Canada
Provocations
Moving Beyond the Theory of Inclusion
By Ravyn Ariah WngzRavyn Ariah Wngz talks about the importance of seeking out those most affected by marginalization and exclusion to inform us of what changes are needed in the dance community.
Posted April 8, 2019
On the Ground
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
Emerging Arts Critics Programme
Endless Imagination
By Dylan SchoenmakersThe most notable thing about The National Ballet of Canada’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is the number of things worth noting.
Posted March 18, 2019
Beginnings are Everywhere
Reflections on the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival By Jane GabrielsJoin Jane Gabriels on her journey to the 2018 Coastal First Nations Dance Festival (CFNDF). Responding to the experience from a place of accompaniment, Gabriels pivots from viewer to witness.
Posted February 5, 2019
What's In Your Dancebag?
Alex Michelle
Pole and aerial performer and co-owner of Vertika Pole Fitness Studio
Posted February 4, 2019
Dancer's Kitchen
Megha's Creamy Lentils with Rice and Salad
A make-your-own-bowl inspired recipe
Posted January 25, 2019
Healthy Dancer
Rest to Keep Perspective
By Netta KornbergEveryone knows rest is necessary - not least for dancers, whose artistic practice makes physical demands akin to athletes. Yet for many dancers, rest is a stressor.
Posted December 20, 2018
Collective Copyright
Navigating authorship within contemporary dance By Lee SlingerAs dance artists navigate projects and performances, they encounter differing ideas of authorship. The evolving relationship between artists and digital media sharing have also shaped how these concepts are understood. Slinger spoke with several contemporary dance artists about their understandings of ownership, authorship and the role of intellectual property in their art-making processes. Slinger also weighs in with Carys Craig, a scholar of intellectual property, who argues that the legal system imposes binaries, such as choreographer/performer or work/performance, on creative work that do not speak to how dance is created, performed and shared.
Posted November 30, 2018
Provocations
Broadening Our Sphere
By Kate StashkoKate Stashko talks about representation on stage and brainstorms a few simple actions she thinks dance artists, curators, programmers, collaborators and audience members can take to broaden their circles.
Posted November 8, 2018
Remembering Ola Skanks
Ola Skanks, a pioneering figure in Canada’s early modern dance scene as well as in the development of African diasporic dances, passed away August 18, 2018.
Posted October 16, 2018
Dancer's Kitchen
At the Checkout
By Cristina BucciGrocery shopping tips for dancers on a budget
Posted October 4, 2018
Provocations
Choreographing Conversations
By Lee Su-FehLee Su-Feh talks about unpacking what we carry in our bodies and understanding time and space in order to make the simplest of dances
Posted September 21, 2018
Provocations
What Can You Do?
By Seika BoyeSeika Boye talks about the untold histories of BIPOC dancers in Canada.
Posted August 9, 2018
Thunderstruck: Physical Landscapes
An exhibit curated by Jenn Goodwin exploring the landscape of dance
Posted July 16, 2018
Provocations
Mom Art!
By Jenn GoodwinJenn Goodwin talks about the conflicting pushes and pulls of parenting and art making.
Posted July 10, 2018
On the Ground
Strike A Pose
By Jillian GroeningRalph Escamillan and Gerard X Reyes talk about their work in keeping vogue communities intergenerational.
Posted May 15, 2018
On the Ground
Yielding Mindful Footprints: Q & A with Kelly McInnes
By Emma KersonVancouver-based artist Kelly McInnes creates socio-political dance that asks big questions.
Posted May 8, 2018
Baryshnikov's Ties to Canada
Famed Soviet-American dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov will make a rare return to Toronto to perform in the Canadian premiere of BRODSKY / BARYSHNIKOV. The Dance Current asked Baryshnikov about his time in Canada and he responded by highlighting his relationships within the ballet community.
Posted January 23, 2018
