upcoming events: Spring 2015
Little Pear Garden Collective presents Bitter Tea
Special promo for artists and arts workers! For $25 dollar tickets, use the promo: DANCE. Purchase tickets HERE. For more information about Little Pear Garden Collective, visit their website: www.littlepeargarden.com
ENAKSHI SINHA presents Woman: A Search
Directed and Choreographed by Enakshi Sinha, Narrated by Lata Pada. Dancers: Enakshi Sinha, Harikishan S. Nair, Tanya Guha, Nisha Chatterjee, Sohini Mondol, Arpana Balachandar and Ipshita Maitra Ray. Research and Translation by Dr. Ananya Mukherjee.
ENAKSHI SINHA presents Woman: A Search March 21, 2015 at 7:00pm Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Tickets: $25 and $50, 416 973 4000 or online here. For more information, visit www.enakshi.org
CADA-ON Members: 10% discount off tickets!
Solo Dancing with Dawne Carleton
$450 for CADA-ON Members Tuesdays 14 April – 16 June 2015, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 180 Shaw St. Studio 103
Dancer in photo (right): Gennie Brukner "I love the gentle nature of your teaching, mixed with brave respectful confrontation of real challenge in the room. I loved your full commitment to our personal/creative growth." – Former participant
In this master-class format workshop we use the pared-down structure of unaccompanied solo improvisation to discover what each participant is doing when they improvise, clarify what they would like to be doing, and practice staying connected to their intention, or score, in performance. Beginning with one-minute improvisations, students will be led in a focused process involving dancing, reflecting, observing and more dancing as they build toward 10-minute improvisations in the final class. Additional exercises will be introduced to elucidate specific concerns and interests as they arise. Each class will begin with 30 minutes of silent self-directed warm-up/practice. An optional informal showing of work will take place at the end of the session.
This class is designed for dancers interested in moving beyond habitual blocks and limitations, developing presence, skill and impact in improvised performance and establishing their own body of improvisation-based work. Practitioners in related fields seeking advanced study are also welcome.
For more information and to register, please email dawnecarleton@yahoo.com.
Dawne Carleton’s work as a dance artist, instructor and creative process facilitator is rooted in an improvisation practice that spans over 20 years. She received a Canada Council grant for Masters-level studies at the European Dance Development Center in the Netherlands. Carleton is a choreographer who “enhance[s] our understanding of who and what we are as embodied creatures” (The Dance Current). She brings a deep sense of listening to creative process facilitation sessions with artists from diverse fields. Carleton also leads Group Practice, a weekly space for movement research and dialogue.
$150 non-refundable deposit upon registration; remainder of fees due April 7. Single class possible April 14 only.  Workshop with Margie Gillis, April 18 $20 for CADA-ON members! Pre-registration required. Email info@margiegillis.org. Spots are limited!
International Dance Day is April 29, 2015
Since 2005, the Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) has issued a message on behalf of the dance community in Canada as part of International Dance Day (IDD), which takes place on April 29th every year. This year, CDA invited bboy Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli to deliver his message of dance as an inclusive, accessible and universal art form.
- Luca 'Lazylegz' Patuelli Letters to Spain - Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company 10% off tickets for CADA-ON Members. Only 3 performances at the Harbourfront Fleck Dance Theatre, as part of NextSteps 14/15
Canasian International Dance Festival $20 for CADA-ON members, using the code 'DANCE'.
Business Skills for your Arts Career, brought to you by AFBS and the Artists Health Alliance
Dates and Times: Friday, June 12: 6-9pm Saturday, June 13: 9-4pm Sunday, June 14: 9-4pm Location: OCAD University Auditorium, 100 McCaul Street Facilitator: Jack Cunningham - Toronto-based Jack Cunningham is an Entrepreneur, Career and Employment Consultant, Adult Educator, Workshop Facilitator, Curriculum Designer, Collage Artist, Writer and Performer. He has extensive experience as a writer, director and producer, and has owned and operated businesses in Publicity and Marketing, Film Production, and Training Consulting. Jack has taught at several community colleges including Humber, George Brown and Centennial. Register for this workshop at www.artistshealth.com/afbs or call 416 351 0239 and reference AFBS, by May 29 to claim your spot. Thanks to AFBS, the weekend seminar worth $300 is only $50 for CADA-ON members! |
Little Pear Garden Collective, Canada's premier Chinese opera and dance company, presents the story of Ruan Lingyu, the greatest actress of Chinese silent film. Set in Shanghai in the 1930s, it tells the story of both love and recognition against the turbulent background of rapidly changing society. Merging the choreography of Jefferey Chan and Jack Shi, it is accompanied by an original score & soundscape by Heidi Chan. 
In support of the international campaign Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity:
Picture It led by UN WOMEN, and as
part of the Harbourfront Centre's 2014/2015 NextStep season. Watch the stories
of two women come alive through poetry, theatre, dance and music! 
10 weeks – $500 (3 participants per class)
"No matter what age, race, sex or ability one may have, everyone can dance. Dance is within all of us. Some choose to share it with others and some choose to keep it to themselves. Life is a dance whether we know it or not. We are constantly dancing with every movement we make, with every breath we take and with every beat our hearts make, a rhythm is being created. It's the slightest movements that make the greatest difference in a performance, just like in life it's the little things that matter. Dance is the connection between you and the universe; while we are dancing we are developing ourselves based on the energy, the emotions, and the challenges we experience. It is up to us to determine how we want to communicate our dance to the world. Dance is the ultimate form of self-expression and it is the escape that always reminds us that everything is going to be ok. Dance challenges us to surpass our limitations by discovering strength within. So, live you life to the fullest and dance beautifully!".jpg)
