Rhodnie Désir, a Montréal-based contemporary dance artist, has embarked on a multi-year, multinational project that investigates the local expressions of a shared African diasporic culture. George Stamos profiles an artist trying to make connections across borders.
Across the country, older Canadians are bringing their energy and enthusiasm to the dance community. This photo essay presents a range of different contexts in which seniors are participating in and shaping the Canadian dance landscape.
The role of professional training and skill in dance is one numerous dance artists consider as they use pedestrian movements in their work and engage non-specialists to perform. In this feature, artists discuss how they understand professionalism and what is gained and lost by letting it go.
In light of cases and allegations of abuse made by former students at different dance training institutions in this country, Marie France Forcier discusses safety with professionals of varying expertise. They provide suggestions about what teachers, studio owners and parents need to know about protecting young dancers and how to create environments that will support them.
Contemporary dancer Pulga Muchochoma draws from his Mozambican roots to fuel his artistry.
Melissa Klassen of Acrobatique on the rise of acrodance
Returning to dance safely after having a child requires patience and care
Artistic director of Alberta Ballet and award-winning Canadian composer collaborate on a new work
Paraskevas Terezakis of Kinesis Dance somatheatro on lighting the way forward after thirty years
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.
Follow Your Heart is a multidisciplinary spectacle that unites cultures through theatre, dance, live music and the most universal of stories – a love story.
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June 11-13 juin 2021
Springboard Artistic Director Alexandra Wells has partnered with artistic leaders from the Springboard network and beyond to curate three full days of panels, round tables
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