On the Ground
On the Ground
In the Political Theatre
By Kallee LinsOn Sept. 20, Canada went to the polls following a five-week snap election campaign. Despite the brevity and the ongoing pandemic, candidates poured themselves into appealing to voters in their communities. One of those candidates was Sarah Lochhead, the founder of Simcoe Contemporary Dancers, a dance instructor, researcher and administrator who has worked with a number of organizations including The Dance Current. She seized the opportunity to defend the value of artists holding political roles.
Posted October 5, 2021
On the Ground
Arts to Politics and Back Again
By Philip SzporerPhilip Szporer and Nadine Medawar, the new director of the Regroupement québécois de la danse, talk about the future of the organization and how it will tackle social issues and connect with the rest of Canada.
Posted October 1, 2021
On the Ground
The Winding Staircase to a Safer Place
By Giulia TripoliTripoli looks at the dance industry from three perspectives: the student, the teacher and the studio director. She surveyed 100 artists (through Instagram) about what a safe space means to them within one of those three perspectives.
Posted August 13, 2021
On the Ground
Soften Up
By Dr. Blessyl BuanThe chronic fear of catching COVID-19 forges a hypervigilant nervous system that locks the ease of breath and movement. When this is left unchecked, artistry is stalled.
Posted August 11, 2021
On the Ground
Research Spotlight: Checking In With the Mental Health of Performing Artists
A little more than a year into the pandemic that closed down performance venues, various organizations are looking into the mental health and well-being of the nation’s artists. Unsurprisingly, we’re not scoring high.
Posted July 21, 2021
On the Ground
The Career Chronicles II
By Emily PettetContinuing from the Spring 2021 issue, “The Career Chronicles” features dance artists who vigorously pursue parallel careers and delves into how their multi-faceted lives breed inspiration.
Posted July 16, 2021
On the Ground
What Kind of World Do We Want?
By Robyn Grant-MoranRed Sky Performance’s Mistatim is getting a digital reinvention. The story explores truth and reconciliation with the aim of educating children and asks us to consider the kind of world we want to inhabit.
Posted June 2, 2021
On the Ground
The Career Chronicles I
By Emily PettetThe financial realities of working in dance mean that artists often need to find other work to boost their income. Emily Pettet speaks to artists who are working in other industries alongside dance in order to find out how their jobs come together to inspire them.
Posted April 26, 2021
On the Ground
CoLABenDirect
By Anne DionA new video app will launch this month, with the goal of freeing artists from their dependence on grant funding for travel.
Posted April 6, 2021
On the Ground
Five Strategies for Hands-Off Teaching
By Scotty MacScotty Mac provides tips for teachers unable to make physical adjustments to their students
Posted January 8, 2021
On the Ground
Gurdeep Pandher: Teaching and Uplifting from the North
By Saad RajperGurdeep Pandher’s videos have gained a wide audience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted December 17, 2020
On the Ground
Explorations in the Environment
By Jillian GroeningLindsay Dobbin, Heather Lamoureux and Ralph Escamillan discuss their complex and ever-evolving experiences with ecojustice, sustainable practices and environmental connectivity.
Posted October 29, 2020
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From The Bachelorette to the Ballroom
By Grace Wells-SmithOn Monday, Dancing with the Stars revealed the top ten duos. Included in that list is Albertan Kaitlyn Bristowe, from The Bachelorette season eleven. The Dance Current caught up with Bristowe to talk about her experience on the show so far
Posted October 24, 2020
On the Ground
Manifesting Politics Into Drag
By Emily LatimerEmily Latimer caught up with drag king and performance artist Heath V. Salazar to talk about how the intersection of drag and politics can engage audiences in discussions about race, gender and religion. Read the original profile in our November/December 2020 issue.
Posted October 16, 2020
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
On the Ground
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
On the Ground
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
On the Ground
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
On the Ground
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
On the Ground
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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