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Arts Outside Brings Francophone Artists and Communities Together

Des arts dehors/Arts Outside is a new program presented by Made in BC - Dance on Tour and Le conseil culturel et artistique francophone de la Colombie-Britannique in British Columbia that supports dance in francophone communities.

Posted January 28, 2016

Evi-Dance Radio Ends after Sixteen Years

Citing an “internal dispute with the station,” Toronto’s community radio station Evi-Dance ended on December 4, 2015.

Posted January 13, 2016

Keeping Pace with Artistic Innovation: The Canada Council Revamps its Funding Model

The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) is transitioning to a radically restructured funding model, set to take effect in 2017.

Posted January 11, 2016

Alberta Ballet Ensures More Children See The Nutcracker

Alberta Ballet removed one major hurdle for kids wanting to see The Nutcracker this season: the price of a ticket.

Posted December 21, 2015

The Culture of inClusion

The Canadian Arts Presenting Association/l’Association canadienne des organismes artistiques focused on inclusive and integrated arts as a form of diversity in the arts community at this year’s annual conference in Ottawa.

Posted December 16, 2015

Fall Awards

Karen Kain of The National Ballet of Canada wins a Dance Magazine Award, founder of Festival TransAmériques Marie-Hélène Falcon wins 2015 Denise Pelletier Award, flamenco artists Maria Osende of Halifax wins the Established Artist Recognition Award and more.

Posted December 9, 2015

New M.Ed in Arts for Social Change at SFU

Simon Fraser University (SFU) announced a new Master of Education program in Arts for Social Change (ASC) beginning September 2016. The interdisciplinary, two-year M.Ed program is the first of its kind in Canada.

Posted December 3, 2015

CCDT Soars in New York City

On October 24, Toronto youth dance company Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (CCDT) performed José Limon’s The Winged at an international festival in his honour presented as part of the Limón Dance Company’s seventieth anniversary season. CCDT’s dancers were the youngest to perform at the festival, further cementing the connection between the company and Limón’s legacy.

Posted October 29, 2015

An Expanding Discussion: Copyright and Heritage in Dance

On October 2, 2015, lawyers, arts advocates and performing arts professionals gathered at the dance pavilion of the University of Québec in Montréal for a focus day on copyright and dance heritage, hosted by the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault, to discuss a wide range of pertinent legal and ethical questions surrounding dance creation and ownership.

Posted October 23, 2015

Creating a Culture for Tomorrow, Defining the Dance Landscape of Today

One week of dance in Toronto facilitated “networking on a large scale and building community,” says Kate Cornell, Canadian Dance Assembly’s executive director.

Posted October 20, 2015

All Hands on Deck

Canadian Conference of the Arts reactivated for the purpose of arts advocacy and dissemination of information during the current federal election.

Posted October 19, 2015

A Second Year for Alberta Ballet II

The 2015-2016 season marks the second year for Alberta Ballet II. Last year’s inaugural program saw all seven dancers successfully gain employment across North America.

Posted October 9, 2015

Toronto’s Series 8:08 Ends

On September 30, 2015, Series 8:08 ceased its activities after twenty-two years of operation. According to an announcement on the Series 8:08 website, the decision follows Artistic Director Yvonne Ng’s resignation and a subsequent “discussion about 8:08’s place and future in the Toronto arts community.”

Posted October 7, 2015

End of Summer Dance Awards

Canadians collect awards from SummerWorks Festival in Toronto, The School of Dance in Ottawa, the World Highland Dance Championships, dance: made in canada/fait au Canada festival, CNE’s Rising Star Talent Competition, Canada Council for the Arts and more.

Posted October 5, 2015

The Final Curtain

September 2, 2015 was a sad day for Canada’s dance community and a sign of bleak times in a shifting economy as world-renowned company La La La Human Steps founder and Artistic Director Édouard Lock had no choice but to cease operations due to a lack of financial support.

Posted September 21, 2015

New Toronto Dance Festival Modelled After New York Example

A new dance festival makes its way to Toronto this fall, running from September 29 to October 1 at the 3000-seat Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.

Posted September 21, 2015

Two Dance Industry Expos Come to Toronto

This past August, two dance expos launched in Toronto. Each had a distinct approach in the makeup of the day, but both served to build community, educate participants and inspire for the season ahead.

Posted September 18, 2015

Quinte Ballet School of Canada Secures its Future

The Quinte Ballet School of Canada, a full-time professional ballet school in Belleville, ON, is poised to progress its already established dance programs and offer new opportunities for talented, young dancers after recent success in raising funds through public grants and private donations.

Posted September 7, 2015

Awards and Acknowledgements

Ginette Laurin was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, Vancouver’s Goh Ballet students win at the 2015 Seoul International Ballet Competition in Korea, East Coast choreographer Randy Glynn selected as a finalist for the 2015 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award, Vancouver’s The Dance Centre announces Jennifer Mascall as this year’s recipient for the Isadora Award for Excellence in Dance and Deanna Peters the recipient of the biennial Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, and Edmonton’s Ainsley Hillyard accepts the 2015 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Choreography.

Posted August 15, 2015