Vancouver’s David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen of Out Innerspace integrate movement and sound in an energetic and meticulous manner.
In the grand scheme of things, the answer seems to be a resounding “not really”. Ripoffs abound in the art world and as one high-profile case recently demonstrated in the media, it is no easier for a choreographer to control their work than it is for any other type of creator.
The popularity of dances such as salsa and samba is exploding in studios, theatres and community centres all across Canada. Montréal-based writer Lys Stevens takes the feverish pulse of Latin dance culture in her community and discovers a new passion.
On the occasion of the 24th International Association of Blacks in Dance conference, performer, choreographer, philosopher and keynote speaker Zab Maboungou talks colonization, drumming and the African diaspora.
British choreographer Wayne McGregor/Random Dance
The basic salsa step
Chelsey Higdon at the University of Calgary and performing with W&M Physical Theatre
Candace Loubert 1947-2011; Celebrating touring, birthdays and legacies [Ballet Jörgen Canada; Compagnie Marie Chouinard; Lola MacLaughlin]; Jeanne Holmes appointed artistic producer of CDF
Dance Through Life, a book of images that moves codified dance into the heart of the city.
This year in Canada, the conversation about diversity, inclusion and representation has been omnipresent. I’m profoundly happy that more presenters, curators and jurors have brought these words into their vocabulary. But I question what they’re really referring to. Do we all really feel and understand the urgency? More precisely, when asking, “What does the word diversity really mean?” the answers from the dance milieu are often incomplete, reflecting a lack of comprehension of the issues at stake.
After many months of promotional adventures, the Vancouver International Salsa Festival is upon us, running March 4th through 6th, 2010.
Montréal
QC
February 16-8 avril 2021
This intensive will explore the tendus and dégagés of ballet to the spinal work of contemporary dance and mudras of Indian dance in a hybrid new way to move.
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