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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, Saltwire Network 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 X University, 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
Hope Muir Announced as New Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada
Muir is now the fifth female artistic director succeeding Celia Franca (the company’s founder), Valerie Wilder and Lynn Wallis (who were co-artistic directors) and, of course, Karen Kain. The ballet has also seen five male artistic directors.
Posted July 28, 2021
Andrea Vagianos Wins Dora Ancillary Award for Outstanding Leadership in Administration
Vagianos’s award highlights the work of a senior arts administrator with more than 10 years of experience. The award also points to the critical work of operational managers and directors that kept their organizations afloat during the pandemic.
Posted June 16, 2021
Writing With a Sharp Pencil
On top of fraught politics, dance critics have to figure out how to fit into the fold during -- and after -- the pandemic By Grace Wells-SmithAs a part of our series Dance Criticism: Perceptions, challenges and the future, Grace Wells-Smith speaks to four Canadian dance critics about how dance criticism fits into the current fold.
Posted April 13, 2021Writing With A Sharp Pencil
On top of fraught politics, dance critics have to figure out how to fit into the fold during – and after – the pandemic By Grace Wells-Smith Volume 24, Issue 2
Nerves And Thrills: A Q & A with Crystal Pite
Pite’s work Body and Soul will stream next week, just for audiences in Canada By Grace Wells-SmithThe Dance Current speaks with Pite about Body and Soul, watching dance meant for the stage on a screen and the “slight sense of terror” that comes with choreographing. Body and Soul will stream for Canadians from Feb. 17 through 23.
Posted February 12, 2021
Rhodnie Désir Becomes the First Black Person to Win Top Prize at Les Prix de la Danse de Montréal
On Nov. 9, the Prix de la Danse de Montréal announced this year’s nine winners. The top winner is choreographer Rhodnie Désir who was awarded the $25,000 Grand Prix. She is now the first Black person to win this award.
Posted November 23, 2020
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