Why are communities so fragile? And why, despite that fragility, do we continue to long for connection? Those are the ...

Anna is a freelance dance critic and arts journalist. Founder of dance company Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite is one of the world’s most sought after choreographers. She speaks to Anna Winter about ...

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, ...

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 ...

Acclaimed West Coast dance artist Crystal Pite has won the first biennial award named for the late local choreographer Lola MacLaughlin. On March 1, MacLaughlin's birthday, Pite received the Lola ...

The stage resembles an old, weathered village assembly hall that could exist in any European town. The story begins with a ...

Watching choreographer Crystal Pite in rehearsal with Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers is an experience both brisk and spellbinding. She’s cheerily pragmatic in the directions she gives. Yet the steps ...

Mark Monahan never really stood a chance: in the Sixties, his mother danced for five years with what was then the Royal Ballet Touring Company; meanwhile, his father was the first and still ...

Sadler's Wells's newest associate artist - gifted Canadian choreographer Crystal PIte - tells Sarah Crompton how about the challenges of telling The Tempest without words Choreographer Crystal Pite: ...