Dance Media Group
Dance Media Group/Groupe Danse Média is a charitable non-profit organization publishing The Dance Current in print and online. We facilitate critical conversation about the art, practices and people involved in the many dance forms across the land we call Canada. The organization strives to deepen engagement with dance communities through special publishing projects and educational programming.
Through its media platforms, Dance Media Group/Groupe Danse Média acts as a hub for inclusive and accessible dance discussion. Our mission is to advance the dance sector, and dance literacy among the public at large, by publishing timely, educational, community-informed content and programming.
Dance Media Group/Groupe Danse Média relies on the support of dance professionals, audience members, and dance lovers from every genre to continue publishing community-driven content. Support dance journalism by subscribing or donating today.
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The Dance Current
The Dance Current magazine shows readers how the arts are relevant to daily life by exposing the intersections between dance and society. We publish four print issues per year, including artist profiles, photo essays, interviews, feature articles, event previews as well as opinion columns and critical commentary from dance practitioners. Our web edition highlights news and performance reviews from across the country as well hosting free community event listings.
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Our History
The Dance Current was founded in 1998 by independent dance artist Megan Andrews and an informal executive committee: Monica Gan, Darryl Tracy and Shannon Potts. The original concept was motivated by the apparent need for a communication tool in the form of a written publication for the Toronto dance community. Initially conceived as a monthly listings-based newsletter, the publication came to include editorial content as well as paid advertising. For the first year the publication was entirely volunteer-run, with subscription, single copy and advertising sales income covering the essential production and printing costs. In the second year, support from government funding bodies (for which we were and remain very grateful) was dedicated exclusively to human resources honoraria for the writers and the operations personnel. No longer a community newsletter, the publication has become a full-fledged dance magazine, recognized through membership with Magazines Canada (formerly the Canadian Magazine Publishers Association).
The Dance Current est fondé et 1998 par l’artiste de danse indépendante Megan Andrews et un conseil de direction non officiel : Monica Gan, Darryl Tracy et Shannon Potts. À la base, le magazine veut répondre au besoin manifeste d’un outil de communication en forme d’une publication imprimée au sein du milieu de la danse à Toronto. Conçu premièrement comme un communiqué mensuel basé sur des annonces d’événements, la publication a pris de l’ampleur pour ensuite inclure un contenu éditorial et des annonces payantes. La première année, la publication était assurée par une équipe de bénévoles ; les abonnements, la vente de numéros et la publicité couvraient l’essentiel des coûts de production et d’impression. La deuxième année, l’appui d’organismes de subventions gouvernementaux (pour lequel nous étions et nous demeurons très reconnaissants) était consacré exclusivement aux honoraires des ressources humaines pour les rédacteurs et le personnel exécutif. À présent, bien plus qu’un communiqué communautaire, la publication assume pleinement son identité en tant que publication intégrale sur la danse au Canada, reconnue par son adhésion à Magazines Canada (anciennement l’Association des éditeurs de magazines canadiens).