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Dance WiRe (Writers in Residence)
Contemporary. Dance. Discourse. A special project with Dancemakers Centre for Creation. Facilitator/Editor Megan Andrews.
Dance WiRe (Writers in Residence)
Something Between an Essay, a Pseudo-Story About Little Robo-Bugs and Another Excuse to Talk About Virtuosity
By Fabien Maltais-BaydaChoreographer Antony Hamilton’s “Natural Orders” ends with a cluster of small light-sensitive mechanisms gliding about a section of the stage. While from a distance they appear mostly as points of luminescence, they look, up close, a bit like rubber toothbrush heads or many-legged critters.
Posted April 20, 2018Provocations
To celebrate our twentieth year The Dance Current invited dance arists - those both outspoken and doing quiet work- to write about an issue of their choice.
Provocations
Broadening Our Sphere
By Kate StashkoKate Stashko talks about representation on stage and brainstorms a few simple actions she thinks dance artists, curators, programmers, collaborators and audience members can take to broaden their circles.
Posted November 8, 2018Dancer's Kitchen
Dancers share their favourite foods and recipes.
Dancer's Kitchen
At the Checkout
By Cristina BucciGrocery shopping tips for dancers on a budget
Posted October 4, 2018On the Ground
In Canadian dance.
On the Ground
Opening New Doors
The Dance Current caught up with Noriko Kusama before her performance in Rhythm, Stories, Movement, a performance with Canada’s taiko group Nagata Shachu and also featuring author/storyteller Rui Umezawa and contemporary dancer Yuichiro Inoue.
Posted November 20, 2018Student Reporter Project
Perspectives from arts students nation-wide. Mentor/Editor Megan Andrews. (2015/16 Production Intern Marissa Trarback.)
Student Reporter Project
Ascension: Intimate Conversations
By Jade QiuThe opening night of Ascension on December 6th felt like a remarkably intimate affair.
Posted December 12, 2018Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Fostering the next generation of arts writers in Canada. In partnership with The National Ballet of Canada, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and The WholeNote. Senior Mentor John Coulbourn, Mentor/Editor Emma Doran. (Formerly Emerging Dance Critics)
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
A Calculated Cacophony
By Anna PaliyRendering a minimalist spin on the cautionary tale of affair-turned-despair – deeply rooted in Russian Romanticism – Neumeier produces a vaguely familiar version of Tolstoy’s 1878 novel.
Posted December 11, 2018
Healthy Dancer
Tips and info for dancers on the go.
Healthy Dancer
The Silence After the Applause
By Jo-Anne La FlècheDealing with post-performance depression
Posted March 15, 2018Writers & Readers
Their words and yours.
Writers & Readers
Lights, Curtain, Music
By Anaïs Loewen-YoungFor Robert McQueen, one of the most important aspects of a musical is its use of composition; the role of music can make or break a production. “The music isn’t just providing a nice melody,” he states.
Posted September 18, 2018360 Dance
with Philip Szporer
360 Dance
Ted Shawn’s Dream: Redux
By Philip SzporerNow, in its eighty-forth season, the ten-week festival is home to artists performing on the various stages, including an impressive outdoor venue named Inside/Out. The School at Jacob’s Pillow brings faculty and students from the ballet, contemporary and dance theatre streams of dance, and this year change was in the air.
Posted August 17, 2016Motion Studio
With Sarah Todd
Motion Studio
Out of the Audience and into the Fray
By Sarah ToddInternational Dance Day was April 29. To be honest, I had never heard of it before – and that is a shame because dance (of all kinds) deserves a day of celebration.
Posted May 1, 2014Tips for Teachers | Astuces pour professeurs
Expert advice and tips for teachers and studio owners, brought to you in part by Canada’s National Ballet School.
Tips for Teachers | Astuces pour professeurs
Performance/Audition Anxiety | L'anxiété de la présentation publique
By Katharine Harris, Canada's National Ballet SchoolPerformances and evaluations are a natural part of a dancer's life and with them come the highs and lows of performing. | Le spectacle, l'évaluation, l'examen, la compétition et l'audition s'inscrivent naturellement dans la vie du danseur, et en découlent les hauts et les bas de la présentation publique.
Posted February 17, 2012In the Studio | En Studio
Founding Editor Megan Andrews’ long-form interviews and photo essays with some of her favourite Canadian dance artists.
In the Studio | En Studio
Susie Burpee: The Contours of Character
By Megan AndrewsSusie Burpee creates “fully human characters, struggling for connection” (The Toronto Star).
Posted April 29, 2011Undercurrents | Courant Continu
Founding Editor Megan Andrews’ interviews with some key players on the scene.
Undercurrents | Courant Continu
Lynda Gaudreau
By Megan AndrewsLynda Gaudreau is a choreographer and artistic director of Compagnie de Brune in Montréal.
Posted April 23, 2009
