Presented every two years as part of the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Signature Awards, the Celebration of Cultural Life Award recognizes excellence in three Toronto individuals whose work is a celebration of life through the arts.
Posted October 28, 2020Claudia Moore’s MOonhORsE Dance Theatre presented Older & Reckless #42 in November of 2019. Amy Hull responds to the six works presented by artists Bill Coleman, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Christine Friday, Elizabeth Langley, JP Longboat, Byron Chief Moon, and Lee Maracle.
Posted March 30, 2020Prior to the debut of her new work, Wild Within, Sara Coffin talks to writer Michael Lake about the creation process.
Posted October 29, 2019Aimée Dawn Robinson talks about the importance of taking the time to “embrace, nourish and celebrate your artistry.”
Posted August 6, 2019Professional wrestlers are athletes, performers, actors, dancers, gymnasts and comedians, and their sport has more in common with a ballet than with an episode of reality TV. Take a deeper look at the astonishing athleticism and theatricality within the world of pro wrestling.
Posted July 5, 2019Discussing her newest creation, CUTLASS SPRING, Dana Michel speaks about the inspiration behind her experimental and intimate exploration of sexuality within identity.
Posted June 13, 2019One of Montréal’s most eagerly anticipated dance intensives, directed by Lisa Davies.
Posted June 12, 2019Artemis Gordon, artistic director of the Arts Umbrella dance program, ensures that this school’s season finale will be anything but tedious. Performance is a tool of edification and experience, and what Gordon values is deeper than showmanship.
Posted June 12, 2019Olivia Davies talks about her involvement in a research and development project with CADA/West. The project’s goal is to produce new professional standards documents that will ensure the practices of more dance artists are understood.
Posted June 3, 2019Directed by Jenna Borisevich, For a While was shot in a dance studio on 16mm. It tells a story of unrequited love through dance: a couple shares in a fantasy, but only for a moment.
Posted May 16, 2019Ravyn 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, 2019Why 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, 2019The 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, 2019Join 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, 2019Pole and aerial performer and co-owner of Vertika Pole Fitness Studio
Posted February 4, 2019A make-your-own-bowl inspired recipe
Posted January 25, 2019Everyone 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, 2018As 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, 2018Kate 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.
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