The first time I experienced a story ballet was when I was cast as one of Isadora Duncan’s students in…
What is a Relaxed Performance?
A relaxed performance is an inclusive performance practice in which the traditional theatre rules and expectations are relaxed and/or presentation is specifically designed to make theatre more welcoming to audience members who are neurologically different
Indian Dance Artist Guru Suraj at the June 30 to July 1, 2019, Contact Dance International Film Festival
Guru Suraj with Marielle Gerke Guru Suraj, a dance artist living in Chennai, India is visiting Toronto to present his…
Newton Moraes depicts Multi-Faceted Depths of Letting Go
This review is written by Guest Blogger Leslie Heydon: I had the privilege to witness an excerpt from “IHU” presented…
Female Choreographer Found: Roshanak Jaberi is a Force to Reckon With
Irma Villafuerte in “No Woman’s Land” photo by Wayne Eardley The spotlight over the past years has turned towards the…
Filmmaker uses her craft to transform the world: an interview with Olya Glotka
Interview date: June 2017 Olya Glotka, a self-made filmmaker based in Toronto, is transforming the contact dance improvisation community she…
Wyatt’s Best Kid-socks for Sensory Feet Review
If you are left scratching your head at why socks are such a big issue for some kids then you…
Kathleen Rea’s Sprouted Rice Pizza Crust
When my family went on a low carb high-fat diet I tried and tried to make a yummy pizza crust…
“That lady”: The story of what happened when a woman put up a boundary in the contact improv world
via “That lady”: The story of what happened when a woman put up a boundary in the contact improv world
Last Studio Run-through For Men’s Circle Before We Head To The Theatre
On Friday we performed our final studio run-through before we move over to the theatre. Here is what our small audience…
The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture
Originally posted on Dating Tips for the Feminist Man:
The opposite of masculine rape culture is masculine nurturance culture: men* increasing their capacity to nurture, and becoming…
Men’s Circle: making room for male vulnerability might be part of the antidote to rape culture
Kathleen Rea is a registered psychotherapist and the creator of Men’s Circle, a new dance-theatre work that follows the story…