Aimée Dawn Robinson and Trace Dance Practice, brings dancers and audiences closer to wild spaces and nature through embodied performance practices. Robinson lives in a one-room cabin in the woods in the Yukon Territory. Find her work and workshops online at tracedancepractice.com.
Led by Marilyn Yadultin Jensen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, The Dakhká Khwáan Dancers are an Inland Tlingit, Whitehorse-based group.
Aimée Dawn Robinson talks about the importance of taking the time to “embrace, nourish and celebrate your artistry.”
Posted August 6, 2019To celebrate our twentieth anniversary, The Dance Current asked dance artists to write about an issue of their choice and offer a call to action. The contributing artists covered everything from consent in contact improvisation, to creativity within a capitalist framework, to dance and motherhood and everything in between.
Three artists, from St. John’s, Calgary and Whitehorse, worked in each other’s communities to consider water, rivers and our collective identities.
Posted December 29, 2015Three artists, from Saint John’s, Calgary and Whitehorse, worked in each other’s communities to consider water, rivers and our collective identities.
Trust and risk, control and funding. Presenters navigate a challenging terrain between artists and audiences. Here, they share their views on artists development and the power to choose.
Vivine Scarlett clearly believes dance is an instrument for change. She is the founder of the Toronto-based organization dance Immersion, which supports and promotes dances and dance artists of the African Diaspora. In January, dance Immersion will be the first host outside the United States to produce the International Association of Blacks in Dance annual conference.
Works-in-Progress Shows: celebrating an anniversary and raising some questions
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