National Ballet of Canada

“I want people to feel like they’re living inside Atwood’s novels”: A Q&A with MaddAddam choreographer Wayne McGregor

The award-winning artist discusses working with Margaret Atwood, ABBA avatars and the freakish fun of designing human-animal hybrids

“After the show, a lot of us cried happy tears”: What it’s like for a National Ballet dancer to be back onstage

"Big jetés and tours require a great deal of physical power, and it took a while to build up the strength to execute those moves again"

Real Weddings: Inside the lush L.A. celebration of two Toronto-based ballet dancers

With a champagne tower, tropical greenhouse and spontaneous drum performance

Field Trip, the National Ballet’s take on A Streetcar Named Desire and nine other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of May 29

A ballet in the AGO, a play in a tattoo parlour and seven other theatre-less shows to see this summer

The most glorious plays this season are being staged in parks, pubs and tents

Behind-the-scenes shots from the National Ballet classic Giselle

Snapshots from preparations for the beautifully spooky ballet

Dinner at Jamie Kennedy’s farm, an Ellie Goulding concert and six other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of June 13

Ten things the National Ballet’s brand-new principal dancer, Jurgita Dronina, can’t live without

Her mascara, her plastic pants and eight other favourite items

A Bahamas show, a supper for Syria and six other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of November 23

A chat with Margaret Atwood, a dazzling new ballet and seven other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of November 9

Behind the scenes with the cast of the National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty

Catch fish in a swimming pool, battle with bubbles and eight other things to do this week

Chill with Drake, stuff yourself for a good cause and eight other things to do this week

See the National Ballet’s biggest hit, catch Molly Parker onstage and eight more things to do this week

The naked ambition of National Ballet artistic director Karen Kain