DanceWorks offers pre-performance danceflics, Carol's Dance Notes, post-performance conversations and receptions with choreographers.
Pre-show danceflics set the stage for the evening's presentation.
conversations bring choreographers and audiences closer together. Guest interviewers add their takes in 20-minute post show talkbacks.
Carol's Dance Notes - Dance artist/writer Carol Anderson writes informative notes for selected national touring works. Carol's Dance Notes are published by Dance Collection Danse.
Worried you'll miss the point? The following "advice" is taken from A Very Dangerous Pastime, A Devastatingly Simple Dance Guide (produced by the Canada Dance Festival in association with Grimm Pictures)
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Things to Remember
Expose yourself to dance in a variety of settings.
There are no right or wrong interpretations of what you see.
You will get something from it. Do not pressure yourself -
Let your imagination soar. There are no special methods or tricks that you need to be taught. There is no in-depth research to be done. You just have to be willing to take the ride. The key is not to pressure yourself. There is no right or wrong interpretation.
What is Modern Dance? Modern dance emerged at the turn of the twentieth century as a reaction to the constrictions of classical ballet in many parts of the world. Canada was no exception. Uniquely Canadian modern dance companies emerged in the Sixties particularly in Winnipeg, Montreal, and Toronto. Modern dance, based on the technique of one choreographer, for example Martha Graham, was subjugated in the Seventies and Eighties by contemporary dance.
What is Contemporary Dance? Contemporary dance is a constantly evolving idiom. Contemporary choreography is usually influenced by several techniques but directed by one choreographer. Independent dance, such as the choreography presented by DanceWorks, has shaped the development of Canadian contemporary dance from the late Eighties onwards.
Image: Marie-France Forcier
