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Grace Wells-Smith (she/her) is a Toronto-based arts journalist. In addition to The Dance Current, her work has been published by CBC, Toronto Star, Intermission and the Ryerson Review of Journalism. She has produced two dance films: Our Place in the Wasteland (2016, New Blue Dance) and Glitch (2017, Mile Zero Dance, New Blue Dance, dance : made in canada/fait au canada).
Wells-Smith holds a Master of Journalism from Ryerson Unviersity, a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from York University and has also completed an internship with CBC’s investigative unit.
Soon after graduating from York, she began an internship with The Dance Current and subsequently completed the Emerging Dance Critics Programme run in partnership with The National Ballet of Canada.
Wells-Smith was an intern with The Dance Current from June 2015 to December 2016.
Grace Wells-Smith's Work
York University Students Write Open Letter to Dance Department About Issues of Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion
On August 26, students from the dance department at York University posted an open letter to the department, urging it to move past shallow actions and re-evaluate the curriculum considering how white supremacy and colonialism are deeply embedded in pedagogy.
Posted September 1, 2020
ScotDance Canada raises $50,000 for Food Banks Canada and Kids Help Phone Canada
Exceeding its own expectations, ScotDance Canada raised $50,000 in one week to donate to Food Banks Canada and Kids Help Phone Canada.
Posted August 24, 2020
Toronto’s Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners Announced
Like so many other events, the forty-first annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards found themselves right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted June 29, 2020
The National Ballet of Canada Met With Dancer Nicholas Rose After He Called Out the Company on Instagram
In the wake of protests over police brutality and systemic racism, Rose told the company to “do better.”
Posted June 6, 2020
Canadian Dance Teams Compete in World of Dance
The teams, consisting of teenagers, are from Vancouver and Edmonton and will be competing for $1 million.
Posted May 26, 2020
National Arts Centre and Facebook Canada to Provide $100,000 to Support Online Performances
Funding for online performances between now and March 31
Posted March 19, 2020
Reimagining The Possibilities
Andrew Tay named artistic director of Toronto Dance Theatre
Posted March 9, 2020
