Tara Butler and Kathleen Rea danced in Ballet Jorgen Canada’s first production of The Nutcracker on tour in 1996. They … More
Category: Dance
“Cripping” the Story Ballet
The first time I experienced a story ballet was when I was cast as one of Isadora Duncan’s students in … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Becoming a dancer: How one man overcame his fear
For most of his life Vivek Patel was terrified at the thought of dancing. He couldn’t even dance when he was … More
The Axis Syllabus and Pregnancy: An Inquiry by Kathleen Rea (the video version)
Six years, two pregnancies and a lot of work to make! It feels good to put it out into the … More
The Velveteen Rabbit: A Ballet Forty Years in the Making
When I was five years old, I fell in love with Margery Williams’ classic story The Velveteen Rabbit. That year … More
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