Projects
The CanDance Network’s two artist projects are uniquely designed to collectively identify Canada’s outstanding choreographers and help lift their careers to new heights. Both projects are presenter driven. Interested artists should contact a CanDance presenter in their region. Visit the CanDance website Resource section for booking and touring tips.
The Creation Fund
The Creation Fund is a matching fund project in which several CanDance presenters’ commission and tour a new work. Read more…
Creative Exchange Project
The Creative Exchange Project supports innovative project models that facilitate meaningful exchange among artists and audiences based in different Canadian communities. Read more…
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Services
Online Directory
The CanDance Network publishes an online directory as a guide to its projects and member organizations. It is a valuable information tool for members, artists, agents, other presenters and potential sponsors. Click here to view the online directory or download a PDF version.
Tour Facilitation
The CanDance Network is currently exploring Tour Coordination systems to manage and organize both tour requests from the membership as well as Creation Fund commissions.
The Network is in the process of creating an online application for members to manage and share tour dates. This application will allow members to share programming with their colleagues, find partners and finalize schedules. This information will be used to assist both artists/managers and presenters in the creation of effective tours.
Networking and Professional Development Sessions for Presenters
Annual CanDance networking meetings build presenting partnerships for creation and touring projects, establish consensus on advocacy and research initiatives, provide professional development from expert speakers and give exposure to artists’ performances in different regions of Canada. Simultaneous interpretation is provided.
Community Roundtables
The Network hosts National and Regional Roundtables to improve communication between artists and presenters and provide professional development for members. Read more…
Annual Presenting Statistics
The network compiles annual presenter statistics based on our members’ grant reporting forms. This information provides annual demographics on the number of artists presented from each province, and from culturally diverse and Aboriginal backgrounds. The statistics also cover the number of performances and outreach activities conducted, audience numbers and fees paid to artists. CanDance uses these statistics to assess trends in the presenting milieu and inform advocacy initiatives.
In 2007-08, CanDance members presented 313 Canadian artists and 39 international artists. The performances attracted over 110,500 audience members and over 10,300 individuals participated in members’ audience outreach activities.
Fee Standards Research Initiative and Artist-Presenter Workshops
In 2006, CanDance undertook a three-year study on fees paid for professional dance presentation in Canada with the goal of setting best practices and improving artist-presenter communication around negotiating fees. Lascelle Wingate Management conducted a cross-country study of presentation fees paid to artists/companies, and compiled statistics on members’ fees paid. In the following two years, consultant Judy Harquail advanced the project, conducting community consultations with artists across Canada, developing a Tools for Fee Negotiation document and sample budget, and implementing artist-presenter “dueling spreadsheets” workshops to foster mutual understanding.
The tools can be downloaded by clicking here. Artist-Presenter workshops are hosted at an ongoing basis during annual networking events across Canada.