The Dance Current

Welcome to the Dance Current family!🌈We are so grateful to you, our growing community of art lovers who support our efforts to foster equity and sustainability within the cultural sector. 📌See the full video >> thedancecurrent.com/dance-media-gr… 🎥 Video by David Phu of Honest Human Media

Who is your Queer icon? We're looking for submissions to include in a photo essay! Tell us about who has inspired you and your story might be featured. This is a paid writing opportunity as all our writing opportunities are. Email swadhi@thedancecurrent.com by June 21.

Emily Pettet speaks with Spring 2023 cover star Nova Bhattacharya, artistic director of @NovaDanceCA and choreographer of Svāhā!, which premiered in 2022 and will tour to Vancouver in July. Check it out on our website now! Photos by Francesca Chudhoff thedancecurrent.com/article/the-st…

Would like to try your hand at reviewing? Are you a writer based in Canada? We’re looking to add to our roster of reviewers, specifically writers who live outside of major centres and those based in the northern regions. Email emily@thedancecurrent.com! #writing #reviews #dance

Philip Szporer reviews Oona Doherty's Navy Blue which played at @FTAMontreal from May 30 to June 1. Read the full review: thedancecurrent.com/review/navy-bl… Photo by Sinje Hasheider #thedancecurrent #danceincanada #canadadances #review #montreal #dance #dancereview

In our Spring 2023 issue tips column dance physio therapist Geneviève Renaud looks at the reasons why she recommends incorporating community dance programs into your routine. It's now online! Read the full article > thedancecurrent.com/article/the-be…

Serena Lopez reviews: “Enemy Lines is a self-aware account of the harm indifference and fear can inflict. The care and time Lashbrook invested in establishing a historical narrative in the first half creates a slow build; however, it’s worth the wait.” thedancecurrent.com/review/enemy-l…

Have you been inspired by an amazing dance teacher? Want to share your experience? We’re looking for a love letter to a dance teacher to include in our Queer-themed summer issue. Email a pitch to anne@thedancecurrent.com by May 19. #thedancecurrent #danceincanada #canadadances

NEW REVIEW! Véronique Morin reviews Caroline Laurin-Beaucage's Les limites infinies de la peau running now until May 13 at @Agoradanse in Montreal. thedancecurrent.com/review/les-lim…

Because You Never Asked Is a Haunting Rallying Cry Against Hate: Roger White’s conversations with his grandmother about Nazi Germany form the backdrop of this moving piece📌Philip Szporer reviews >> thedancecurrent.com/review/because…🎥Trailer courtesy of @mtlartsinter @wafdcreations

Interested in reviewing a dance show in May or June? The Dance Current is looking to publish reviews from across the country. Send your review ideas to emily@thedancecurrent.com. Questions? Send us those too. #thedancecurrent #danceincanada #canadadances #dance #review #submit

The Dance Current is celebrating 25 years & we need your support to keep serving you for the next 25. Thinking of getting us a gift to celebrate? We'd love if you’d consider a monthly donation; even $5/month is helpful! Click on the link below: thedancecurrent.com/support-us/

The 2023 Summer Dance Directory is now online! Click on the link below to check out info on programs from across the country. #sponsored #ad #thedancecurrent #danceincanada #canadadances thedancecurrent.com/article/summer…

Introducing Canada's Olympic breaking team✨Ep 1: A Q & A with b-girl Tiffany Leung >> thedancecurrent.com/article/whats-… Leung, or b-girl Deepfriedtiff, hopes to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where breaking will have its debut as an Olympic sport.

Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company presents Transcendence, featuring José Maldonado, where art comes to life as a feeling. When art impacts us beyond what words can describe, we dance our emotions. Fleck Dance Theatre, May 12, 13 @ 8pm & May 14 @ 3pm. harbourfrontcentre.com/event/transcen…

Stories Rarely Told: #CompagnieKunalRanchod’s upcoming mixed program shares personal stories of immigration, love and renewal, themes not often explored in #ballet 📍in Montreal April 7-8. In the Spring 2023 print issue - on newsstands soon >> thedancecurrent.com/article/storie…

The release of our spring issue will mark 25 years of the magazine. For a non-profit focused on an underfunded art form, this is a huge accomplishment, & we're so grateful to our supporters in making this possible. Let's make the next 25 years a reality > thedancecurrent.com/support-us/

We’ve got summer on our minds this week so it’s the perfect time to prepare our summer dance directory! This year we will be publishing it on thedancecurrent.com to coincide w/ the launch of our 25th anniversary issue in April. Email emily@thedancecurrent.com by Apr. 10!

We are accepting pitches for our #Queer themed Summer issue. Are you an #artist, #writer or #dancer living in Canada? We're looking for #features, #profiles, #personalessays and more. Email your #pitch to anne@thedancecurrent.com >> thedancecurrent.com/submissions/

Be a part of our 25th anniversary photo essay! Our Spring 2023, community-themed issue is a celebration of the bonds that hold us together & the art that creates them. Submit photos to anne@thedancecurrent.com by TUESDAY, MARCH 14 to be considered. #thedancecurrent #Dance

The Dance Current welcomes a new leadership team! We wish Grace Elliott well as she takes on new challenges, & we welcome Anne Dion as our new editor-in-chief & Swadhi Ranganee as managing editor. Subscribe today to get Anne's first issue as your first! > thedancecurrent.com/subscribe/