The first time I experienced a story ballet was when I was cast as one of Isadora Duncan’s students in … More
Category: REAson d’etre dance productions
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
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