Discourse
Don't Forget the Money!
Don’t Forget the Money! is the first in a new series of forums presented by Mississauga’s Blackwood Gallery called Working with Concepts. The public discussion was aimed at navigating the unique labour processes in the interaction of artistic discipline of dance and various contemporary art contexts.
Posted March 27, 2017
Fundamental Questions
How conflicting ideas about the goals of a mature dance collaboration derailed Banff Centre's Creative Gesture Residency in 2016 By Mark MannIn July of 2016, Banff Centre ran a residency designed to answer the need for professional development opportunities for mid-career dance artists. By the end of the program, only five of the original ten participants remained. This is what happened.
Posted March 17, 2017
The Talking Thinking Dancing Body
Talk | Conférence
Vancouver BC
February 26 février 2016
10:00-12:00 | 10:00-12:00
All
Writing Dance
Workshop | Classe
Vancouver BC
January 18-8 février 2015
January 18 @ 2:00-4:00 | 14:00-16:00, January 25, February 1 & 8 @ 2:00-5:00 | 14:00-17:00
All
Convergence
Conference | Colloque
Banff AB
November 27-29 novembre 2014
Multidisciplinary
360 Dance
On Criticism
By Philip SzporerChoreographers have been unburdening their anger at dance critics on social media, taking them to task for negative reviews and registering disdain for the scribes’ perceived lack of insight. Our Montréal regional online editor Philip Szporer weighs in.
Posted November 23, 2013
Writers & Readers
Dance Book Poll
We asked our readers to list their favourite dance book for our August 2013 contest. Here’s what we heard back –
Posted August 20, 2013
Rite Redux
Sacre Celebration at York University By Marie France ForcierThe Sacre Celebration: Revisiting, Reflecting, Revisioning, a conference hosted by York University, recently took place in Toronto.
Posted April 30, 2013
Alberta Mayors NDW Message 2013
Mayor Naheed Nenshi of Calgary and Mayor Stephen Mandel of Edmonton deliver National Dance Week Messages.
Posted April 26, 2013
Feet First
Feet First: We've landed!
By Megan AndrewsCelebrate Canadian dance and dancers with us as we launch our brand new website!
Posted April 24, 2013
Knowing Not Knowing
Improvised Choreography in Contemporary Dance By George StamosWriter, performer and choreographer George Stamos explores creative approaches that combine set parameters with spontaneous choice.
Posted April 24, 2013
NDW Message 2013
This year's National Dance Week Message was written by Vicki Adams Willis, Artistic Director and co-founder of Decidedly Jazz Danceworks in Calgary.
Posted April 24, 2013
The Dance Current Reader Survey Report
Shaping our Organizational Transition By Megan AndrewsA great big thank you to everyone who took our marathon survey in the fall.
Posted January 4, 2013
Gilding the Lily
By Ursula Pflug, Bill James From the House of Mirth (avant premiere) James Kudelka, Coleman Lemieux & CompagnieFrom the House of Mirth is a dance/opera inspired by Edith Wharton’s 1905 novel, choreographed by James Kudelka. The production is a true hybrid, where neither the dance nor the opera is intended to dominate. Writer Ursula Pflug responds to the Peterborough avant premiere performance here and then discusses the event with choreographer Bill James.
Posted May 27, 2012The Weight of Words
The Second États généraux de la danse professionnelle du Québec By Marie Claire Forté“The written word endures and is eventually accepted as authority,” proclaimed Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) director Lorraine Hébert at the launch of the second États généraux de la danse professionnelle du Québec, a summit conference on professional dance in the province.
Posted June 22, 2009
Undercurrents | Courant Continu
Menaka Thakkar and Sudha Khandwani
By Megan AndrewsMenaka Thakkar of the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company and her sister Sudha Khandwani of Kalanidhi Fine Arts of Canada are co-producers of the upcoming International Dance Festival and Conference: ContemporaryChoreography in Indian Dance.
Posted November 23, 2008
