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The 60th Cypress Funstitute Welcomes Square and Round Dancers for a Weekend of Dancing and Workshops

The annual event returns to southwest Saskatchewan after a two-year hiatus

By Ryan Bradshaw

First Look Program Returns in Newfoundland and Labrador

Dance community comes together for creators to stage their works-in-progress

By Donna Ball

Ballet and Brahms Filming in Downtown St. John’s

Multidisciplinary artist Nicola Hawkins starts production of her next dancefilm, starring Evelyn Hart and Duo Concertante

By Donna Ball

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

By Jenna Shummoogum

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

By Sadie Segriff

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

By Valérie Herdes

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

By Ryan Bradshaw

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

By Serena Lopez

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Hires a New Director of Dance Training Programming

Alejandro Ronceria wants to honour the centre’s roots and create a space for rich collaboration

By Jenna Shummoogum

How Yukoner Nick Robinson Is Preparing Canada’s Breaking Team for the Sport’s First Olympic Appearance

As the team’s head strength and conditioning coach, Robinson is training the dancers for the first-ever Olympic breaking competition in 2024

By Valérie Herdes

Living Skies Irish Dance Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Performances at Pubs and Retirement Communities

The Regina-based company will have live performances for the Irish holiday for the first time since 2019

By Ryan Bradshaw

How Alberta Ballet Brought New Audiences to Dance Through Portrait Ballets

Alberta Ballet closes out its portrait ballet series with PHI, with music by David Bowie

By Jenna Shummoogum

Rows of red velvet theatre seats

Government of Canada Launches New Fund to Support Performing Arts Workers

The $60-million fund intends to help workers in a sector that has been hit hard by the pandemic

By Valérie Herdes

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s No-Review Policy Questions the Role of Art Criticism

Clayton Lee, The Rhubarb Festival’s director, said the policy challenges the industry to rethink how to archive the arts for future generations

By Serena Lopez

What Do Professional BIPOC Contemporary Dance Artists Want to See Post-Pandemic?

Four Calgary-based BIPOC dancers reveal how they envision the future, given the current challenges of creating in their industry and city

By Jenna Shummoogum

What Do Emerging BIPOC Contemporary Dance Artists Want to See Post-Pandemic?

The creators of NAPPY Dance Collective discuss some of the issues facing BIPOC artists in Calgary

By Jenna Shummoogum

How Vancouver Chinese Lion Dancing Teams Prepared to Celebrate Chinese New Year 2022 – Year of the Tiger

By Gina Fernandez

Yevshan Ukrainian Folk Ballet Ensemble Celebrates 60 Years

The company marks its anniversary with a long-awaited event

By Ryan Bradshaw

As Manitoba Vouches for Its Omicron Hands-Off Approach, Dance Studios Are Left With Hard Choices

The responsibility placed on owners to make public health-related decisions without adequate guidance has been tough, said Maria Rawluk, co-owner of Drop in Dance Winnipeg

By Haley Pauls

Two Saskatoon Dance Companies Embrace the Cold

The companies have taken their programming outdoors, even in winter

By Ryan Bradshaw

Ephemeral Artifacts Brings its Travis Knights Installation to Whitehorse

ĀNANDAṀ Dancetheatre’s work will light up the Old Fire Hall during Nakai Theatre’s Pivot Festival

By Valérie Herdes

A Vancouver Dancehall Company Proves There is Appetite for International Collaboration

Femme Gone Wild Dancehall has been taking students to Jamaica to learn dancehall from its place and community of origin

By Gina Fernandez

Yukon Artist Offers Audio-Only Classes

Aimée Dawn Robinson removes the traditional visuals in favour of inner awareness

By Sadie Segriff

Dancers Return to Dovercourt House to Reminisce

Months after Toronto’s dance hub closed, many dance artists and companies still have no home

By Emily Latimer