National Indigenous Peoples Day
DCD encourages its followers and supporters to take time to recognize the history and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples from across what is now Canada.
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Artist Researcher In Residence
Ashley’s research will focus on the popular dance style known as Waacking and its original name Punking. Her research aims to highlight alternative contributors, creators, and practitioners of the Punking/Whacking/Waacking dance form
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Date Set for 2024 DCD Hall of Fame
We are delighted to confirm the date for the 2024 Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame celebration. Be sure to mark your calendars…
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Dancemakers Photo Ident-a-Thon
Dancemakers alumni (artistic directors, dancers, choreographers, designers, production staff, managers, etc), particularly from the first 30 years
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Collette Murray – Discover Dialogues
Join Amy Bowring for a conversation with artist, educator, and scholar Collette Murray. Collette will discuss her Ph.D. research on dance education and anti-racist dance pedagogies.
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New Exhibit at DCD
If you’re in the Carlton and Yonge neighbourhood, feel free to drop into the DCD office to see one of Blanche Lund’s dresses from the 1950s. Our office entranceway is currently displaying a small exhibit about Alan and Blanche Lund that had been on display in the Community Exhibits Program at Queen’s Park.
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Balanchine in Canada
This special page was created as an accompaniment to the article “Balanchine in Canada” by Balanchine repetiteur Joysanne Sidimus in issue 83, Fall 2023, of DCD Magazine.
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New Works – 30 Years
Three Decades of Dance. This digital exhibit is the sister to the live exhibit that ran in Vancouver’s Scotiabank Dance Centre lobby from October 21 to November 18, 2023. All 30 subjects shine a light on New Works’ incredible legacy in the West coast dance community.
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Allen Kaeja – Discover Dialogues
Join us via Zoom for a chat with choreographer and writer Allen Kaeja to discuss his article “Moving Memories: Kaeja Explores the Holocaust through Dance and Film” written for the free online textbook The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience (Michael Polgar and Suki John, eds., Penn State University, 2023). Allen will also show excerpts from the films discussed in the writing.
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Inductee Spotlight – Jean Stoneham Orr
Jean Stoneham Orr is a beloved member of the Vancouver dance community for her support of artists and her half-century of volunteerism, but did you know…?
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