Dance Umbrella of Ontario
476 Parliament St M4X 1P2 Toronto, ON, Canada

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! With the 2020-2021 cultural season upon us, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an outsized effect on the arts and culture sector in Canada. To make sure your voice is heard, Dance Umbrella of Ontario has joined forces with 30 national and provincial arts service organizations representing a range of artistic disciplines across the country to develop the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS) . ... All arts organizations, artists, and arts workers across Canada are encouraged to participate in the survey by Monday, November 23, 2020, at Orchestras Canada https://oc.ca/en/national-arts-and-culture-impact-survey/

Due TODAY: Last chance to fill out the NACIS Today is the last day to fill out the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS). Responses have been pouring in from arts organizations, artists, and arts workers across Canada. Make sure your voice is heard as part of Canada’s medium- and long-term COVID-19 response strategy. The survey takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Don’t miss out! Complete the NACIS right now: https://survey.pra.ca/SE/1/NACIS/ ... Survey responses are due by 6 p.m. EST. See more

Virtual Meet and Greet with Toronto Arts Council It's been 9 months since all live events have been cancelled and venues closed. Toronto Arts Council misses seeing everyone in the community and invites you to join them with TAC Theatre and Dance program managers, Elahe Marjovi and Catalina Fellay-Dunbar to touch base and to have a conversation about TAC's Theatre and Dance programs. December 2, 2020 @ 1:00pm ... Zoom // Free with registration: https://bit.ly/2IBQqTS : Chris Montgomery

Native Earth Performing Arts is thrilled to announce their 33rd annual Weesageechak Begins to Dance the online edition! This year’s festival has adapted to our current reality and remains rooted in supporting a broad spectrum of Indigenous artists in developing their work. Native Earth welcomes you to join the online celebration of exciting theatre, dance, and multidisciplinary creations from across Turtle Island! November 25-December 6, 2020

Are you a young Black artist or youth organizer thinking about applying for funding but are unsure where to start ? In this session, ArtReach x Nia Centre for the Arts will explore the basics of preparing a grant application specifically for Black artists. Facilitators will share tips on identifying funding resources, building relationships with funders, and writing compelling artist statements that specifically focus on articulating the Black experience through art. Wedne...sday, December 9 at 6:00pm via. Zoom // https://bit.ly/3npuFWO See more

CALL FOR ARTISTS In place of the 14th annual Next Stage Theatre Festival, The Toronto Fringe will be presenting The Next Stage Community Booster. This four-day event will be a boost of energy, ideas, creativity, and friendship for those enduring an isolated pandemic winter. More programming details will be announced in December: https://bit.ly/32Kvotz

Supporting Your Performing Arts Projects through OAC Grant Programs Join Clelia Farrugia, Theatre Officer at the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario (OAC), to learn about OAC grant programs that can support your practice as a performing arts artist or company and help you bring your ideas to reality. December 9 @ 1:00pm ... Zoom // Free with registration: https://bit.ly/32HWLEE . . . : Elijah Ekdahl See more

Citadel LIVE is Citadel + Compagnie’s new feature livestream series. Building on the momentum of Night Shift 2020, the series rises above the limitations imposed by the pandemic to allow live dance performance to shine in the digital space. First Presentation // Syreeta Hector’s Black Ballerina... Premiering Friday, November 27 at 7pm EST https://bit.ly/3pupCG2 See more

You are invited into a conversation/ performance of the third 25th-anniversary solo remount presentation by pounds per square inch performance. Hosted by Cole Alvis (Michif), with dancers Learie Mc Nicolls and Sylvie Bouchard, lighting designer Gabriel Cropley, and choreographer/director Gerry Trentham. GRAVITY OF DESCENT - conversation & performance... November 19th at 7:00pm https://bit.ly/2GZGval See more

We will Miss You Dancemakers . Thank you for your contributions to Toronto's dance legacy and for supporting dance artists and creations throughout the years. Best of luck to everyone at Dancemakers in your final lap. "...one of Toronto's oldest contemporary dance groups, will close mid-2021. For almost half a century, the company has been an integral part of Toronto's dance landscape, fostering generations of contemporary performers and choreographers. More than just affo...rdable studio space, Dancemakers operated as a true incubator of innovation". - The Globe and Mail Centre . . Full Statement from Dancemakers: https://bit.ly/3fd6gko See more