Canada
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. She 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
On the Ground
Dancing with Emotion: Q & A with Peter Kelly
By Elise TiggesOnly two years out of the dance program at George Brown College (GBC) in Toronto, Peter Kelly has already found a growing place for himself in the Toronto dance community.
Posted August 17, 2017
What's In Your Dancebag?
Sahara Morimoto
Contemporary dance artist and teacher
Posted August 11, 2017
On the Ground
Dancing into Parenthood
By Grace Wells-SmithChildcare information and ideas for dance artists
Posted June 29, 2017
On the Ground
Stepping into the Company: Q & A with Nicole Ward
By Emma KersonIn 2016, Bolivian native Nicole Ward was presented with Ballet BC’s Outstanding Young Dancer Award, recognizing her work as an apprentice and aimed at helping her as she transitioned to a full company member in the 2016/17 season
Posted May 8, 2017
Diverse Expertise
Vancouver International Dance Festival By Andrea Rabinovitch Vancouver International Dance Festival 2017Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) aims to grow appreciation for culturally diverse dance. In this review - works by Margaret Grenier, Karen Jamieson and Molly McDermott, as well as international company Dairakudakan.
Posted May 5, 2017
Sign and Sound
Cas Public presents 9 By Mark Mann 9Cas Public traverses worlds of sound through sign in 9.
Posted May 1, 2017
