The CanDance Network

On this International Dance Day, we share a snippet from @crystal_pite 's official message in the hope that it will inspire.

We often get folks asking us what we do and so we're starting this series called CanDance FAQs. Look out every week for a post answering a frequently asked question, or, if you can, head on over to our website and read them all.

We are excited to announce this year’s Creative Exchange Project Artists: All Bodies Dance Project (Vancouver), Adam Warren (Vancouver), and Propeller Dance (Ottawa), supported by CanDance Presenters New Works, The Dance Centre, and the National Arts Centre. This Creative Exchange Project aims to support knowledge sharing and skill development in dance making and facilitation in mixed-ability dance, with audience engagement activities in Ottawa and Vancouver. Learn more about the CanDance Creative Exchange Program on our website. [https://candance.ca/creative-exchange-project/] @allbodiesdance All Bodies Dance Project @propellerdance @Propeller Dance (Credit to K Ho for photo of Adam Warren) #candancenetwork #disabilitydance

Congratulations to our 2023-24 Creation Fund Artists: Travis Knights and Daina Ashbee. Travis and his team will create the Mars Project, which will blur the lines between tap choreography and music composition, and explore the use of harnesses to create the illusion of Martian gravity (which is 38% that of Earth’s gravity)! The presenting partners include: Fall for Dance North (Toronto); Danse Danse (Montreal); National Arts Centre (Ottawa); Dance Victoria (Victoria). Daina Ashbee will collaborate with Nicaraguan dancer, Bboy Giga (Juan Carlos) to create a new work entitled, We Learned a lot At Our Own Funeral. Daina is known for using simplistic, powerful, bold, movements and working with the body upside down and vertical. This work will continue to explore the shapes, textures and sounds of an upside-down body and the rhythms of breaking. The presenting partners include: Usine C (Montreal); Crimson Coast (Nanaimo); The Dance Centre (Vancouver); Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur (Saint-Sauveur). Learn more about the CanDance Creation Fund on our website [https://candance.ca/creation-fund/] #candancenetwork #danceincanada

September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as we remember the indigenous families and communities impacted by the horrors of the residential school system. We commit to extending beyond remembrance into action. May our remembrance go beyond this day and spur us to consider the ways in which we go about our work of decolonizing, giving land back, and creating spaces for these systems of oppression to not repropagate. Please visit the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to learn more @nctr_um #nationaldayoftruthandreconciliation #decolonization

CanDance Network National Meeting 2023 featured Artist Talks hosted by @citadelcie_ Nathalie Bonjour with guests Santee Smith and Naishi Wang Yvonne Ng with guests Hanna Kiel and Meryem Alaoui Nova Dance with guests SaMel Tanz and Roshanak Jaberi Lynanne Sparrow with guests Alyssa Martin and Diana Lopez Laurence Lemieux with guest Heidi Strauss and Nova Dance The conversation was facilitated by Judy Harquail Photos by Leemarc Lao #dancers #artists #presenters #toronto #canada #candancenetwork

“Nomada is a journey of the Creator of life through three worlds; Sky World, Underworld, and Earth. This journey must be made every year to maintain harmony of all the earthly and cosmological elements and to guarantee the harmony between Earth; Its nature, its flora, its fauna, its minerals, and humanity. All are connected and interdependent, by the animated lines of the collective spirit, through the Creator Mother and Earth. Nomada is the physical and spiritual act of renewal, affirmation, and restoration. Of the fragile continuous balance of the earth.” For Small Scale Creation Fund 2022-23 / Diana Lopez Photo by Greg Wong We are grateful for the support of @canada.council in making this project possible! #thecandancenetwork #art #canada #dance #candancenetwork #creationfundproject #dianalopez #commission #creationfund #arts #canadacouncilforarts

The CanDance Small Scale Creation Fund Project for 2022-23 - Nomada is supported by @canadianstage , @crimson_coast_dance , @danceworksto , @ptbopublicenergy and @pushfestival Photo by Greg Wong We appreciate the support of @canada.council #candancenetwork #thecandancenetwork #art #canada #dance #creationfund #dianalopez #commission #creationfundproject

Sharing some moments from our Artist + Presenter Welcome Party at National Meeting that was held at @torontodancetheatre in January 2023. CanDance team would like to grateful for your support and contribution in making the event a success! Photos by Leemarc Lao #canada #dance #thecandancenetwork #art #candancenetwork #arts #toronto #torontodance #nationalmeeting #torontodancetheatre

We are pleased to announce that Diana Lopez is the recipient of the CanDance Small Scale Creation Fund 2022-23 for "Nomada" Nomada is a production that brings together contemporary indigenous dance, aerial dance,installation art and three-dimensional light projections. Nomada is a journey inspired by personal stories of displacement, rituals of water, cycles of sustainability and the connections of our bodies to land. Nomada is a solo work exploring ritual as performance through aerial and contemporary indigenous dance, video projection, and art installation. Diana’s visceral movement initiates from connection to material, body memory and land. The fieldwork, concept research, and collaborative process are integral to the maturity of Nomada. Photo by Greg Wong Creation Fund is supported by @canada.council #creationfund #dance #canada #dianalopez #art #commission #thecandancenetwork

You’re Invited! To launch this year's national dance presenter meetings, we’re inviting Toronto choreographers and dancers to join us and @torontodancetheatre for a casual party and chance to reconnect. Andrew Tay will Co Host and DJ🎉 All are welcome! Limited spots available - RSVP via Google Form in bio 🗓️ Monday, January 23rd 2023 📍Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester St., Toronto ⏰ 6:30 - 8:30 PM 🔸Open Bar | Cash-only suggested donations Please note - There is limited capacity and spots will be reserved at first come first serve basis #toronto #dance #dancecommunity #party #artists #presenters #torontodancetheatre #networking #artistsoninstagram

Large Scale Creation Fund 2022-23 - The Dancers of Damelahamid draw from origin stories, and explore ways to translate these perspectives through the lens of the current time. The company has assembled an impressive team of collaborators, among them are: Elder/Traditional Knowledge Keeper Betsy Lomax, Traditional Knowledge Keeper/Master Carver David Boxley, Collaborating Director Charles Koroneho, Lighting Designer Jeff Harrison, and Projection Designer Andy Moro. The Grenier family members will contribute the key elements of Set and Design, Regalia, Language and Research, and Music Composition. Learn more about the Creation Fund and its application process - Link in Bio We are grateful for the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada support! #dancersofdamelahamid #candancenetwork #canada #dance #arts