Dancemakers’ The Satie Project; Marie Chouinard’s Étude n1 and Des feux dans la nuit; Paul-André Fortier’s Tensions; Lata Pada’s Revealed by Fire; Crystal Pite’s Field: Fiction; O Vertigo’s Luna
Canada Council announces Canada Dance Repertoire CD-ROM; PPF Summit of Artistic Directors a success; Aboriginal hoop dance champion performs in Toronto [Lisa Odjig; Native Women in the Arts]; Parahumans Dance Theatre tours to UK; Frankfurt city council threatens to shut down Ballett Frankfurt; Canadian Heritage announces Cultural Capital Awards; Toronto Arts Council announces 2002 Foundation Awards; Magdalena Popa honoured by Romanian government; BC Hydro presents twenty-two dance awards; National Ballet of Canada announces winners of the Erik Bruhn Prize; Website of the Month: Performance Technologies Network: http://ptn.organical.ca
Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand show, 1952; Canadettes
July 2002
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.
Local correspondent Dedra McDermott visits the New Blue Emerging Dance Festival workshop day on June 4, capturing class, choreography and what this new group is all about.
Toronto
ON
February 13-23 février 2019
The 40th annual Rhubard Festival focuses on experimentation, with artists exploring new possibilities in theatre, dance, music and performance art.