The Dance Current

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Ballet Kelowna Creates Connections Through Their Tour of Newfoundland

Dancers, companies and audiences benefit from a cross-country collaboration

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Private Flowers Explores Queer History Through Dance

Rodney Diverlus and Jera Wolfe harness the healing power of movement to highlight the story of hanged infantryman Private Flowers

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Dancer Transition Resource Centre Launches EVOLVE This Fall

New programming focused on dancer career resiliency now accessible across the country

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A Q & A: Santee Smith Discusses Talking Earth

Santee Smith’s Talking Earth looks at the interplay between intactness and brokenness

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The Story of Svāhā!: A Q&A With Nova Bhattacharya

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The Benefits of Community Dance Programs for Your Body and Mind

Dance physiotherapist Geneviève Renaud on why these community classes should be part of your exercise routine

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The Subtle but Mind-Blowing Benefits of Yin Yoga for Movers

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Chosen Kinship

What Does Your Community Look Like?

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A Perfect Pairing

Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Thorgy Thor combine drag and orchestral music in Thorgy Thor and the Thorchestra

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Summer Dance Directory 2023

A directory of dance programs scheduled to take place in Summer 2023.

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A New Name for a New Era

The School of Toronto Dance Theatre takes a bold step forward with a move to a state-of-the-art space and a new name

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What’s Worth Doing

Introducing Canada's Olympic breaking team. Q & A with b-girl Tiffany Leung

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Stories Rarely Told 

Compagnie Kunal Ranchod’s upcoming mixed program shares personal stories of immigration, love and renewal, themes not often explored in ballet

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Night Vision

A poem by Peter Chin

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Iqaluit Dance Artist and DJ Shares His Love for Music and Movement

Manzo, also known as Galaxy Cat, expands on his decision to make Iqaluit his home

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Academy of Peers

Jess Huggett and Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson on how their peer-to-peer mentorship differs from a traditional student-teacher relationship

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Curious Linda

At 76, Linda Rabin, the prolific modern dance artist and educator, still wonders: What’s next?

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It’s All in the Roots

Danza Corpus hosts its second competition at 2023’s Winter TEADE

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The Place of Race

Critical reflections on dance studies education

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Toronto-Born Choreography App Levels Up

With an understanding of the financial strains often placed on those in the arts industry, StageKeep continues to offer flexible payment options

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Open the Archive and I’ll Show You Humanity

Amy Bowring on the trials and rewards of archiving a moving art form

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How Our Brains Connect Music and Movement

Researchers at McMaster University’s LIVELab weigh in on the connection between music and movement following the lab’s 18th annual NeuroMusic Conference

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Everything Starts in Your Community

Madeline Bez, co-founder of Artists Climate Collective, on ballet's power to inspire climate change consciousness

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Behind the Scenes With Superheroes Cry Too

A Q & A with co-artistic director Céline “ezzeC” Richard-Robichon

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