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In Memoriam: Grant Strate (1927 - 2015)
Grant Strate, often dubbed the elder statesman of Canadian dance, passed away in his home in Vancouver on Monday evening. Strate’s achievements are incalculable because his contributions share one quality: they endure and continue to create impacts on dance in Canada that are beyond measure.
Posted February 11, 2015
Youth Dance Awards in Ontario
Dance Ontario honours Isabella Rapino with the Jacque Foesier Youth Dance Award and seven students from Canada’s National Ballet School receive the 2015 Peter Dwyer Scholarships.
Posted February 3, 2015
Springboard 2015: Emerging Choreographers Announced
Earlier this week, Springboard Danse Montréal announced which emerging choreographers they’ve invited to participate in the program this year. Among them, Canadians Hanna Kiel (Toronto), Colleen Snell (Mississauga) and Heather Myers (Vancouver).
Posted January 31, 2015
Les Prix de la danse de Montréal 2014
Carol Prieur, Benoît Lachambre and Meg Stuart awarded Les Prix de la danse de Montréal.
Posted December 16, 2014
Tedd Robinson Celebrated
On November 5, the Canada Council for the Arts announced that dancer, choreographer and educator Tedd Robinson had won the 2014 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
Posted December 10, 2014
Igor Dobrovolskiy Receives Lieutenant-Governor’s Award
In early November, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada (ABTC) announced that Artistic Director Igor Dobrovolskiy was awarded the 2014 Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for High Achievement in Performing Arts, New Brunswick’s highest artistic honour.
Posted December 10, 2014
Two Toronto Dance Students Receive Hnatyshyn Foundation Grants
Justin de Luna, a student in dance at the Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto and Andrew Swan Greer, a student at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre each received $10,000 grants from The Hnatyshyn Foundation to complete their studies in the 2014/2015 academic year.
Posted December 10, 2014
Brian Ronald Macdonald 1928-2014
Internationally respected award-winning director and choreographer for stage and television in musical theatre, opera and ballet, Brian Macdonald died on November 29, 2014.
Posted December 4, 2014
RQD Elects New President
On October 27, the dance advocacy association Regroupement Québécois de la danse (RQD) announced Harold Rhéaume, choreographer and artistic director of Le Fils d’Adrien danse, as their new president.
Posted November 18, 2014
Four Major Arts Awards Announced
Four significant arts organizations celebrated the accomplishments of Canadian artists by announcing major awards and prizes. The Prix Culturel Samuel de Champlain was awarded to choreographer Marie Chouinard, while Aszure Barton was awarded the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation Prize. Vancouver bestowed its Mayor’s Art Awards for 2014, with Jai Govinda winning the performance award, while Alejandro De Leon received $45,000 from the funding body CALQ (Le conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec) to create a new dance web series.
Posted October 20, 2014
Dancemakers Appoints Co-Curators
Dancemakers announces the appointment of co-curators Emi Forster and Benjamin Kamino.
Posted October 9, 2014
Indian Dance in the Cloud
Classical Indian dance pioneer Menaka Thakkar uses the Internet to bring India and Canada closer together through virtual performances and classes streamed live.
Posted September 16, 2014
Paul-André Fortier and Margie Gillis become Officers of the Order of Canada
Montréal’s Paul-André Fortier and Margie Gillis received their insignia as Officers of the Order of Canada on September 12.
Posted September 15, 2014
Calling all Young Québec Dancers
Bouge de là, PPS (Pierre-Paul Savoie) danse and the department of dance at l’UQÀM have started an initiative to strengthen dance education in Québec culture. In collaboration with Cas Public, the first conference on dance dedicated to young Québec audiences will take place on September 25 and 26.
Posted September 9, 2014
Studio Talk: Toronto
Dance Teq opens at a new location, two dance studios open in Toronto.
Posted August 29, 2014
After Turbulence, Dance Victoria Producer Stephen White Reinstated
Longtime artistic producer at Dance Victoria (DV) in British Columbia, Stephen White, has returned to the position less than two months after being fired. White was reinstated following a Dance Victoria Society special general meeting on August 1 that also saw DV’s entire board of directors replaced. Within days of the meeting, DV’s executive director of two years, Jason Dubois, announced that he had left the organization.
Posted August 12, 2014
Young Canadians Excel at International Competition
Two young dancers from Vancouver’s Goh Ballet Academy win top prizes at an international dance competition in Austria.
Posted August 7, 2014
Alberta Ballet II dancers announced
On June 30, the School of Alberta Ballet officially launched its newest education and outreach program, Alberta Ballet II, with eight dancers being announced.
Posted July 11, 2014
Swinging the night away at Dancing on the Pier
Dancing on the Pier, which takes place every Thursday night from June 26 to September 4 at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, is a high-energy evening full of live music and huge gatherings of dancers and non-dancers alike.
Posted July 7, 2014
New Appointments at Ballet Kelowna and Canadian Society for Dance Studies
July marks a time of new beginnings for two prominent Canadian dance groups, with Ballet Kelowna and the Canadian Society for Dance Studies (CSDS) each announcing changes in direction.
Posted July 5, 2014
