Following her penchant for humour and comedy, Vancouver-based artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg has created a body of work that explores the line where slapstick and contemporary dance meet. With her new piece, Nick and Juanita, she has her audience rolling in the aisles.
Trust and risk, control and funding. Presenters navigate a challenging terrain between artists and audiences. Here, they share their views on artists development and the power to choose.
Jean-Pierre Perreault’s choreographic heritage moves forward after a long process of restructuring.
Continuing our featured photographer series for another season, in this issue Torontonian John Lauener shares some of his favourite shots.
Integrated Dance Artists Collective (IADC) finds a remedy for mentorship needs
Jillian Vanstone, First Soloist with The National Ballet of Canada
Canada Council receives major budget increase; Arts councils announce new funding; Organizational restructuring at L’Agora; Dora Mavor Moore Awards [Timecode Break by Christopher House; Ramón Martinez; The Four Horsemen Project directed by Kate Alton and Ross Manson; I think I can co-created by Florence Gibson and Shawn Byfield]; Margaret Hample Piasecki 1927-2007; Dr. Nancy Alison Shaw 1962-2007; Recent awards in dance [Amber Funk-Barton; Sasha Ivanochko; Karen Kain; Anik Bouvrette; Mimi Beck; Lucy Rupert]; New dance artist program at NAC; Quick currents and anniversaries [Ryan Boorne; Melissa Monteros; Wojciech Mochniej; The Banff Centre; Menaka Thakkar; The Quinte Ballet School of Canada; Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company]
On booking and touring, excerpted from the 2006 CanDance Directory
Kelly McCann just completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Drama at the University of Calgary
With Clarence Ford, Toronto-based dancer, teacher and film director
Did you know that Canada produces a number of rich listening resources for dancers? Here are some Canadian dance audio highlights for you to tune into.
Currently on a western Canada tour, the National Ballet of Canada is offering a mixed program featuring William Forsythe’s the second detail, Jer…
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January 25-1 février 2021
Figure Eights looks to reference the influence and impact of the past, seeing that this history is rooted in us and how we can move forward today.
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