Siwar Soria and Devon Snell in ‘The Magic of Assembly’, Photo by Marlowe Porter

The Magic of Assembly, presented by Toronto Dance Theatre, begins with eight performers surrounding the audience, arms raised purposefully over us as if tapping into our essence to conjure their magic. As the sound of app notifications ping irregularly, the performers make eye contact with us, breaking that fourth wall. It’s gone for good, actually, even as they back away from us, taking the sounds of the outside world with them. Continue Reading