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Lorita Leung & Jessica Jone
Passing the Fan
By Mary Theresa KellyStretching in Jessica Jone’s ancestral past are thousands of years of rich Chinese dance tradition, and beckoning her into the future are the infinite possibilities of a diverse, contemporary dance practice in the global art world.
Jacinte Giroux & Jo Leslie
Affair of the Heart
By Megan Andrews, David GaubiacA professional dance artist before surviving a stroke in July 2000, Jacinte Giroux has returned to the stage as a dancer in Jo Leslie’s solo Affair of the Heart.
Contemporary Dance Class
Proposals & Perspectives
By Marie Claire FortéOver time, our collective knowledge of dance and the body broadens, and naturally, professional training and dance class embrace this evolution. This pair of articles looks at several proposals and perspectives from teachers and organizations offering professional contemporary class.
Departments
Inspired!
Tory Dobrin, artistic director of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Know Your Moves
Classical Modern Dance
Tips for Teachers
By Katharine Harris, Canada's National Ballet SchoolThe Benefits of Private Coaching
Check It Out
Notes on collaboration
Across Oceans – Writings on Collaboration edited by Maxine Heppner
Short Waves
By Samantha MehraNew facility and scholarship for Dance Victoria; In Memoriam [Ann Southam; Susan McNaughton; Lucy Potts; Donald Himes; Ahmed Hassan]
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Rallying for Change
How can we improve the working and living conditions of independent dance artists in Canada? Thirty years ago three dance artists founded the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists to educate and advocate on behalf of dancers. How have working conditions of dancers changed since then? And what are the pressing issues that need to be addressed in the present?
Interrarium: Creative Residency
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.
