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​2017-18 Creation Fund Announcement
August 21, 2017

CanDance received four applications for the 2017-18 Creation Fund, and are pleased to announce that the recipients are:
PictureLara Kramer
Lara Kramer Danse: Windigo
Small Scale Investment.
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Supported by the National Arts Centre, Festival TransAmerique, Dancing on the Edge, and Usine-C, the new production, entitled Windigo, will follow the trajectory of two men’s experiences in the isolation of the north, whose environment and community carry the undercurrents of violence and the continued effects of genocide and environmental destruction.​
PicturePeggy Baker, Sarah Neufeld
Peggy Baker Dance Projects: who we are in the dark
Large Scale Investment.
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Supported by Danse Danse, National Arts Centre, The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Fall for Dance North, and Canadian Stage, who we are in the dark is a collaboration with Arcade Fire musicians Jeremy Gara and Sarah Neufeld, who will create an original score for a full evening work. Seven extraordinary dancers will explore and illuminate darkness: intimacy, secrets, bafflement, treachery, and mystery.

Coastal First Nations Dance Festival

In March, CanDance coordinated a trip for ten member presenters to attend the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival to learn more about Indigenous dance practices. It was an immersive and enriching experience. We are grateful to Artistic and Executive Director Margaret Grenier and Festival Coordinator Kristina Lemieux, who planned an artist discussion session, Hoop dance workshop, pre-event anti-oppression workshop, and welcomed us at all the performances. Participant feedback has been very positive, and we will seek opportunities for future professional development trips. 

2017/18 Creative Exchange Project (CEP) Awarded to REMIX

Congratulations to our 2017-18 Creative Exchange Project presenters: Studio 303 (Montreal), Neighbourhood Dance Works (St. John’s) and Mile Zero Dance (Edmonton). Their project, REMIX, invites choreographers to reinvent and reshape existing choreography in an exciting cross country exchange.

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