Peter Quanz premieres In Colour on The National Ballet of Canada in early March on the program Innovation, which also includes new works by Sabrina Matthews and Crystal Pite.
Spanish dance has had a presence in Canada for many decades. Here, we reveal some of the connections between dancers and teachers in order to begin tracing the genealogy of flamenco in Canada.
Flamenco, as it is known today, is a relatively modern music and dance form, taking its first baby steps at the end of the nineteenth century. Yet its roots run deep and span continents.
Early days of Spanish dance in Canada; Helen Crewe; Joan Crewe; Kay Armstrong
Amber Borotsik, Edmonton-based dance and theatre artist
Culture spending in the federal budget; Ellen Busby returns to Canada Council for the Arts; Blair Neufeld wins new award; Heather Myers wins Clifford E. Lee Award; Change in artistic leadership at Corpus [Sylvie Bouchard; David Danzon]; Toronto dancer will return to Canada to join National Ballet [Jason Reilly]
Jasmyn Fyffe, Toronto-based dancer and choreographer
Yasmina Ramzy, dancer/choreographer and founder and artistic director of Arabesque Dance Academy and Orchestra, Arabesque Academy and the International Bellydance Conference of Canada
Is there a work or a collection of Canadian dance works that stand out as highlights to you from 2016? Are there any themes or ways of working that stand out to you as interesting or unique? We asked this question to dancers and dance enthusiasts from around the country and this was their reply.
Running January 17th through 30th, the 2010 Interrarium creative residency is welcoming a new batch of multidisciplinary artists to The Banff Centre for the Arts.
Winnipeg
MB
January 22-31 janvier 2021
WCD is thrilled to commission Jera Wolfe to create his first work for the company.
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