News

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

Dancemakers Makes Changes

The artistic director of one of Toronto’s most reputable contemporary dance companies says he’s been unceremoniously let go as the company scrambles to avoid a federal funding cut. But the company’s board says he’s misunderstood their attempt to retain him.

Posted June 27, 2014

Winners announced at Toronto's 2014 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The thirty-fifth annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards took place June 23 at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. The dance division saw a total of thirty-four nominees in seven categories.

Posted June 25, 2014

The Canadian Senior Artists’ Resource Network Mentorship Program

The Canadian Senior Artists’ Resource Network (CSARN) is developing a mentorship program. Officially launched in January 2014, CSARN is currently accepting applications from professional artists of all ages. Mentors must be sixty or older, but mentees can be artists of any age wishing to develop new skills.

Posted June 17, 2014

Cirkopolis goes straight to the top in NYC

Cirque Éloize’s latest production Cirkopolis was presented the Drama Desk Award in New York City for the unique experience it provides.

Posted June 11, 2014

Meredith Potter receives Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has presented Meredith Potter with this year’s Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award for Outstanding Leadership in Administration.

Posted June 10, 2014

2014 Dora Mavor Moore nominees announced

Nominations for the thirty-fifth annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which celebrate exceptional work in Toronto’s performing arts scene, were announced on June 2.

Posted June 4, 2014

Duchess of Cornwall visits RWB

Celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary this season, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet welcomed Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on May 21.

Posted June 4, 2014

New Programs for Dance Teacher Training

A collaborative effort between several professional dance schools in Montréal yields a new attestation of collegial studies in dance training in one of two specializations, classical or contemporary dance.

Posted May 30, 2014

Reinventing the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault

The Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault announced its upcoming transformation into the Institut de la danse and the reshaping of its mission.

Posted May 23, 2014

New Decidedly Jazz Dance Centre to open in 2015

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD), a company known for putting its own spin on traditional jazz values, is moving to the new twelve-storey Kahanoff Tower, which will open in Calgary in 2015.

Posted May 13, 2014

Ballet Kelowna’s founding artistic director, David LaHay, departs as the season closes

Ballet Kelowna bade farewell to its founding artistic director, David LaHay, at the final performance of the 2013-2014 season.

Posted May 13, 2014

Guillaume Côté to Direct FASS

Big news for Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur (FASS) with the recent announcement that, in 2015, Artistic Director Anik Bissonnette will hand over the reins of the successful summer festival to none other than National Ballet of Canada (NBoC) star Guillaume Côté.

Posted May 12, 2014

Québec Dances for April 29

In honour of International Dance Day, Québec Danse invited audiences and artists to celebrate the incredible variety of dance forms and practices across the province in a wide array of classes, shows, rehearsals and exhibitions.

Posted April 30, 2014

News from the National Ballet of Canada

Paper Things, the Toronto gift and stationery store that has supported the National Ballet of Canada for more than fifty years will close its doors on June 30.

Posted April 29, 2014