media archive: 2010-2023

2022

Lynn Slotkin & The Slotkin Letter
the week of September 28, 2022
”Review: Beautiful Renegades”
Beautiful Renegades

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LA Dance Chronicle
the week of February 9, 2022
”BAC Presents New York Digital Premiere of Peggy Baker’s ‘Her Body As Words’”
by Jeff Slayton
her body as words

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NYC - Arts
February 2022
”her body as words”
her body as words

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2021

The Toronto Star
April 8, 2021
”’Very beautiful conclusion’ for company”
by Michael Crabb

From Toronto Star. © 2021 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

2019

The Ottawa Dance Blog
the week of April 19, 2019
”Peggy Baker Dance Projects”
by Susan Hickman
who we are in the dark
Babs Asper Theatre, NAC Ottawa

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Jeu Revuede Theatre
the week of March 1, 2019
”Who We are in the Dark: Into a Deep Night” by Guylaine Massoutre
who we are in the dark
Théâtre Maisonneuve

Montreal Gazette
February 27, 2019
”Arcade fire Members score Peggy Baker dance show at Place de Arts”
by T’Cha Dunlevy
who we are in the dark - Théâtre Maisonneuve

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Susan Walker Arts Blog
the week of February 22, 2019
”Dancing explosively into the light”

by Susan Walker
who we are in the dark

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Intermission Magazine
the week of February 18, 2019
”Spotlight: Peggy Baker”
by Grace Wells Smith

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2018

Susan Walker Arts Blog


the week of February 23, 2018
”Mapping Lives in Dance”
Map by Years
Her Heart, Krishna’s Mouth, Portal, unmoored

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Paula Citron Blog
the week of February 23, 2018
”Mini Dance Review: Peggy Baker Dance Projects/Map by Years”
Map by Years
Her Heart, Krishna’s Mouth, Portal, unmoored

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2017

Plays To See
the week of February 23, 2017
”Split Screen Stereophonic”
by Aparna Halpe
SplitScreen
Split Screen Stereophonic, Yang, epilogue, locus plot

The Globe and Mail
February 23, 2017
”SplitScreen captures Peggy Baker at her most narrative”
by Martha Schabas
SplitScreen
Split Screen Stereophonic, Yang, epilogue, locus plot

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novella
February 2017
”Splitscreen: Peggy Baker’s Dance Showcase”
by Sveta Soloveva
SplitScreen
Split Screen Stereophonic, Yang, epilogue, locus plot

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2016

blog TO
the week of September 16, 2016
”This is what Ontario Place looks like right now”
by Phil Villeneuve
The Peggy Baker Dance Show


The Perfect Word

The Globe and Mail
January 22, 2016
”In dance icon Peggy Baker’s Phase Space, time is a flat circle”
by Martha Schabas
Phase Space
Aleatoric Trio No. 1, Aleatoric Solo No. 1, Aleatoric Duet No. 2, Aleatoric Solo No. 2

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The Toronto Star
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anuary 26, 2016
”Dance explores chaos of memories”
by Michael Crabb
Phase Space
Aleatoric Trio No. 1, Aleatoric Solo No. 1, Aleatoric Duet No. 2, Aleatoric Solo No. 2

From Toronto Star. © 2016 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

2015

The Globe and Mail
September 28, 2015
”Toronto festival aims to crack exclusivity of dance world”
by Martha Schabas
Fall For Dance North
fractured black

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the dance current
the week of May 11, 2015
”From Point A to B”
by Skye Fairchild
locus plot

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NOW Magazine
the week of April 29, 2015
”Plot precision”
by Kathleen Smith
locus plot

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Susan Walker Arts Blog
the week of April 28, 2015
”Peggy Baker Dance Projects”
by Susan Walker
locus plot

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The Toronto Sar
April 26, 2015
”Dance makes mathematical equations ‘beautiful and dynamic’: review”
by Michael Crabb
locus plot

From Toronto Star. © 2015 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

2014

Edmonton Journal
July 29, 2014
”Homecoming for city’s dance diva” by Salena Kitteringham
Orchesis Dance Summer Intensive


The Disappearance of Right and Left

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the dance current
the week of July 9, 2014
”Peggy Baker’s Gallery: Considering land | body | breath at the Art Gallery of Ontario” by Ben Portis
land | body | breath

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The Toronto Star
April 3, 2014
”Peggy Baker Dance Projects: he:she”
by Michael Crabb
he:she
Aleatoric Duet No. 2, stone leaf shell skin, Sylvan Quartet, Box: la femme au carton

From Toronto Star. © 2014 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

NOW Magazine
the week of April 3, 2014
”He:She”
by Kathleen Smith
he:she
Aleatoric Duet No. 2, stone leaf shell skin, Sylvan Quartet, Box: la femme au carton

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The Globe and Mail
April 3, 2014
”he:she: an exploration of dualities”
by Paula Citron
he:she
Aleatoric Duet No. 2, stone leaf shell skin, Sylvan Quartet, Box: la femme au carton

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The Charlebois Post - Canada
the week of March 29, 2014
”4 by 2”
by Beat Rice
he:she
Aleatoric Duet No. 2, stone leaf shell skin, Sylvan Quartet, Box: la femme au carton

2013

The Toronto Star
March 1, 2013
”A visual and aural Treat”
by Michael Crabb
Stereophonic
Encoded Revision, Split Screen Stereophonic, Aleatoric Solo No. 1, In a Landscape, epilogue

From Toronto Star. © 2013 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

NOW Magazine
the week of February 28, 2013
”Baker breaks ground”
by Kathleen Smith
Stereophonic
Encoded Revision, Split Screen Stereophonic, Aleatoric Solo No. 1, In a Landscape, epilogue

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2012

The Walrus
November 2012
”Peggy Baker Just Won’t Stop”
by Jon Ebon Field

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Mooney on Theatre
the week of February 16, 2012
”Review: The Sound and Feel of It (Peggy Baker Dance Projects)”
by Adelina Fabiano
the sound and feel of it
Portal, In the Fire of Conflict, Piano/Quartet

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The Toronto Star
January 23, 2012
”Baker’s new project scores”
by Michael Crabb
the sound and feel of it
Portal, In the Fire of Conflict, Piano/Quartet

From Toronto Star. © 2012 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

The Globe and Mail
January 19, 2012
”Peggy Baker’s Bold New Steps”


by Guy DIxon
the sound and feel of it
Portal, In the Fire of Conflict, Piano/Quartet

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2011

U of T Mississauga Magazine

Fall 2011
”Blurring The Lines Between Art and Science”
by Paul Fraumeni
coalesce

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The Toronto Star
March 10, 2011
”Collaboration needs more simmering”
by Michael Crabb
Are You Okay

From Toronto Star. © 2011 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

National Post
March 9, 2011
”Life crisis without the mid”
by Robert Cushman
Are You Okay

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The Globe and Mail
March 1, 2011
”Peggy Baker and Michael Healy’s delicate dance of aging”
by Kate Taylor
Are You Okay

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National Post
February 28, 2011
”Peggy Baker, Michael Healy & Daniel Brooks talk about creativity’s roots”
by Melissa Leong
Are You Okay

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2010

NOW Magazine
the week of December 22, 2010
”Top 10 dance shows”
by Glenn Sumi
Confluence

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The Toronto Star
September 16, 2010
”Friends unite for somber memorial”
by Michael Crabb
Red Brick
Encoded Revision

From Toronto Star. © 2010 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

The Scope Newfoundland and Labrador - September 2010
”Dancing Without A Safety Net”

by Eiling Lien
Festival of New Dance


Portal

The Toronto Star
February 26, 2010
”Baker takes us to a new world”
by Michael Crabb
confluence


coalesce, armour, earthling

From Toronto Star. © 2010 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.

The Globe and Mail
February 26, 2010
”Call it defiance. These dancers actually dance”
by Paula Citron
confluence


coalesce, armour, earthling

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Art and Culture Maven
the week of February 25, 2010
”Peggy Baker Dance Project - confluence” by Anya Wassenberg

coalesce, armour, earthling

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