Canadian-born dancer and choreographer Melissa Williams propelled herself into the commercial dance scene in Los Angeles at a young age. Judge on So You Think You Can Dance Canada and director of a touring dance convention, she now lives in Ontario with her musician husband and two children.
An ambitious solo artist, Winnipeg’s Jolene Bailie has recently begun to create ensemble pieces. Here she shares insights into her artistic development and creative process.
Is dance inherently therapeutic? What is dance/movement therapy? When do dancers become therapists? Distinguishing between therapeutic outcomes of dance experiences and dance as therapy, Barker examines the history and practice of dance/movement therapy in Canada.
Alberta’s Tara-Jean Popowich, winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
Idiosyncrasies
Christopher House
Preparing for Exams and Competitions
Wings on my Feet: A dancer remembers by Lawrence Gradus
ESBCM renames library to honour Vincent Warren; Father of Canadian ballet [Boris Volkoff] commemorated with historic plaque; Toronto companies find new administrative leadership [Andrea Vagianos; Jeanne Holmes; Lauren Gould]; Awards [Tammy Forsythe; Marlene Millar; Philip Szporer]
In an industry where women outnumber men, the ballet still has a long way to go to achieve gender equality. Take a look into the state of gender parity and representation in Canadian ballet.
Running January 17th through 30th, the 2010 Interrarium creative residency is welcoming a new batch of multidisciplinary artists to The Banff Centre for the Arts.
QC
April 23-27 avril 2018
The class seeks to combine the specific, physical language of dance with the human emotions and drama that motivates theatre.