Yvonne Chartrand first saw a dance performance when she was twenty-four years old. Now, she is the artistic director of V’ni Dansi, a Canadian dance company that teaches and performs Métis and contemporary dance.
Founded in 2016 by Kevin Fraser and initially co-directed by Alyssa Amarshi, Immigrant Lessons is composed of predominantly first- and second-generation immigrants.
How are educators teaching dance for all bodies? Deanna Paolantonio speaks with three dance educators about how they create judgment-free spaces and what teachers should consider when it comes to the body image of their students.
Does hype choreography cloud cultural appropriation? Esie Mensah writes about the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.
Allen and Karen Kaeja elevate Stratford’s Wendy & Peter Pan
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.
PROSE is a screendance collaboration loosely based on the romanticized story of Allen Ginsberg and Lucien Carr and plays with the idea of keeping a calm composure when faced with overwhelming pressure.
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March 25-22 avril 2021
Battery Dance Festival+ presents a program in celebration of the work of Canadian dance makers in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in New York.
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