every ballet should be named “Swan Lake” because then people ...

Two full company works in dramatically different styles take the stage in this double bill as The National Ballet of Canada performs Crystal Pite’s acclaimed Flight Pattern alongside Serge Lifar’s ...

Streaming platforms for The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.