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The Extraordinary Presence of Louise Lecavalier
By MJ ThompsonFormer La La La Human Steps principal dancer Louise Lecavalier is currently on tour with two new works that will play Toronto and Montréal in April. Here, she talks process in an interview with writer MJ Thompson.
Past Future
Kaeja d’Dance at 20 Years
By Megan AndrewsA force on the Canadian scene, Kaeja d’Dance celebrates twenty years this month. Here, images of co-artistic directors Karen and Allen Kaeja provide a view into the past, while excerpts from our online interview reveal glimpses of new work and future directions.
It Never Stopped!
Blackfoot Dancing in Canada
By Lisa Doolittle, Anne Flynn“Through multiple historical moments, we notice First Nations dancing that both destabilizes and supports power structures constructed on rigid foundations of ‘race’, ‘whiteness’ and ‘indigenousness’ as Canada continuously re-imagines diversity and the place of indigenous peoples inside it.” Dance researchers Lisa Doolittle and Anne Flynn share their research into the relationship between First Nations dance and Canadian cultural policy. Excerpts from interviews with Blackfoot dancers offer first-person perspectives on the experience and significance of dancing.
Dancing the Issues Together
Research Reflections
By Lisa DoolittleResearcher Lisa Doolittle shares some of her personal revelations resulting from this research.
Departments
Inspired!
Amy Young of Paul Taylor Dance Company
Know Your Moves
Dancing the horizontal (hinge, barrel turn, barrel leap turn)
Tips for Teachers
By Katharine Harris, Canada's National Ballet SchoolLearning dance from online sources
Check It Out
New book Being Watched: Yvonne Rainer and the1960s by Carrie Lambert-Beatty
Short Waves
By Jacqueline Hansen, Amy Bowring, Naomi BrandGlenn Gilmour 1938-2011; Clifford Collier 1929-2011; Les Productions Figilo wins Rio Tinto Alcan Award
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