The Dance Current

Family of Jazz Promises a Storm of Vibrant Flavour, But How Long Can It Last?

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks presents a tour of jazz forms for its first full performance since the start of the pandemic

Review

Jobel Art for Earth Releases Dance Web Series as a Form of Region-Specific Activist Knowledge Transfer

Through partnerships with experts, the videos aim to convey solutions and optimism about environmental issues through dance

News

How Yukon-Based Theatre Decided on a Hybrid Model for Their Pandemic-Born Arts Festival

Gwaandak Theatre’s Awaken Festival opens up to some in-person programming while embracing the benefits of the digital

News

Seven Artists From Nunavut Participate in Drum Dancing Festival in Greenland

Katuaq’s Katuarpalaaq festival aims to celebrate and preserve Inuit culture through knowledge sharing

News

Sky Dancers Brings the Past to Life

Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo’s personal reflection on the Quebec Bridge disaster of 1907 is reimagined with a massive crew, many of whom have family histories connected with the tragedy

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Family of Jazz Promises a Storm of Vibrant Flavour, But How Long Can It Last?

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks presents a tour of jazz forms for its first full performance since the start of the pandemic

Review

Jobel Art for Earth Releases Dance Web Series as a Form of Region-Specific Activist Knowledge Transfer

Through partnerships with experts, the videos aim to convey solutions and optimism about environmental issues through dance

News

How Yukon-Based Theatre Decided on a Hybrid Model for Their Pandemic-Born Arts Festival

Gwaandak Theatre’s Awaken Festival opens up to some in-person programming while embracing the benefits of the digital

News

Seven Artists From Nunavut Participate in Drum Dancing Festival in Greenland

Katuaq’s Katuarpalaaq festival aims to celebrate and preserve Inuit culture through knowledge sharing

News

Sky Dancers Brings the Past to Life

Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo’s personal reflection on the Quebec Bridge disaster of 1907 is reimagined with a massive crew, many of whom have family histories connected with the tragedy

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Bleu Néon Offers Renewal Through a Clear and Powerful Expression

Building on body memories, Kim-Sanh Châu’s solo performance explores the idea of homeland

Review

International Dance Day 2022: Weyburn Old Time Dance Club Holds the Final Event of its Season on a Day of Celebration

The club, based in Weyburn, Sask., has been welcoming people of all ages for roughly 60 years

News

International Dance Day 2022: Newfoundland Lawyers Put On Their Dancing Shoes to Support Easter Seals

The fundraiser was conceived by Debbie Parsons, who has been teaching dance classes for all ages and abilities at the organization since 2018

News

Beloved Toronto Dance Class Collective GMD Closes After 12 Years

Dance artists and teachers reflect on the collective’s impact

News

Long and Strong

Improve your hamstring flexibility with end-range strength training

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CoMotion Festival Set to Be Biggest Disability Arts Festival in North America

The festival is an opportunity to promote a different way of looking at access

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Chautauqua: The Interlake Trail Brings a Non-Hierarchical Arts Model to Rural Manitoba

The project, consisting of six dancefilms, was created in collaboration with community members of the Interlake Region

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A Grimm Night: A Dangerously Glamourous Work of Participatory Dance-Theatre

Choreographed by Julia Cratchley, the show unfolds throughout The Great Hall in Toronto, leaving the audience wondering where the action will go next

Review

New Professional-Level School Focused on Versatility Opens in Dorval, Que.

Sonia Clarke founded École nationale de danse du Canada to grow professional training in the province beyond contemporary and ballet

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Waves of Change

Twenty years ago, Mocean Dance dreamed of establishing a company so dancers could build careers in Atlantic Canada

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