Arts

Dancer and choreographer Matjash (Matt) Mrozewski considers himself one of the lucky ones.  Having studied at Canada’s National Ballet School he soon moved onto the National Ballet of Canada.  After a brief stint in Europe, he returned to Canada to start his career as a choreographer and has since been creating original works for ballet companies around the world.  Fast forward a few years and Matt is picking up his dance shoes once again as he joins move: the company and Vancouver’s Turning Point Ensemble in a presentation of Firebird 2011 at The Cultch in March.

Having worked together as choreographers for five years, and as partners in life for a number of years before that, you would think that Oded Graf and Yossi Berg would have already pretty much done it all.  But at this year’s Chutzpah! Festival they find out there is still more to discover as they set out to create a brand new dance piece from scratch, with dancers that they have only just met.

After spending a couple of years with Cirque Du Soleil’s O in Las Vegas, Samir left to work on a variety of different projects before finally ending up as a cast member of Bellydance Superstars.  But his road to the world of the bellydance almost didn't happened.

Vancouver's multi-disciplinary showcase of Jewish performing arts, Chutzpah!, returns in February featuring established and emerging professional artists from across Canada and around the world. Included in this diverse line-up are a number of shows and performers with a connection to the LGBTQ community.