
Adelheid Dance Projects Opens Affordable Rehearsal Space Amid Toronto’s Rising Rental Costs
Heidi Strauss seeks to fill the gap left by the closure of spaces like Dovercourt House with temporary rental space

Hope Muir Announced as New Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada
Muir’s appointment closes the historical difference between the number of male and female artistic directors that the ballet has seen

Three-Year Study, the Longest of Its Kind, Shows the Positive Effects That Dancing Has on Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Research was conducted by York University researchers in partnership with Canada's National Ballet School

The World’s First Indigenous Fringe Festival Opens This Summer
Joeann Argue, creator of Nogojiwanong Indigenous Fringe Festival, talks about why there usually isn’t a lot of Indigenous participation in fringe festivals

Dena Davida Inducted as a Member of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec
Davida, co-founder of Tangente in Montreal, is one of this year’s 18 recipients honoured for their contribution to the arts and letters of Quebec

Andrea Vagianos Wins Dora Ancillary Award for Outstanding Leadership in Administration
This award highlights the critical work of operational managers and directors that kept their organizations afloat during the pandemic

Vivine Scarlett, Founder of dance Immersion, Receives the 2021 Muriel Sherrin Award
The award recognizes Scarlett’s decades contributing to the cultural life of Toronto

Canadian Teenager Wins New Prize at Prestigious Prix de Lausanne
Maya Smallwood wasn’t just the youngest choreographer among the five finalists; she was also the only North American and the only female

Remembering Pierre-Paul Savoie, Founding Artistic Director of PPS Danse
A look back at an electric, bright and graceful career

Dorotea Saykaly Receives the First Emily Molnar Emerging Choreographer Award at Ballet BC
The term “emerging” is worth thinking about: Saykaly has been choreographing dancefilms and smaller works for nearly a decade.

Made in BC Celebrates 15 Years With an Interactive Virtual History
Dancing Stories from BC is an online project preserving the ephemera of live performances

Margaret Grenier Wins Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
Grenier is the first Indigenous artist to be awarded the prize

Patricia Beatty, Co-Founder of Toronto Dance Theatre, Remembered as a ‘Warrior Queen’
Collaborators and friends remember the Canadian modern dance icon

Dancemakers, One of Toronto’s Oldest Dance Companies, Is Closing After 46 Years
Natasha Powell is the incoming artistic producer for the final season

Rhodnie Désir Becomes the First Black Person to Win Top Prize at Les Prix de la Danse de Montréal
In addition to the $25,000 prize, her company also won the Envol award, for cultural diversity and inclusive practices in dance

Sandra Laronde Receives the 2020 Celebration of Cultural Life Award
The award comes with a $10,000 cash prize

Which Election Issues Are Top of Mind for BC Artists?
With the British Columbia election around the corner, artists wonder how the three political parties will address the future of the arts sector

Video of Tene Ward of The National Ballet of Canada trying on pointe shoes that match her skin tone goes viral
The video has been shared by Misty Copeland and Lauren Anderson

Fall For Dance North Offers a Netflix-Style Festival
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival created a new website and has made most of the content free
