Last weekend to catch Onegin at the NAC

 Looking for something to do this weekend?  Head to the NAC for the final weekend of its season opener Onegin, a modern musical based on the Russian Pushkin novel in verse. (You may recall Ralph Fiennes and Liv Tyler starred in a movie version about 18 years ago (was it

Q & A With National Ballet’s Artistic Director Karen Kain – My Personal Reverence To You Karen

 Photo credits: Karolina Kuras and Cylla von Tiedemann Meeting Karen Kain always excites me. Her thoughtful choice of words, her very ladylike stateliness, and gentleness coupled with her own personal discipline not to mention her immense mesmerizing beauty always intrigues me.  I initially met Karen over 10 years ago, and the most startling

The National Ballet of Canada Presents Onegin at the NAC

 When one thinks of the ballet often images of pink tulle adorned princesses and swans capture our imagination. We think of pointe shoes and pirouettes and the uplifting and often predictable music of Tchaikovsky. The colours are pastel and the dancers live in the space of the air. They jump