The CanDance Network
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Congratulations Jessie, Martine and FTA!

Recognizing CanDance members the Dance Centre in Vancouver, and Springboard/Fluid Festival in Calgary.

Sending our good wishes to Cassandra Belafonte!

NAC Dance Visiting Dance Artists Program announces two new visiting artists: & The choreographers join forces in a new international c...ollaboration entitled . Exploring U.K./Canada and Brazil/China cultural references in particular poetry and vocal traditions from folk music they explore how the body can be used as an extraordinary tool of linguistic expression. https://c.nac.ca/3dK4OFr https://c.nac.ca/3m6mGgH is a co-production of The CanDance Network, Creation Fund, MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels), Harbourfront Centre, National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts and, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada.

Congratulations to Timea Wharton Suri, appointed as new Program Director at Dance Immersion.

Participate in #LightUpLive! Join the Live Event Community in raising awareness for the industry which continues to remain dark. https://capacoa.ca/en/2020/09/participate-lightuplive/

The 18th edition of the Festival Quartiers Danses (FQD), is running online until September 20th. 100% of the festival's programming will be broadcast on the FQD’s website for free for 10 days. In addition, this year, the FQD has co-produced 16 short dance films directed by the Montreal choreographers of its programming. Each day, new content will be available on the website: https://quartiersdanses.com/

Check out this year's virtual edition of the Celebration of Nations, Niagara’s annual Indigenous arts gathering that celebrates creativity, diversity and resilience. This year's theme is Mighty Niagara and the Great Lakes Watershed. Programming is taking place September 11-13th. https://www.celebrationofnations.ca/

Félicitation à Crazy Smooth Bboyizm Dance Company, récipiendaire du Prix Clifford E. Lee 2020 décerné par le Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity pour la pièce ...IN MY BODY, actuellement en création dans le cadre de la résidence longue durée du CCOV. Lire le communiqué : https://bit.ly/2F7gJj6 See more

The CanDance Network sends our sympathy to the family of Grandma Margaret Harris upon the news of her passing. Thank you Margaret, Andy, Nigel, Rebecca for teaching us about your Grandma Margaret Harris, and her important work in the revitalization and resurgence of Coastal dance.

Immense gratitude to Joyce Rosario for countless inspired contributions to the performing arts. Your leadership and guidance are deeply appreciated by the CanDance Network. Wishing you well as you take on new challenges.

CALL to CHOREOGRAPHERS Commission and performance opportunity for Ontario-based choreographers.

Announcement: Our next #IPAAonline Workshop Resources for Indigenous dancers for dealing with COVID-19 world and what the future could look like! This workshop... will be lead by Santee Smith of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre and Margaret Grenier of Dancers of Damelahamid Image created by Amanda Rheaume

Congratulations to Rohit Chokhani and the Vancouver Fringe Festival.

The Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA) would like to invite Indigenous performing artists to participate in #IPAAonline! IPAA will be selecting nine Indigenous performing artists from Canada to live stream performances of their works. Each

Exciting news for Toronto. Congratulations, Andrew Tay!

En résidence dans le cadre de Queer Performance Camp: This is actively built This is actively built est une résidence de recherche offrant à des artistes en danse Queer de Calgary et Montréal un espace de dialogue, collaboration et création, centré sur une queerisation des structures de création collaborative par la cross-pollinisation. Initié par Nate Yaffe avec la participation des artistes Niuboi, Kevin Jesuino, Winnie Ho et Melina Stinson. Après une semaine en o...ctobre au Fluid Festival à Calgary, les artistes se réunissent à Montréal. Join us for an informal showing, Saturday, February 8th, 17h at Tangente! Learn more about the project here: https://www.studio303.ca/this-is-actively-built/ In residence as part of queer performance camp: This is actively built This is actively built is a research residence offering queer dance artists from Calgary and Montreal a space for dialogue, collaboration and creation, focused on a "queerisation" of collaborative creation structures through cross-pollination. Initiated by Nate Yafé with the participation of artists niuboi, Kevin Jesuino, Winnie ho and Melina Stinson. After a week in October at the fluid festival in Calgary, artists gather in Montreal. Join us for an informal showing, Saturday, February 8th, 17h at Tangente!

Congratulations Ilter Ibrahimof and Fall for Dance North Festival!

Attention Canadian Arts Managers! The John Hobday Awards in Arts Management has a new deadline date. Are you a mid-career or established arts manager looking for assistance with professional development? Consider applying for the John Hobday Awards in Arts Management!... Value: Two (2) prizes of $10,000 How to qualify: Apply by mail to the Canada Council for the Arts New Deadline: March 1st, 2020 For further information, please refer to the guidelines. ********* Avis aux gestionnaires des arts du Canada! Les prix John-Hobday en gestion des arts ont une nouvelle date limite. Vous êtes un gestionnaire des arts de mi-carrière ou établi à la recherche de soutien pour du perfectionnement professionnel? Vous pouvez soumettre votre candidature aux prix John-Hobday en gestion des arts! Montant : Deux prix de 10 000 $ Comment remporter ce prix? En soumettant votre candidature par la poste au Conseil des arts du Canada Nouvelle date limite : le 1er mars 2020 Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez les lignes directrices.

Congratulations to Cathy Levy, Executive Producer of Dance at the National Arts Centre and CanDance board member!

We had three incredible days in Montreal for the CanDance and the Alliance of Canadian Dance Networks (ACDN) National Meetings during Parcours Danse! The days were filled with enriching conversations; presenter networking, professional development; a forum on Dance for Young Audiences and so much more! CanDance would like to send a big thank you to our guest speakers Seika Boye, Brittany Ryan and Lori Marchand for leading us in rich discussions. We would also like to thanks Adriana Contreras for capturing our meetings as a graphic recorder. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped bring this event to life!

The 2019 Candance national meeting is officially complete! Thanks to everyone who came and shared their ideas. Special thanks to Tangente Danse and Agora de la danse for hosting us in the beautiful Wilder building. And, thanks to la Danse sur les routes du Quebec for welcoming us to Parcours Danse.

Monday, November 25 will be dedicated to the ! A theme that has not been touched on, but which requires time to be given! Enjoy the $ , .!

The CanDance Creative Exchange Project is Underway! This is actively built across Canada, a project devised by artist Nate Yaffe, and supported by Studio 303 (Montreal) and FLUID Festival (Calgary), will commence in Calgary, October 15-20. The Fluid Festival will host a six-day research residency that carves out a space for queer dance artists from Calgary and Montreal to dialogue, collaborate and create, with a focus on queering collaborative creation structures through cross-pollination. The Montreal residency will take place in February, 2020.