On the Ground
On the Ground
Konversations on Colour: A Report
By Collette MurrayWhile anticipating a new decade of growth and possibilities, the dance community came to an unprecedented halt in March 2020. But under COVID-19 restrictions, an even greater emergence impacts the emotional well-being, spirits, safety and livelihoods of Black people: Anti-Black racism.
Posted July 9, 2020
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Fast Adapting
By Dylan SchoenmakersFestival Accès Asie (FAA) celebrates it’s twenty-fifth anniversary with a swift pivot due to COVID-19 closures. Dylan Schoenmakers speaks with the FAA team to find out how they managed the organizational shift.
Posted June 11, 2020
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A Photographer’s Tips for Filming Dance at Home
By Anne DionWinnipeg-based photographer Leif Norman shares his tips for making at-home dance videos look and sound their best during COVID-19 isolation.
Posted April 24, 2020
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From South Africa to Canada, to the Big Screen
By Anne DionA 2019 documentary, Beyond Moving, by Vikram Dasgupta, profiles second soloist with the National Ballet, Siphesihle November. The film premiered in Canada as part of the Hot Docs’ Doc Soup series in February 2020.
Posted April 9, 2020
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Ballet, Drag and Everything In Between
By Sean YoungBrooke Lynn Hytes, season eleven runner-up and first Canadian queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race, is sashaying back to her hometown, Toronto. She’ll be performing with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on March 7 and 8 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Posted March 4, 2020
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The Dancers Are the Work
By Selma OdomDylan Crossman speaks with Selma Odom about his restaging of Changing Steps, discussing the influence of Merce Cunningham’s philosophy on his dancing, teaching, and choreographing.
Posted February 25, 2020
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A Languid Blues Dancer
By Michèle MossThe Dance Current caught up Catherine Hayward while on tour with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks.
Posted December 21, 2019
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Following the Unknown
By Michael LakePrior to the debut of her new work, Wild Within, Sara Coffin talks to writer Michael Lake about the creation process.
Posted October 29, 2019
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Voting 101
By Kate CornellEverything you need to know about voting this October and why it matters for the arts sector.
Posted September 17, 2019
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Where Dance Meets Opera
What is it like for dance artists who work in operatic productions? The Dance Current talks to Tyler Gledhill about his experiences.
Posted August 27, 2019
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Hands On
By Anne DionWhat if our first impression of someone was through touch alone? Dance-filmmaker Marites Carino has put aside her camera in order to answer that question. Her newest project, HANDSHACK, is an interactive installation that sets up a blind “hand date” between strangers, a handshake turned improvised pas de deux.
Posted August 19, 2019
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Brought to Life
By Anne DionThis October, Alberta Ballet is bringing a legend to life with their production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Preparing for his first horror ballet, Jean Grand-Maître spoke to The Dance Current about honing the details of the production.
Posted August 16, 2019
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Slicing Through Identities
By Philip SzporerDiscussing her newest creation, CUTLASS SPRING, Dana Michel speaks about the inspiration behind her experimental and intimate exploration of sexuality within identity.
Posted June 13, 2019
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Redefining Recital
By Ileanna CheladynArtemis Gordon, artistic director of the Arts Umbrella dance program, ensures that this school’s season finale will be anything but tedious. Performance is a tool of edification and experience, and what Gordon values is deeper than showmanship.
Posted June 12, 2019
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Closing Act
By Grace Wells-SmithThe Dance Current caught up with Xiao Nan Yu on the eve of her retirement from her tenure at the National Ballet of Canada.
Posted June 10, 2019
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Heading South
By Grace Wells-SmithWorking in the United States requires patience, planning and help.
Posted May 23, 2019
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Nurturing Impulse
By Rachel Silver MaddockJennifer Mascall talks about the role of improvisation in her career as both a performer and choreographer and reflects on her recent two-week improvisation workshop.
Posted May 9, 2019
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Competition Becomes Celebration
By Erin BaldwinIn many ways, The Erik Bruhn Prize does away with the cutthroat atmosphere of competition and becomes more like a showcase for burgeoning young dancers, contemporary choreography and some of the finest pas de deux in the classical repertoire.
Posted April 16, 2019
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Getting Involved at the Federal Level
By Kate CornellWhy should the dance community care about politics? Kate Cornell writes about why it’s important for dance artists to get involved and offers tips on how to convincingly speak to politicians.
Posted March 19, 2019
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She's Got the "Taksu"
Firda Wijaya teaches and performs Indonesian folk dance in Vancouver. The Dance Current published a profile on Wijaya in our January/February 2019 issue. Here is the full conversation.
Posted February 8, 2019
