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Articles by Victoria Mohr-Blakeney

Dance in the City: Toronto Burlesque Festival

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | July 20th, 2012
“Inside every conservative asshole is a burlesque performer dying to get out”Read More

Dance in the City: Dance at the Toronto Fringe Festival

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | July 10th, 2012
From a belly-dance rendition of The Little Mermaid to tales of an outcast planet Pluto, Fringe has it allRead More

Dance in the City: Sadeh21

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | June 18th, 2012
Luminato: At times frenetic, other times highly focused, Sadeh21 is contemporary dance at its most bare, raw and intimateRead More

Luminato: Playing Cards with Robert Lepage

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | June 18th, 2012
A review of the North American premiere of Playing Cards: SPADES, the first in a four part series named after each suitRead More

Dance in the City: Hamlet at the National Ballet

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | June 8th, 2012
While most people know something of Shakespeare's world famous tragedy, few people have had the unique pleasure of experiencing Hamlet without words, under the artistic direction of Karen KainRead More

Dance in the City: The Hunger

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | May 25th, 2012
Working with key themes from Hansel and Gretel, Uncanny House's newest production makes a sharp critique of contemporary consumer cultureRead More

Dance in the City: Swan Lake

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | May 17th, 2012
Victoria Mohr-Blakeney: It's been 33 years since the Bolshoi Ballet last performed Swan Lake in Toronto. Every bit as grandiose as you might imagine, their new production was worth the waitRead More

Dance in the City: TransMigration

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | May 11th, 2012
Victoria Mohr-Blakeney: "With elaborate costuming and a unique vocabulary of indigenous and contemporary dance styles, Smith channels Morrisseau's creative visual expression into movement in this captivating premiere."Read More

Dance in the City: Agwa/ Correira

By Victoria Mohr-Blakeney | May 3rd, 2012
Victoria Mohr-Blakeney: Agwa/ Correira is hip hop and contemporary dance fusion at its most dynamic and poeticRead More
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