One of Toronto’s most enthralling performers, Kate Holden has danced her way through some of the city’s most inspired companies (Danny Grossman Dance Company, Dancemakers, Peggy Baker), all the while taking her career and practice into her own hands. A committed interpreter, Holden discusses the progress of her career and having purpose and presence in its course.
This past spring, tensions simmered in the Toronto dance community between artists and critics in the mainstream media. In this feature article, Kathleen Smith has undertaken to investigate the issues that arose – exploring the history, the central issues, the problems and the questions that characterize the discourse today.
Founded in 2000, dance: made in canada/fait au canada is a one-of-a-kind presenting platform of works from across the country. Guest curators, Tedd Robinson, Debashis Sinha and Yvonne Ng discuss their thinking and decision-making for this summer’s event.
Working at the intersection of dance and photography, Melanie Gordon’s interest in process takes us behind the scenes and into the studio spaces where creation happens. Working in a photojournalistic style, Gordon documents the quiet, the happenstance, the ‘aha! moments’ and the simple daily work of choreographer Jennifer Dallas.
In July of 2016, Banff Centre ran a residency designed to answer the need for professional development opportunities for mid-career dance artists. By the end of the program, only five of the original ten participants remained. This is what happened.
This year’s twenty-eighth annual event includes a range of artists from across Canada and the United States to develop and showcase contemporary indigenous theatre, dance and interdisciplinary creations for stage.
Saskatoon
SK
March 19, 2020-19 mars 2021
The Free Flow Dance Theatre Company collaborated with Saskatoon-based musician and composer Cassandra Stinn and Photographer Ken Greenhorn to produce their feature work of
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