In 1987, ten choreographers and dancers (Francine Gagné; Louise Bédard; Sylvain Émard; Lucie Grégoire; Carole Ip; Rodrigue Jean; Jocelyne Sarasin; Richard Simas; Leanne Smith; Tedi Tafel) were working together in Montréal. They wanted a permanent home and joined to create Circuit-Est. The choreographic centre celebrates twenty years this month.
Butoh is a movement that resists easy definitions. On the heels of butoh company Sankai Juko’s recent Canadian tour – and with the CanAsian Dance Festival this month – here are some excerpts from a conversation about the form between improviser and musician Aimée Dawn Robinson and CanAsian Festival Artistic Director and dance artist Denise Fujiwara.
Deciding whether or not to incorporate as a not-for-profit entity involves a process of reflecting on the big picture, considering the practicalities and understanding the responsibilities. Here, arts consultant Jane Marsland offers her perspective on issues including funding, copyright, leadership and accountability.
As a lighting designer as well as a photographer, Hugh Conacher has a keen eye for the play of light on the body. Based in Winnipeg, Conacher has worked across Canada and internationally. Here he showcases six favourites from his portfolio.
How does dance measure up? (Revenue breakdown for not-for-profit industries)
Fernand Nault 1920-2006; Yvan Saintonage 1945-2006; Children’s Fitness Tax Credit guidelines released; CanDance announces 2006/07 Creation Fund recipients [Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg; Martin Bélanger; Pierre-Paul Savoie]; Karine Ledoyen wins Québec prize; ESBCM dancers invited to the Monaco Dance Forum; Quick Currents [Christopher House; Arts Day at Queen’s Park; Eryn Dace Trudell; Lynda Gaudreau; Harbourfront Centre Theatre]
On Life After School from Véronique Jalbert and Caroline Drolet
Stephany Ferro, student in the George Brown Dance Performance Studies Program in Toronto
Ballet Kelowna
Brandy Leary and Soraya Peerbaye launch a project looking to make understandings of contemporary dance performance more inclusive and diverse.
Running January 17th through 30th, the 2010 Interrarium creative residency is welcoming a new batch of multidisciplinary artists to The Banff Centre for the Arts.
Montréal
QC
February 16-8 avril 2021
This intensive will explore the tendus and dégagés of ballet to the spinal work of contemporary dance and mudras of Indian dance in a hybrid new way to move.
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