Toronto’s J-Rebel, a member of the Supernaturalz Crew, one of the city’s oldest dance crews, learned hip hop as a disadvantaged youth in Toronto in the 1990s. Now he devotes his time to bringing play, dance and hip hop culture to urban indigenous youth in the city, through programs such as Right to Play, hoping to bring health and belonging to young people.
In their newest work ACTION MOVIE, WIVES collective, composed of Emma-Kate Guimond, Aisha Sasha John and Julia Thomas, explores the appeal of action films from a feminist perspective. This photo essay follows their process, their residencies and the development of their multimedia creation.
They work under many titles, but rehearsal directors and dance dramaturges provide essential support to the creative, technical and administrative work of choreographers and dance artists. Four practitioners who have worked in this position discuss how they understand their role and what they bring to the creative process.
Ottawa-based contemporary dance artist Amelia Griffin aims to create dance pieces that open up conversations about important, often unspoken issues.
Dancers from across Canada share what makes some of their favourite local dance stores so memorable.
How much training is too much and what are the signs of overexertion?
In “Dominique Dumais: Fair weather for a rising choreographer” from February 2002, Nova Bhattacharya profiled a young choreographer who was finding her artistic voice and seeking opportunities in which to create. In the intervening time, Dumais spent more than a decade as the artistic associate at Ballett Nationaltheater Mannheim in Germany where she created a full-length work each year. Dumais reflects on her own growth and development since that 2002 article.
Most dance artists and presenters must negotiate the tension between creating work that meets their artistic goals, that is accessible to their community and that provides the fiscal support required to live as an artist and to run a company. Emma Doran speaks with artists, organizations and presenters across the country to discuss how they envision their audience, how they are seeking to reach those individuals and what constitutes meaningful engagement with them.
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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