Performing arts

Preview: Broken Rhythms presents “ThySelf”

Preview: Broken Rhythms presents “ThySelf”

I recently had the opportunity to attend the preview showing of ThySelf, the latest piece by Victoria-based indie dance company Broken Rhythms. In this new work, the company’s artistic director and choreographer Dyana Sonik-Henderson explores themes of anxiety, identity, self-sabotage, and self-discovery. After the performance, Sonik-Henderson and the six ThySelf dancers (Carlene Brick, Jessica Round,…

Review: Langham Court Theatre’s “Les Belles-Soeurs”

Review: Langham Court Theatre’s “Les Belles-Soeurs”

Langham Court Theatre recently presented a three-week run of Michel Tremblay’s 1965 play Les Belles-Soeurs. In this production, under the clear and bold direction of Judy Treloar, fourteen local actresses give a strong interpretation of this staple of Canadian theatre. While previously performed at Langham in 1997, the piece originally premiered in Montreal in 1968,…