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Whitehorse’s Dakhká Khwáan Dancers Named Lead Dance Group for Celebration 2024

The festival, held in Juneau, Alaska, is one of the largest gatherings of Southeast Alaska Native peoples

By Valérie Herdes

Lola Award Recognizes Helen Walkley for Outstanding Contributions to Vancouver Dance

The award, in memory of Lola MacLaughlin, is presented to a mid-career/senior level choreographer every two years

By Rachel Silver Maddock

What Mindfulness Can Teach Us About Performance

With video by Jaimie Nackan

Article Feature

By Serena Lopez

Little Red River Traditional Pow-Wow Honours Knowledge Keepers

The annual celebration welcomes everyone to witness First Nations traditions

By Ryan Bradshaw

The Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies

Only recently has hip hop entered the world of academia; once difficult to find, tangible resources and archived materials have slowly become more accessible

By Valérie Herdes

Dance Performers Across Canada Eligible for $2,500 for Living Expenses

Performers based in the Maritimes, the Prairies and the North are especially encouraged to apply

By Candice Pike

Come Home Year: Kittiwake Dance Theatre Creates Opportunities for Professional Dancers in Newfoundland

The company, supported by the province’s Come Home Year initiative, offered free outdoor shows in regions where performances are rare

By Candice Pike

The Significance of Tkaronto’s Caribana Weekend

First launched in 1967, North America’s biggest Caribbean festival brings $438 million to the Canadian economy every year. But organizers and participants often lose money

By Indigo Dowdie

New Support Line for Artists Facing Career Uncertainty Launches in Quebec

Parise Mongrain, the director of Confluence – Créateur de vocations, said the free and confidential conversations are there to help artists who feel shame about career changes

By Lucy Fandel

Ballet Jörgen Adds a Charming and Warm-Spirited Instantiation to the Anne of Green Gables Legacy

The ballet company’s adaptation of the Canadian children’s book tours the country

By Dylan Schoenmakers

In-Ward Explodes with Raw Force in Vancouver, Touching Deftly on Social Issues

Choreography by Quebec hip hop icon ‘Spicey’ exposes humanity’s need for connection yet desire for independence

By Rachel Silver Maddock

JOB OPPORTUNITY: BIPOC Guest Editor

Applications open until July 20

By Dance Current Staff

Porch View Dances: Discovery Walk Answers a Key Question About Live Performance

The guided tour took audience members through a hybrid series of performances in Toronto’s Seaton Village

By Jaimie Nackan

Femmillennial Presents Grit, Struggle and Support for Today’s Audiences

The show premiered at Toronto Fringe Festival

By Jaimie Nackan

How this Winnipeg Performance Went Almost Completely Carbon Neutral

Bike and Circuses, presented by Green Kids Inc., addressed climate change not only in performance content but also in its creation process

By Haley Pauls