Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite’s ‘Flight Pattern,’ inspired by the refugee crisis, takes off at the National Ballet

The company's winter double bill also includes a somewhat uneven remount of the neoclassical ballet “Suite en Blanc.” ...

Contrasting approaches to movement and meaning define National Ballet’s latest mixed bill

While Flight Pattern seeks to move the audience through contemporary themes, Suite en Blanc finds its strength in structure and style ...

Canadian dance visionary Crystal Pite on bringing her trailblazing ballet to Toronto

"I hope it will prompt deeper questions about what it is to be human," Pite said about "Flight Pattern," which explores the ...

‘Having 36 dancers waiting for me fills me with dread’: choreographer Crystal Pite on her seminal productions

The Canadian dance director has created a dazzling body of work that tackles human relationships and the big questions of our times. She talks through pivotal moments in her career ...
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This ballet about the 2010s migrant crisis lands in North America during another flashpoint

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 ...
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Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc

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 ...