Stretching 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.
A 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.
Over 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.
Tory Dobrin, artistic director of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Classical Modern Dance
The Benefits of Private Coaching
Across Oceans – Writings on Collaboration edited by Maxine Heppner
New facility and scholarship for Dance Victoria; In Memoriam [Ann Southam; Susan McNaughton; Lucy Potts; Donald Himes; Ahmed Hassan]
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?
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.
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March 26-21 mai 2021
Catch on demand performances from Fall for Dance North’s 2019 event at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), celebrating the legacy of Merce Cunningham (Available until May 21)
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