From November 10 through 13, dance scholars from around the globe unite in Montréal for a unique conference on the topic of dance and human rights. The event was conceived and coordinated by Arizona-based Canadian dance scholar Naomi Jackson, who has also edited a volume of Canadian essays on the topic.
As a six-year-old in China, Wen Wei Wang performed dances in honour of Chairman Mao, leader of the Cultural Revolution. From there, he has followed a path from Chinese dance to ballet and contemporary work, and from China to Canada, where he is now developing his own personal movement statement.
In this issue, musician and accompanist Chris Cawthray concludes his three-part series on the pulse-cycle-subdivision system. He developed the cross-disciplinary method as an alternative to western classical musical vernacular, to facilitate communication among artists about the temporal aspect of their work.
Following a summer of administrative turbulence, the longstanding Dancers’ Studio West in Calgary has named Bobbie Todd of Edmonton’s Mile Zero Dance as its new artistic programmer – and she has already rolled up her sleeves. By Melanie Jones.
CDA Established a National Advocacy Committee
On Organizing
How does dance measure up? (Change in number of dancers between 1991 and 2001)
Governor General’s Award for Boneham; Dancemakers’ artistic director to step down [Serge Bennathan]; BC student wins gold at Genée [Céline Gittens]; Chase awarded Lemieux Prize; New directors for Alberta companies [Gerry Morita; Christopher Trollope]; Susan Daniel 1961-2005; Montréal Danse partners with American University; New home for Halifax Dance
Dancemakers is one of the oldest dance organizations in Toronto, and the losses associated with its closure are so great that they inspired collective action from many unwilling to accept them as inevitable.
PPS Danse is about to embark on tour with Danse Lhasa Danse, a creation by Pierre-Paul Savoie that pays homage to singer Lhasa De Sela.
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March 26-21 mai 2021
Catch on demand performances from Fall for Dance North’s 2019 event at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), celebrating the legacy of Merce Cunningham (Available until May 21)
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