Welcome to DUO's Bi Monthly E-Newsletter

February 2008 Volume 2

In this Issue:

Announcements
Classes & Workshops
Calls to Artists
Space
Call for Volunteers
Auditions
Jobs
Grant Deadlines
Archives

Announcements

Ontario Dance Passport announces it’s first
GRAND PRIZE WINNER!
The Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) is proud to announce our first grand prize-winner of the Ontario Dance Passport. It gives us great pleasure to congratulate John Newton as the first grand prize winner, collecting 50 stamps since September 2007. Newton will have his choice of grand prizes, which will be awarded at the DUO International Dance Day festival in Yonge-Dundas Square, April 27th, 2008. All prize winners will be announced this day, so DUO encourages everyone to keep collecting their stamps, and also spread the word about the Ontario Dance Passport.

GRAND PRIZE (one of the following)

Ottawa trip
2 tickets to the Canada Dance Festival
2 night stay at the Embassy Hotel and Suites

Peterborough trip
2 tickets to Peterborough New Dance
2 night stay at the Moffat House Bed & Breakfast

Toronto trip
2 tickets to Harbourfront Centre’s New World Dance
2 night stay at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel

Guelph trip
2 tickets to the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
2 night stay at the Holiday Inn Guelph

Now that the Ontario Dance Passport has had our first grand prize winner, all other grand prize winners will be entered into a draw for the remaining grand prizes. Other prizes are awarded at various stamp intervals: 10 stamps wins a limited edition t-shirt, 25 stamps wins an invitation to a behind-the-scenes dance company rehearsal, and 40 stamps wins tickets to a dance performance with a special Dance Guide from the community who will accompany the winner.

There are over 30 dance organizations participating in the Ontario Dance Passport, combining to offer over 90 dance events where stamps can be collected throughout Ontario. More organizations and events will be added throughout the year, and this information will be updated on our website, www.dancepassport.ca <http://www.dancepassport.ca> .

Passports will be distributed though participating companies, at the T.O. TIX booth in Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, and through various other community events and venues. Participants will be able to register their dance passport online and track their stamp collecting progress. They will also have the option to join our passport mailing list that will notify them of upcoming dance events.




The Metcalf Foundation is pleased to present Opening Doors:
The First Five Years of the Metcalf Foundation’s Performing Arts Program.

Grant-makers all make important about what to support and how best to deliver that support. We all want to understand the impact of these choices – to determine if the decisions were well-made, and what resulted from our intervention. Are we making the difference we hope for? If not, what could we do to realize the full potential of our commitment and resources? These are challenging questions.

In 2001, the Metcalf Foundation launched a new and innovative performing arts program. Five years later, we undertook a review of this program – it
was the first time that our Foundation had ever embarked on a formal evaluative process. The review was completed between January and June 2006.

In Opening Doors, we describe the context for the arts program and the review process that we undertook. The paper also includes a brief summary of the evaluators’ report and recommendations, and what we learned about the Foundation’s work in the performing arts sector.

The document is available for download at the Foundation's website: http://www.metcalffoundation.com.

For further information, please contact Arts Program Director Michael Jones at 416-926-0366 X 25 or mjones@metcalffoundation.com.




TORONTO LIFE DEADLINE ALERT - MAY/08
Because Toronto Life works well in advance, the DEADLINE for MAY PREVIEWS, 2008 is FEBRUARY 15.
(Do not copy your material to the editor. She only forwards it back to the writer. There is also no need to send photographs. Should TL want a photograph, you will be contacted. In short – send text material to the appropriate writer only .)

INSTRUCTIONS
Toronto Life is more than a listing; it is a PREVIEW, and the more details about the performance/exhibit/event that you send, the more exciting the writer can make the event sound. (This element needs to be beefed up in particular.)

Each time you send details about a performance/exhibit/event, remember to include the following data AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INFORMATION, AND IN THIS ORDER:

DATES of run
TIMES of show
TICKET PRICES (lowest to highest)
VENUE (with exact street address)
BOX OFFICE number
WEB PAGE address (if available)
CONTACT PERSON and PHONE NUMBER (for fact-checking purposes).

Please submit event info to your appropriate Toronto Life writer as listed below. Please describe the event in as much detail as you can. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF DEPARTMENTS, SEND TO BOTH WRITERS AND FLAG THAT YOU HAVE DONE SO. TL WILL WORK IT OUT.

THE WRITERS
Visual Art: David Balzer, david.balzer@elf.mcgill.ca
Classical Music: Rick MacMillan, r.macmillan@rogers.com
Dance: Paula Citron, pcitron@sympatico.ca
Diversions (events, literary readings, lectures, film etc): Brent Ledger, jbl@interlog.com
Jazz: Stuart Broomer, broomer@sprynet.com
Kids: Hadley Dyer, dyer.hadley@sympatico.ca
Pop Music/Nightlife: Jason Anderson, janders86@rogers.com
Theatre: Stephanie Verge, sverge@torontolife.com


If you wish to send a hard copy press kit, please address it to the appropriate writer at Toronto Life, and it will be forwarded on.

(Writer’s Name)
Toronto Life
111 Queen Street East, Suite 320
Toronto
M5C 1S2

Thank you for your co-operation.

Paula Citron
FOR PREVIEWS, TORONTO LIFE MAGAZINE




ARTSCAPE HANDS OVER REIGN OF THE QUEEN WEST ART CRAWL
Artscape today announced that the Parkdale Liberty Economic Development Corporation (PLEDC) will assume ownership and production of the Queen West Art Crawl. The Queen West Art Crawl affectionately known as "QWAC" is an annual local festival of art and community that celebrates and enriches the unique cultural dynamic of Queen West and Parkdale - two of the city's most distinctive creative districts.

Susan Serran, Director of Community Development with Artscape views PLEDC as "the perfect home for the Queen West Art Crawl. With a mandate
committed to local economic development and capacity building, the Parkdale Liberty Economic Development Corporation is exceptionally well positioned to serve as a catalyst for the vital community-based dialogue, exchange and collaboration that the festival personifies for a wide range of partners and participants along Queen Street from Spadina to Roncesvalles."

Bill Squires, Executive Director with PLEDC commented "The Board of Directors and staff at PLEDC are extremely excited about this new venture and we can't wait to sink our teeth into it. We are also looking forward to working with all of the community partners who have made the Queen West Art Crawl such a great event over the past 5 years and also fostering new partnerships to assist us in growing the Queen West Art Crawl."

From the outset of the Queen West Art Crawl, one of Artscape's key objectives was to build the creative capacity across the participating communities in the hope that one of its event partners would be positioned to assume ownership and production of the event. Artscape views its role in the community as an idea incubator and catalyst for the development of new and evolving creative partnerships. After five enormously successful years, the Queen West Art Crawl has reached a level of independent recognition and stability and the time to turn the event over to another vital community organization has arrived. The Queen West Art Crawl involves a number of key community partners including the West Queen West BIA, the Parkdale Village BIA, The Gladstone Hotel, Urbanspace Properties, Workman Arts, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Artscape launched the Queen West Art Crawl in 2003 as means to help anchor local creative and cultural resources in the community. Since then, it has evolved from a one-day outdoor art show and sale to a three-day multi-neighbourhood festival that speaks volumes about how art and artists, working together with local businesses and residents, make such an enormous contribution to our community. Over its first five years the Queen West Art Crawl has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors and members of the local community, showcased over 1,700 established and emerging artists working in every medium imaginable, and involved the creative efforts of more than 300 local business and community groups. Collectively, they have rolled out the
red carpet, and helped throw a party like no other in celebration of Queen Street West's creative edge.

We look forward to the sixth edition of the Queen West Art Crawl the weekend of September 12 - 14, 2008. For information on Queen West Art Crawl 2008 please visit: www.queenwestartcrawl.com



Canada Council
moving forward
cap sur l’avenir
I am pleased to announce that the Canada Council’s Action Plan 2008-11 is now available on our web site. The Plan describes the program and operational strategies the Council will pursue in the next three years and budgetary information for the upcoming fiscal year (2008-09). It explains how the Council has aligned its budget with its priority strategies and how it will allocate new funds totaling $31,500,000 in 2008-09. It follows the values and broad directions set out in the Strategic Plan 2008-11, published in October 2007, and has been informed by the largest and most extensive consultation in the Council’s history.

We extend our sincerest appreciation to all those both inside and outside the organization who contributed to this extraordinary planning process, and to the government of Canada for providing $30 million in new, recurring funds to translate the most strategic of these ideas into reality.

The Action Plan, the Strategic Plan and information about the consultations are available on our web site at www.canadacouncil.ca.

Yours sincerely,  
Karen Kain, C.C.
Chair

Je suis heureuse d’annoncer que le Plan d’action 2008-2011 du Conseil des Arts du Canada est maintenant affiché sur notre site web. Le document décrit les stratégies relatives aux programmes et au fonctionnement du Conseil que l’organisme adoptera dans les trois prochaines années et présente des renseignements concernant le budget du prochain exercice financier (2008-2009). On y explique aussi comment le Conseil a harmonisé son budget et ses stratégies prioritaires ainsi que sa façon de répartir les fonds nouveaux totalisant 31 500 000 $ en 2008-09. Le texte reprend les valeurs et les grandes orientations présentées dans le Plan stratégique 2008-2011. Publié en octobre 2007, le plan s’inspire de la consultation la plus vaste de son histoire.

Le Conseil remercie très sincèrement toutes celles et tous ceux qui, de l’intérieur comme de l’extérieur de l’organisme, ont contribué à cet extraordinaire exercice de planification. Il remercie aussi le gouvernement du Canada qui lui a accordé 30 millions de dollars de fonds nouveaux et récurrents ; ces fonds lui permettront de transformer les idées les plus stratégiques en mesures concrètes.

Pour obtenir des renseignements sur les consultations ou consulter le Plan d’action et le Plan stratégique, visitez notre site web au www.conseildesarts.ca.

Veuillez recevoir, chers collègues, mes sincères salutations.

La présidente du Conseil des Arts du Canada,
Karen Kain, C.C.





Ontario Arts Council Strategic Planning Update
OAC’s comprehensive strategic planning process continues. The Ontario Arts Council hosted 26 consultations in several communities around the province from October to December 2007.
The sessions covered all art forms and included some specifically for the Aboriginal and francophone arts communities. (list of consultations below)

Preliminary Reports
The three consultants who facilitated these meetings, Decode, Equinox and Nanibush Innovations, have produced preliminary reports based on the consultations. These are rich with information about the realities and needs facing arts communities everywhere in Ontario.
We are having these translated and will be posting the reports on the OAC web site in the coming weeks so that the community can see and respond to major themes that have been identified. As soon as the draft reports are posted on our site, we will send out another Newsflash.
Discussions were wide-ranging and sometimes addressed issues that, although important, are not necessarily within the scope of OAC’s mandate.

One-on-one interviews
OAC will conduct one-on-one interviews with some individuals in the arts community and with representatives of other government agencies. We will also talk to people working in new immigrant communities, social services, education, and health.
Once these are completed, OAC staff will produce a draft strategic plan which will be presented to the OAC board of directors in April 2008.
The priorities that emerge will help OAC plan its directions and budgets over the next three years.



Future Directions and Program Budgets
In March 2007, the government announced a $15 million increase to OAC’s base funding over three years. As we stated last year, almost all arts sectors, including operating programs, will see a 30 per cent budget increase over the three year period from 2007/08 to 2009/10.
Many, but not all, organizations will see an increase to their operating grants over the three years if supported by assessment, including those in the midst of multi-year cycles. Individual project programs will also see increases.
If you have questions, please contact Kirsten Gunter, Director of Communications at kgunter@arts.on.ca or at 416-969-7403 / 1-800-387-0058 ext. 7403 (toll-free in Ontario). Ontario Arts Council Strategic Plan Consultation Sessions 2007


The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

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Classes & Workshops


Royal Winnipeg Ballet School’s Teachers’ Summer Seminar 2008
July 16 – 21
Affordable professional development for teachers of dance.
Teaching assistants receive a 50% discount on tuition.
The Teachers’ Summer Seminar offers dance teachers an ideal opportunity to sharpen teaching skills, engage in educational discussions and gain fresh ideas for use in the classroom and studio. For information call 204-957-3467 or visit www.rwbschool.com.




Four Sundays in March
"Kathleen Style" Dance Lessons
Facilitated by: Kathleen Rea
Date: Sunday March, 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2008
Time: Sundays 2:00 pm. - 4:00 pm
Location: Dovercourt Penthouse Studio, 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto

Fee:
$75 -regular for all four lessons
$60- Early bird Rate for all four lessons (must make payment before March 1)
$22 - Drop in Rate

Description:
In this workshop participants will learn "Kathleen style" modern dance and dance improvisation. This will include release techniques, the ability to move between contrasting movement dynamics, dancing in relationship, story telling through dance and just plain having fun and enjoying the expressive nature of our movements.

What level is the workshop?
This is an intermediate to advanced workshop and basic facility and or experience in dance or theatre is required. Please contact Kathleen with questions about whether to think workshop is at the right level for you.

To register contact:
dance@kathleenrea.com <mailto:dance@kathleenrea.com>

Produced by:
REAson d'etre productions


Introduction to Expressive Arts Workshop
Facilitated by: Kathleen Rea
Date: April 19, 2008
Time: Sat, 11:00 A.M. - 6 :00 P.M

Location:
ISIS-Canada Studio
66 Gerrard Street East, Toronto

Fee:
$65 (Registration required)

Description:
In this workshop participants, through an interdisciplinary approach involving dance, poetry, voice, theatre and painting can and explore and expand their expressive capacities in a group learning environment. All art supplies are provided.

To register contact:
dance@kathleenrea.com

Produced by: REAson d'etre productions and ISIS-Canada <http://www.isis-canada.org/> (Knowing through the Arts Workshop Series)



Dance and Movement Expressive Arts Workshop
Facilitated by: Kathleen Rea
Date: May, 10 and 11 2008

Time:
Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 6 :00 P.M,
Sunday, 11:00 - 4:00 pm

Location:
ISIS-Canada Studio
66 Gerrard Street East, Toronto

Fee:
$80 (Registration required)

Description:
In this dance based workshop each participant, through an interdisciplinary approach involving dance, poetry, voice, theatre and painting will explore and expand their own personal movement styles. Dance skill or experience is not needed. All art supplies are provided.

To register contact:
dance@kathleenrea.com
<mailto:dance@kathleenrea.com>
Produced by: REAson d'etre productions and ISIS-Canada <http://www.isis-canada.org/> (Knowing through the Arts Workshop Series)



The Wednesday Dance Jam
Ongoing Every Wednesday of the year
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (drop-in)
Musician plays from 7:00-8:00

Location:
Dovercourt Penthouse Studio (third floor)
805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto,

Fee:
$6 - $12 sliding scale

Description:
Open space to dance. All dance forms welcome

Produced by:
REAson d'etre productions



iFreeStyle.ca's Spring 2008 Session
Now accepting registrations!! (March 9 - May 11)

We've posted our schedule for Spring 2008 and have opened up online registrations!
http://www.ifreestyle.ca/classes/index.php
Below is some information:

SPRING 2008 Group Classes
Sunday March 9 - May 11
No classes on March 23 and April 20

Partners not required
All salsa classes are taught On2
REGISTER ONLINE! http://www.ifreestyle.ca/classes/index.php

8-Week Salsa On2 Courses
• Beginner
• Beginner/intermediate A
• Beginner/Intermediate B - NEW!
• Intermediate A
• Intermediate B
• Intermediate C - NEW!
• Intermediate/Advanced B - NEW!

Please visit our classes page http://www.ifreestyle.ca/classes/index.php for course descriptions, prices (new rates beginning March 9, 2008) information on OPEN classes and full schedule


Workshop - The Movingbody: Self-Discovery Through Movement and Body
Led by: Danièle Massie

Two-Day Weekend: Feb. 22-23, 2008
Times: Fri. 7-10pm; Sat. 10am-5pm

Location: The Gestalt Institute of Toronto, 194 Carlton St. (four blocks east of Yonge St.)
Fee: $120

For more info / to download the brochure:
http://somaticgestalt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=44

To register: Call 416-964-9464
To contact Danièle: Call 416-513-0376 x1

This gestalt series will give you an opportunity to gain more awareness of how you carry your beliefs in your body and how these beliefs may interfere with your expression. Enjoy greater freedom and spontaneity by being present and awake in each moment. Explore how movement mirrors emotion and language. Begin from where you are.

Some of the themes addressed will include
• the essence of mundane, unintentional and incongruent movement as the source of your creativity
• the impulse behind movement as a way to a deeper understanding of body symptoms
• felt body experience as a door to more authentic contact with yourself and others


Upcoming Pre-reg Classes & Workshops
http://www.yogaspace.net/prereg.html

February
Therapeutic Yoga Kathryn Beet
Restorative Teacher Training Hali Schwartz
Restorative Yoga Hali Schwartz
How to practice and teach individualized, breath-centered yoga in group settings Leslie Kaminoff
Introduction to Yoga Kathryn Beet
Vinyasa Fundamentals Kathryn Beet

March
Master Classes Exploring Yoga Hart Lazer
A Body-Mind Centering® approach to embodying the endocrine glands Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
Therapeutic Yoga Kathryn Beet
Parents with Mobile Babies Marylu Spinney
Art of Baby Massage Laura Repo Davis
Introduction to Yoga Patricia White
Vinyasa Fundamentals Kathryn Beet

April
Parents with Mobile Babies Marylu Spinney
Restorative Yoga Hali Schwartz
Mindfulness-Based Wellness Education Geoffrey Soloway
Introduction to Yoga Kathryn Beet
Vinyasa Fundamentals Kathryn Beet

May
Restorative Yoga Hali Schwartz
Art of Baby Massage Laura Repo Davis
Introduction to Yoga Patricia White
Vinyasa Fundamentals Kathryn Beet

June
Moving from the inner body Judith Hanson Lasater
Restorative Yoga Hali Schwartz
Introduction to Yoga Kathryn Beet
Vinyasa Fundamentals Kathryn Beet

Please call the studio to register. 416-516-9940
We accept Visa, Mastercard, debit, cheques or cash.



City Dance Corps

Registered Workshops

Break Dance Absolute Beginners
Thursday's
Feb 28-Apr 10
8:30-10pm

Ballet Absolute Beginners
Friday's
Feb 29-Apr 18
6-7:30pm

Bellydance Absolute Beginners
Tuesday's
Feb 26-Apr 8
6-7pm

TAP Absolute Beginners
Thursday's
Feb 28-Apr 10
6-7pm

Intro to Salsa
Wednesday's
Feb 6 & 13
8:30-10pm

Break Dance Intermediate
Wednesday's
Feb 27-Apr 9
9-10pm

TAP Advanced Beginners
Tuesday's
Feb 26-Apr 8
8-9pm

>> Click here http://www.citydancecorps.com/schedule.htm for more info!


Special Workshops

Striptease
Wednesday's
Feb 6 & 13
8-9pm
Ladies, meet your sexy side with fun, confidence-building, dance-focused class! With Nicole Arbour!

Stiletto Hip Hop!
Wednesday's
Feb 20 & 27
8-9pm
Learn the hottest moves on heels! Sexy, spicy and feirce! This class has been featured in the National Post, Slice TV "3 Takes", Breakfast Television, T.Dot TV, CH TV and more!

Intro to CHA CHA CHA!
Monday's
Feb 4 & 11
7-8pm
One Two Three... Cha Cha Cha! Learn the basic steps of one the hottest and orginal Latin Club Dances, the Cha Cha Cha! This dance is a must know for any Latin club goer!

Ballroom: 101!
Wednesday's
Feb 20 & 27
8:30-10pm
Have you imagined yourself on 'Dancing with the Stars'? Ballroom 101 will break down the basic moves of the Waltz, Fox Trot, and Rumba!

>> Click here http://www.citydancecorps.com/specialworkshop.htm for prices and info!



Hollywood Dance Series: FEBRUARY!
Mia Michaels Contemporary Dance
Thursday's
Feb 7 - 28
7-8:30pm
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, and one of our favourite Hollywood Dance Series: With Siona Jackson!
Learn the contemporary routines from the show So you Think You Can Dance that put Mia Michaels in the spotlight. Choreographer of Madonna's concert tours, Celine Dion in Vegas, and much more, throw yourself into the world of Contemporary dance and feel the freedom!

City Dance Corps Staff
http://www.citydancecorps.com
539 King St. West
Suite 103
Toronto ON
M5V 1M1
416-260-2356





Dancemakers' Master Classes in Contemporary Technique with Matija Ferlin (Croatia)
Matija Ferlin (Pula, 1982) is a graduate of The School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. He has presented and performed his own work in Croatia, Montenegro, Portugal, Germany, Canada, Slovenia, Romania and The Netherlands. He has worked with choreographers, directors and photographers such as Ivica Buljan, Maja Delak, Ame Henderson, Sasha Waltz, Keren Levi, Martin Butler, David Zambrano, Karsten Liske, Christophe Chemin, Heinz Peter Knes and Mauricio Ferlin. Since 2007, Matija has been living and working in Pula, Croatia.

Matija Ferlin's classes include Release Technique and Muscle Bone training. His classes begin with exercises sourced from Pilates work with the aim to strengthen the abdominals in order to release the rest. The class continues with floor work that includes exercises and combinations that focus on the isolation of different body parts and joints. Trying to organize the body through its own musicality and importing exercises from Muscle and Bone training, the work involves negotiating with stamina in order to introduce at the end of the class, a dynamic dance sequence that revisits the tools from the beginning of the class.

Session 2 : February 18-22, 2008 (5 days), 10:00 am - 11:45 am

$75 per session, pre-registration required.
We apologize, but drop-ins are not permitted

Location: Dancemakers Centre for Creation, 55 Mill Street, The
Cannery, Building 58, Studio 313

For registration call: 416-367-1800
Anahita Azrahimi
Marketing Development Manager
Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation
http://www.dancemakers.org




Street Dance Academy
160 Spadina Ave, 2nd floor (NW corner of Queen Spadina)
Toronto, On
M5T 2C2

416-840-4934
http://www.streetdanceacademy.com

Mondays
12:10-12:50 Disco Stretch w/ Emily
6-7 Bellydance Workout w/ Laura
7-8 Beginner Breaking w/ Dyzee
7-8:30 Intermediate Breaking w/ Doogie

Tuesdays
12:10-12:50 Stretch w/ Jen
6-7 Hip Hop w/ Sinbad
7-8 House w/ Sinbad

Wednesdays
12:10-12:50 Disco Stretch w/ Emily
6-7 Jazz Funk w/ Apolonia
7-8:00 Hip Hop w/ Apolonia
7-8:30 Breaking Drills w/ Dyzee

Thursdays
12:10-12:50 Stretch w/ Jen
6-7 Stepping w/ Joe
7-8 Hip Hop/Toprocking w/ Jester

Fridays
STUDIO CLOSED

Saturdays
1-2 Reggae w/ KayAnn
2-3 Locking w/ Graeme

Sundays
11-12 Kids Hip Hop w/ KayAnn (Jan 13 - Mar 2)
11-12 Kids Inter Breaking w/ Whiplash (Jan 13 - Mar 2)
12-1 Kids Beg Breaking w/ MaeHem (Jan 13 - Mar 2)
3-6 Open Bboy Practice $4



Physical Theatre Workshops with Adam Lazarus
physical performance intensives with Adam Lazarus and guest instructors Susanna Hood and Meagan O'Shea

I. introduction to bouffon
II. building a performance

? taught by renowned physical theatre director and instructor Adam Lazarus
? designed for both professional and pre-professional dancers, actors, musicians, and/or clowns
? discounts for CAEA, CADA, ACTRA, other Union members and previous students (see below)

about the classes:
Working in the tradition of French Master Teachers Philippe Gaulier and Jacques Lecoq, the forefathers of physical theatre and clowning, these 5 day courses challenge students to take risks, hone their improvisational skills and push through performance inhibitions to find the pleasure of being present,
space, rhythm, fixed point, complicity, focus, flop and play.

In addition, students will have daily work on building spatial and body awareness.

During the first hour of each class, specialized instructors will teach:
? le jeu ? acrobatics ? movement ? 5 Rhythms

Location: Pia Bouman's School of Ballet and Creative Movement, 6 Noble Street, Toronto
View Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q=en=6+Noble+Street%2C+Toronto

I. introduction to bouffon
Monday April 7th - Friday April 11
10am - 2pm

An introductory class.
Games and exercises are used to discover students’ pleasure to mock social hypocrisies while simultaneously making audiences love you. Historically and culturally, the Bouffon traveled in groups or gangs. They stuck together and sat on the outside, in their ghettos, their swamps, looking in at the mainstream world. They watched human hypocrisies and laughed. Every now and then, they came back to do a play for the hypocrites. No subject, person or institution was spared their mockery.

Bouffon techniques are extremely useful for performers in all disciplines, as well as for writers, public speakers, teachers and critical thinkers. Through Jeu, students will re-discover their mental and physical agility, sensitivity, stillness and complicity in a group. The Bouffon will allow the actor to be a big person in a small body and to refine their awareness of the world around them. Students are encouraged to embrace this awareness and the power of being seen and listened to. All backgrounds (dance/education/music/writing/theatre/film/clown) will find this work exciting and useful.

II. building a performance
Monday April 14 - Friday April 18
10am - 2pm

Here students should come to class with an idea of something they are wanting to work on and perform. Whether interested in bouffon, clown or character, the students’ focus of the week is on writing and performing. This is a deeper exploration into the world of physical performance that will culminate in an informal public performance at the end of the workshop. Completion of week one of two, or prior experience in bouffon, clown or character is required for this class.

April 19 - April 20
Class showings at TBA
PWYC with money going back to the students

Fees:
$315 for 20 hours of instruction over 1 week ($250 for Union)
$600 for 40 hours of instruction over 2 weeks ($475 for Union)

Payment plans available
Required deposit of $100 to hold a place – refundable up to one week before the workshop

For registration and information contact:
thebouffon@rogers.com
http://www.quiptake.com

Limited Space Available




Guinea Style Dance and Drum classes
with Mohamed Diaby
Starting Saturday February 16

Drum Classes
Every Saturday
2 to 3:30pm
Dixon Hall, 58 Sumach Street (Queen St. E, b/w Parliament River)
Toronto, ON
All levels welcome
$20

Dance Classes
Every Sunday
Noon to 1:30pm
Dixon hall, 58 Sumach Street (Queen St. E, b/w Parliament River)
Toronto, ON
All levels welcome
$15

Guinea Style Dance and Drum classes facebook Group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11909610357

Info
Email: wonlande@gmail.com
Office: 647-290-1262




Motion : Emotion
New Theatrical Workshop in Toronto
www.sharonmoore.org
Only 2 spots left for Sunday February 24th, 2008! Thanks!
A Second workshop has been added for Sunday March 30, 2008!

For the FIRST TIME Sharon Moore’s workshop is available in Toronto!

Step into the studio and be lead through Sharon’s transformative methods including her most recent discoveries in theatrical movement for performers. All movement artists welcome; Dancers, actors, acrobats, choreographers, directors, dance/theatre teachers, vocalists, clowns, stunt performers, jugglers, aerial artists and performance artists.

“This work on character and emotion is amazing stuff.” -Dancer, Susan Marshall & Co., New York City

Date and Times
Sunday February 24th, 2008 - Only 2 spots left!
10:00am to 6:00pm
Location: 2968 Dundas Street West at Creative Children’s Dance Center
Fee: $90.00 or $80.00 for cada, equity, actra members and students in performance studies.
To Register or for more information contact Sharon at (416) 424-3133 sharon_moore@sympatico.ca
or visit us at www.sharonmoore.org <http://www.sharonmoore.org>

SECOND WORKSHOP ADDED DUE TO RESPONSE!
Date and Times:
Sunday March 30th, 2008
10:00am to 6:00pm
Location: 2968 Dundas Street West at Creative Children’s Dance Center
Fee: $90.00 or $80.00 for cada, equity, actra members and students in performance studies.
To Register or for more information contact Sharon at (416) 424-3133 sharon_moore@sympatico.ca
or visit us at www.sharonmoore.org <http://www.sharonmoore.org>

“What I thought was artistic crumbled and was replaced with a whole new aesthetic and range that I didn’t think was possible for me. I am seeing things in a whole new way.” -Dancer and Acrobat, Montreal

“Your workshop will be one of my greatest memories ever! Thank you.”
-Dancer, Winnipeg

“Sharon’s training has been quite different from any other training I have experienced. I am aware of the endless possibilities as an actor and that is a relief.” -Actor, Toronto

“There were so many types of characters that developed from this simple exercise. I know that this process has and will continue to serve me as an artist for years to come.” -Dancer/Actor, Winnipeg

I have a lot of new information in regards to emotional coloring and just what emotion is in relation to
movement and character.” -Actor, Winnipeg

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Lead by Sharon Moore award winning Artistic Director, Cinetic Creations & Immortal Union Dance. Choreographer, movement designer and coach for stage and screen. Member of CADA and ACTRA.

These are “on your feet workshops” designed for performers. We will help cultivate and align the moving body and emotional universe. The workshop includes a series of exercises that focus on awareness, exchange of subtext and motion between performers, seamless transformations, full emotional range; what it entails, how to create these tones and the application and layering in of such elements to a living and breathing character body. Contained in the work are exercises to help the performer tear down patterning in relation to movement, emotion and text. This regimen helps the most important artistic tool you have - YOU!

In performance motion exists on 2 planes; the articulation and vocabulary of committed physical movement and the non-physical world of motion known to us as the internal, interior or emotional universe. The latter is experienced in a frequency wave not perceived by the eye, but by the innate perception of the individual. In creation and performance it is the convergent relationship and mastery of these two planes that deliver a powerful and moving communication within the performance arena.

The workshop aims to achieve a state of presence and freedom in which creative ability can be fully utilized and continually expanded. The contents can be used as a warm-up process, for rehearsal, creation, performance, improvisation and for the building of character itself; specific or abstract.
For over 20 years Sharon has worked as a professional artist in dance, theatre and film where she has had the opportunity to observe the universal key elements that run through performance disciplines. It is vital that these elements live in a fluid and playful state in order to spark inherent creativity!

biography Full Bio go to www.sharonmoore.org <http://www.sharonmoore.org/>

Sharon creates as a choreographer, director and movement coach for dance, film, theatre and circus. She is an award winning creator and performer working for companies across North America. In early 2007 she became the first Canadian honored with a Bessie Schonberg Choreographic Award Residency at The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard.

While studying theatre at the age of seventeen Sharon discovered dance and went on to graduate as a full scholarship student from the School of The Toronto Dance Theatre. A former member of Contemporary Dancers of Canada under the direction of Tedd Robinson she is now a choreographer sought after for her highly textured and intensely magnetic theatre of movement. Flavored by her understanding of theatre and her experience as an actor she has forged a unique approach to the creative process as it applies to dance movement. She is renowned by those she works with for her ability to not just set good work, but while doing so, to bring about significant performance breakthroughs on an individual level for her artists, and for creating and controlling a safe environment for artistic breakthrough to take place. As a personal movement coach she works for stage and screen coaching and consulting on set for many actors including Lennie Parker, Julia Stiles and Jared Harris. Sharon travels across Canada and the United States where she coaches actors and dancers through her intensive workshop known as “The Trinity of the Emotional Voice”.

Sharon held the position of Key Choreographer on the Sony Pictures/ Impact Films/ Davies films release of Resident Evil; Apocalypse. She is currently in pre-production for her new dance drama film Anachronism”. This dual universe dramatic film utilizes a highly refined shooting process that truly unites the art and technology of cinema with Sharon’s uncompromising emotional subtext and breathtaking movement.




As Promised Productions presents "The Travelling Stage Weekend Workshop Series".
Come join us for an incredible day of workshops with some of Toronto's finest talent!

March workshops include:

Afro-Cuban Dance
Experience a new way to move, with a blend of traditional African and Cuban dance styles. Come sway to the percussive rhythms of Cuba while building strength, agility and forming a new rhythmical style.

Cutting Edge L.A. Hip-Hop—House Style
Improvisational in nature, House emphasizes fast and complex footwork combined with fluid movements in the torso. House dance takes from many different dance elements such as the Lindy hop, African, Latin, Brazilian, jazz, tap, and even modern.

Fosse Technique
Dance movements include unique and provoking details such as shoulder rolls, quick kicks, and pelvic thrusts. Learn the classic techniques of one of Musical Theatre's most celebrated and successful director/choreographers.

Space is limited.

For more information and to enroll online: http://www.travellingstage.com
As Promised Productions
http://www.aspromisedproductions.com



FOR HIM - Striptease Dance for Men!
We have had so many requests for this class; so then, what better time than a Valentine's event!
This workshop will incompass basic exotic dance moves for men and put them together in a short sequence.

Open to any and every guy out there who wants to learn how to really move...from the chest to the hips, we move it all! And we will learn to strip out of two types of shirts; a t-shirt and a button down. Bring both and have what you want underneath!

Date/time: Saturday, Feb. 16 from 3-4:30pm

Location: Stretch Fitness Boutique, 194 Bloor St. West
North side of Bloor, just west of Avenue
Above "Gabby's" restaurant

Questions/registration:
info@superflydancefitness.com
416-653-8732
Our Price: $30



flow fitness movement
February 2008 in the know with flow

Brrrr, it's cold outside! But you already knew that... good excuse to come to the studio to shimmy and shake your way to toasty warmth! Check out the schedule, pick something you love, or pick something new!

Have a peek at the Rak 'n' Roll pictures here http://www.mayada.ca/flow/raknrollfunkyfusionsedition.htm . It was a fun and varied evening. Plan to be at the next one (maybe performing) on March 29!

Happy Valentine's Day!
Come out Thursday, February 14 to flow for fun Valentine's Day Classes!
Bellydance Boot Camp 7:15 - 8:15pm
Latin Dance with Maya Meagan 8:30 - 9:30pm
Remember to wear pink and/or red!!!

Exciting New Courses Starting Soon!
* Beginner Bellydance starts March 6 Thursdays 6 - 7pm
* Pre-Natal Bellydance starts March 12 Wednesdays 6 - 7pm
* Middle Eastern Folklore:
Feb. 2, 9, 16: Balancing Floorwork (shamadan, sword, cane, etc.)
March 1, 8, 15: Melaya (cover-up cloak veil used for unintended effect - as a tool of flirtation!)
Saturdays 1:15 - 2:15pm (3-week sessions)

6-week courses are $80 (or bring a pal for $145 for both - save $15)

Pre-register for these courses in advance to secure your spot, by sending or dropping off a cheque made out to Meagan Hesham to:
390 Queens Quay West #1805, Toronto, ON, M5V 3A6
I am available for personal registration Mondays & Tuesdays from 5:30-6:00 (892 College St. - rear entrance).
We also accept paypal payments online.

Winter 2008 Drop-in Classes:
High Intermediate Bellydance Mondays 6:00-7:00pm
Advanced Bellydance Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
Foxy Flow Tuesdays 7:15-8:15pm
Advanced/Intermediate Bellydance Boot Camp Thursdays 7:15-8:15pm
Latin Dance Thursdays 8:30-9:30pm
Advanced Bellydance Saturdays 12:00-1:00pm
Brazilian Boot Camp Saturdays 2:30-3:30pm
Intermediate Bellydance Sundays 12:00-1:00pm
Celtic Combo Sundays 1:15-2:15pm

drop-in rate $15 per class, or use your classcard.



Unlimited Month of Classes for $100 Deal!
Take all the classes you want at flow (including pre-registered courses) for the whole month for only $100!
Try...
- bellydance (beginner - advanced levels)
- bellydance boot camp
- brazilian boot camp
- latin dance
- foxy flow
- Middle Eastern folklore class get fit, have fun, delve deeper into dance! you can take over fifteen classes a week - (pre-registered audition-only pro class not included) Sign up now to get full value!
Contact Information
email: info@flowfitness.ca
web: http://www.flowfitness.ca

Save $15 when you bring a friend! Register for any 6-week course with a pal and pay only $145 for both 6-week courses (regularly $160)
flow fitness movement
892 College St. - Back Entrance
Toronto ON Canada



The School of Toronto Dance Theatre
Guest Artist Series - Winter/Spring 2008 • • •
This Winter and Spring, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre is pleased to offer special classes open to the professional dance community with Risa Steinberg, faculty member at The Juilliard School, and Christine Wright, professional level ballet teacher/instructor from New York City.
Limón Technique with Risa Steinberg: March 3 - 13, 2008
Ballet for Contemporary Dancers with Christine Wright: April 21 – 25, 2008

$70.00 five-class card professional rate
$50.00 five-class card Professional Training Program (PTP) alumni rate

- Limited space available; registration required.
- Classes run Monday to Friday; for detailed schedules, please contact the School.

REGISTER EARLY & SAVE: Pay in full before 5 pm on Friday, February 22, 2008 and receive $10.00 off your five-class card purchase!
* offer applicable towards Limón Technique with Risa Steinberg

Registration Details:
Registration can be done by phone, mail, or in person; registration is not possible by e-mail.
Please note: you must check-in at the office before each class.  Drop-ins are welcome; those with a five-class card, however, will be given priority. Single class fees are $14.00 (professional) and $10.00 (PTP alumni). Any open spots left ten minutes prior to a class, including those reserved for individuals with class cards, will be given to individuals on the waiting list.
In order to register, the School must receive full payment.  Limited spaces are available on a first come, first served basis according to the order in which the School receives full payment.  The School cannot reserve or guarantee spaces prior to receiving payment.

Payments can be sent to:
The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, 80 Winchester Street, Toronto, ON, M4X 1B2.
Please make cheques payable to The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. The School also accepts Visa, MasterCard, and AMEX in person or over the phone, as well as debit cards and cash in person only.
Please note: there are no refunds or exchanges. All sales are final.

Contact: Carolyne at 416.967.6887 or carolyne@SchoolofTDT.org
Join our E-List and be the first to find out what's happening at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre!
- All guests, dates, and times are subject to change.
- The School of Toronto Dance Theatre gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, and RBC Foundation.
- The School aims to provide a safe, positive, and welcoming learning environment. The School reserves the right to refuse admittance to any person who jeopardizes our ability to provide such an atmosphere.


CARIBBEAN DANCE THEATRE
FEBRUARY: OPEN CLASSES
For the month of February, on every Tuesday and Thursday we will be offering open classes to the Public.
We do this every year to ensure that we do our part to make dance accessible to the public.
For those of you who have complained for years about an east end location - ..rejoice!!!!! We are in Scarborough!

Here are the details:
Location: Sacred Space Dance Studio, 85 Dynamic Drive, unit 2A
Time: 7:30-8:45pm, Registration is 7:00-7:30pm
Cost: $12 per class
Duration: month of February
Format: dance, exercise and fun

PLEASE NOTE: Please register in advance m_tamla@hotmail.com or 647-284-9136 as space is limited!


BEST OF BOTH WORLDS MARCH BREAK DANCE CAMP
After 20 years - yes 20 years of teaching dance and culture to youth and children across the GTA, Tamla Matthews has finally decided to do a March Break Dance Camp!!!!

The Best of Both Worlds dance camp will run from March 10-14 and is for youth aged 12-16.
No prior dance experience required.
Each day will feature a cultural dance class taught by Tamla and a hip hop dance class taught by Neeks from Rukus.

Neeks is featured in the new movie HOW SHE MOVE, in addition to making appearances on the MTV tv show. Neeks dances for Kardinal, Sean Paul and Puff Daddy!!! If you have children interested in the dance industry, Neeks is one dancer you want them to meet as she can tell all about the industry!!!!

Camp will run from 1pm-4pm and will cost $150 for the week. Light refreshments will be provided.
We will need a minimum of 10 registrants to proceed with the camp.
To register or to get more information call 647-284-9136 or email m_tamla@hotmail.com

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Calls to Artists

Call to Artists Talent Defined
4th Annual Talent Defined Dance Festival has officially opened its call to artists.
Send email to talentdefined@citydancecorps.com if you are an emerging choreographer and would like to participate.


Call to Artists:
The Toronto Fringe Festival and Dance Umbrella of Ontario are pleased to introduce the
New Dance Initiative at the Fringe Festival
2008 marks the 20th anniversary of both the Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival and the Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO). Marking this auspicious year, the two groups are pleased to announce their collaboration in creating a new Dance Initiative which will premiere this summer as part of the 20th anniversary Fringe festivities.

The Fringe Dance Initiative is the creation of eight new dedicated dance performance slots at the Toronto Fringe Festival (July 2-13, 2008). While still unjuried in accordance to the Fringe mandate, these eight performance slots will be filled through a separate lottery exclusive to dance company applications.

For the past 19 years, the Fringe has been committed to developing new programs and opportunities for independent artists in our community. As an unjuried festival, the Fringe receives applications from artists representing a broad range of diverse artistic disciplines. Over the years, applications from independent dance artists have increased. The addition of a dance initiative to the Fringe will provide independent choreographers and dancers, like their
theatrical counterparts, with a valuable opportunity to continue to develop their skills in an open and engaging festival atmosphere. The dance component will also provide the festival with the ability to attract a new audience, encourage crossover between art forms for all of our patrons, and fill a development
gap in the dance community.

Patricia Fraser, Board Chair of The Dance Umbrella of Ontario says, “We at DUO are thrilled that, through a partnership with the Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival, we are able to offer this wonderful opportunity to Ontario’s dance artists. We look forward to the Dance Initiative this year - and for many years to come."

Applications are currently available online at the Fringe website http://www.fringetoronto.com .
The deadline is February 25, 2008.
A lottery will be held on March 3, 2008 for 8 dance performance slots (7 Ontario Based, 1 Canadian/International) location TBA. Those companies drawn to participate will receive the same benefits as our 140+ theatre companies such as 7 performances in a variety of time slots, a professional venue equipped with basic lighting and sound as well as professional technical assistance, full front of house management and box office services, inclusion in the free Fringe program guide, overall event publicity, complete artistic freedom and, most importantly, companies receive 100% of their box office revenue.

We would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council for their generous support of this program, as well as all the dancers who came forth with their thoughts on this new initiative during the planning process.

For more information about The 2008 Fringe of Toronto Theatre
Festival call 416-966-1062 or visit http://www.fringetoronto.com

For more information about Dance Umbrella of Ontario call
416-504-6429 or visit http://www.danceumbrella.net .



CALL TO ARTISTS:
4th Annual Talent Defined Dance Festival, 2008
Tango, salsa, ballroom, hip hop, tap and all that jazz!
City Dance Corps presents Talent Defined 2008, on June 21 at 8 p.m. at the Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. (corner of Bloor and Spadina Ave.)
4th Annual Talent Defined 2008 is an exhilarating showcase of Toronto's finest dance companies and choreographers, strutting their steps in a wide variety of dance styles, from sultry salsa to bumpin' break dance and sexy grooves.
The talents of Toronto's best and most exciting professional dancers and choreographers will be displayed with performances in salsa, jazz, hip hop, bellydance, tango, ballet and more!

Talent Defined is a way to showcase the amazing dance talent we have in Toronto!
Now taking submissions!
There are two ways you can participate, either entering with a dance company, or as a choreographer.
You will gain maximum exposure through promotional materials, show program and promotional opportunities.

To apply:
We will need the following:
- A demo video of performances (rehearsals, choreography, work in progress, etc)
- About the choreography?
- About the choreographer/company?
- The theme and music and dance style that you would like to perform?
- About the dancers?

DEADLINE: March 24, 2008
Please let me know if you have anymore questions.

Regards
Tina Nicolaidis
Producer
Talent Defined

416-260-2356
talentdefined@citydancecorps.com

Mailing Address:
City Dance Corps
539 King St W
#103
Toronto ON
M5V 1M1


*International Physical Theatre Laboratory*
*March 23-28, 2008
Malpils, Latvia*
PROGRAMME
*The Lab is open for performers from different countries and backgrounds inspired by Physical Theater as a bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary theater performance.* The Lab is putting particular emphasis on practical exploration of methods and techniques of group theatre training as the foundation for coherent rehearsal process, open creative atmosphere and efficient performance making. Practical sessions develop in the form of various exercises and progress from simple to complicated. Gradually the group is proceeding to group improvisations and structures. Every day is setting advanced creative tasks, developing the preceding steps and deepening into the detailed consecutive process.

PARTICIPANTS
Actors of physical, dramatic, musical and dance theatres, dancers, choreographers, directors, stage designers, playwrights, script writers.

REGISTRATION
Candidates should send a CV and a brief letter of motivation to lab@iugte.com stating the title, dates and location of the event. Places are
limited, the registration will be closed once the group is full.

Participation fee:
550 EUR if payment is made before February 20th.
590 EUR if payment is made before March 20th.

The fee covers accommodation in Malpils - five nights, three meals per day - breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea/coffee breaks.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.iugte.com/projects/PhysicalTheatre.php



Call for Submissions: Cabaret Performance
Cab•a•ret
a café that serves food and drink and offers entertainment often of an improvisatory, satirical, and topical nature.
An opportunity to present work that mixes disciplines, styles and artistic accents. A chance to interact with your peers and your audience in an atypical, amusing way. An intriguing and innovative look at new artistic developments. An attempt to acknowledge that not all work should exist on the proscenium stage.

Cabarets are where new styles are discovered.
feats – Festival of Dance is looking for unusual and exceptional talent in all artistic disciplines, including dance (of any style), visual arts, theatre, comedy, performance art, music, graffiti, unique blends, bizarre hybrids.

Even if your work doesn’t include dance, we want you to apply.

 

Cabaret Performance
For shorter pieces (under 10 minutes) completed in the last 12 months. 
feats – Festival of Dance will provide the following: 
-       Venue support
-       Technical support
-       Media support
-       Mentor support
-       Fee for artists

Note:  All applicants must include discipline-appropriate documentation (DVD/VHS, CD, portfolio) of the work to be presented. Applications received without the necessary documentation will not be considered.

Deadline: February 30th, 2008
For an application visit: http://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/feats/


Be Discovered
Summer in L.A.
http://www.SummerInLA.com
Be sure to fill out a form if you are interested in the 5th Anniversary Summer in L.A.

The Dance Intensive: July 21 - 28, 2008
The Hip Hop Intensive: July 28 - August 4, 2008
The Extended Intensive: July 21 - August 4, 2008

Summer in LA sells out annually so be sure to contact Be Discovered today to book your interview.
Would you like an ad emailed or mailed to you?
Let us know and we will send out to you immediately.

http://www.SummerInLA.com

416-657-4202
888-657-4202
info@summerinla.com



PUBLIC RECORDINGS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Audition for new works 2008-2010
Public Recordings Performance Projects under the artistic direction of Ame Henderson is looking for performers to take part in a workshop audition process February 23-24, 2008.
Interested participants with a performance background or keen interest in theatre, dance and/or visual arts are welcome to apply.
For more information check out http://www.publicrecordings.org

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Space

Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation Studio space rentals available
We have 2 studios available for rent

Measurements: There are two studios available, the smaller one is 30' x 30' and the larger one is 54' x 36'
Each studio equipped with sprung dance floor, and CD player. There are washrooms / changing areas. The larger studio is fully equipped for live performance.

Small Studio Rates: $16 / hour for rehearsals; $20 for workshops
Large Studio Rates: $19 / hour for rehearsals; $25 for workshops; $175.00 for ½ performance day; $300 for full performance day

Contact:
Richard Van Dusen – Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation
richard@dancemakers.org
416-367-1800



Studio ElevenTwelve
A fully functional, sprung floor, wall to wall mirrors (future curtains), rosco floors, main floor dance studio at Dundas and Logan!!
A new collective has been formed and recently took over the Celtic Dance Centre.
We are StudioElevenTwelve, a group of independent dancers and a photographer and wehave some amazing space to share!

1450 square feet of clear dance space (no pillars)
Rates are $12/hour for rehearsal; $15/hour for teaching.
Please contact us at studioeleventwelve@gmail.com or 416-363-9957

Opening celebration coming soon!
1112 Dundas Street East (a short walk from Broadview, Carlaw, Queen or Gerrard)

Thank you,
Members of StudioElevenTwelve
Andrea Nunn, Tanya Crowder, Jason Vanstone, Elizabeth Dawn Snell and AnaLuisa Almada

StudioElevenTwelve
1112 Dundas St E.
p. 416-363-9957


Looking for partners to rent a rehearsal/performance space
i am looking for partners to rent a rehearsal/performance space.
here is a link to a description of a space i have found.
please visit..... please get back to me...... please pass around...
http://www.claudiawittmann.ca/viceroy.html

positives about the space
lots lots lots of natural light
heating is good
hardwood floors with reasonable give
$12/square foot
no neighbours on the same floor
performance potential
easy access for audience through the fire escape door
lease 2 years or more is negotiable

negatives i see
pillars
there are going to be some renovations going on inside the
building - i.e. some temporary noise
one wing of the building will be torn down to create a parking
lot - i.e. some noise



Dovercourt House 3rd Floor Studio available for rent.
Beautiful rehearsal and workshop studio near Ossington subway station. 1600 square meters, 13 ft high ceiling. Price range from $15/hr (rehearsal) to $25/hr (classes – workshops). For more information about rental space, contact Isorine Marc: 416.516.4025 or email info@corpus.ca. 805 Dovercourt road, 3rd floor – Toronto ON M6H 2X4 www.corpus.ca



Space for Rent: Queen West Arts Centre
The Queen West Arts Centre - 100A Ossington Ave. home of the Classical Theatre Project and the Toronto Youth Theatre. Three studios and one large rehearsal room all air conditioned, long term rents are negotiable. Studio A - 54' x 25' Stereo system, mirrors, natural light. Studio B - 45' x 28' Stereo system, mirrors, natural light. Studio C - 38' x 17' Stereo system, mirrors, natural light. Theatre Room - 46' x 44' Space for large cast rehearsals or set pieces. Call 416.915.6747 or email space@qwac.ca. www.qwac.ca



Dovehouse Dance Ballroom
large rental space with newly finished hard wood spring floors
for rehearsals, classes/workshops and performances.

• CD player
• private large (31’ x 59’) space
• newly painted, big window, mirrors, fans
• very affordable hourly rates (please ask about CADA rates)
• near Ossington subway, short bike ride from downtown
• day hours available: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm
  

Call for Volunteers

Call for Volunteers
Peggy Baker Dance Projects - Portal
choreography by James Kudelka and Peggy Baker featuring performances by Peggy Baker, Louis Laberge-Cote, Michael Sean Marye, Sahara Morimoto, and Jessica Runge

March 6-8 at 8:30pm
March 9 at 4pm

Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street
Volunteers needed for Front of House; would be required at the theatre one hour prior to start of show.
If interested, please contact Molly Johnson at jollymohnson@hotmail.com

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Auditions

DanceMocean Dance Seeks Female Dancer
DanceMocean Dance- is looking for 1 highly motivated contemporary female dancer to work collaboratively to create and perform new work in 2008/2009.

Requirements for application are:
Must be at least 23 years of age;
possess an extraordinary natural performance style, broad experience in ballet, a range of modern techniques, improvisation and contact work;
strong teaching and communications skills and a commitment to fully participate in an extensive program of outreach education work.
No students please.

A season contract with competitive salary would begin August 4, 2008.

The company tours regionally and nationally.
To apply: please send CV (including age, education and citizenship/residency status), covering letter and clearly marked video or DVD footage to:
Carolle Crooks and Sara Harrigan,
Co-Artistic Directors, Mocean Dance,
P.O. Box 783, Halifax CRO,
Nova Scotia, B3J 2V2, Canada.

Deadline for applications: April 1, 2008.
Audition: Thursday, April 24, 2008 by invitation only, and call back audition on Friday, April 25, 2008.
Please note: Mocean can only return video or DVD footage to applicants if self-addressed envelope is provided.

Applicants will only be notified if invited to audition.
For further information, the company can be contacted at: moceandance@excite.com or (902) 420-4162.? Web site: www.moceandance.com


MAYHEM'S FINEST AUDITIONS
Mayhem's Finest is a group of 7 who have constantly brought you the best in hip hop, breaking, popping, locking, house, lyrical dance, acrobatics and much more. Starting out from one of Toronto's first hip hop dance crews SCHOOL OF MAYHEM, Mayhem's Finest has made more then enough
statements as being one of Toronto's smallest but most versatile crews ever.
As a well known dance crew WORLDWIDE Mayhem's Finest has travelled across the world to represent the city of Toronto in MOVIES, COMMERCIALS, PRINT ADS, CONCERT OPENINGS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, DANCE WORKSHOPS, TVSHOWS, and MUSIC VIDEOS. Working closely with many recording artists, and clothing lines, Mayhem's Finest has pushed the industry limit to even doing VIDEO GAME VOICE OVERS.

Mayhem's Finest is currently looking for 5 guys to equal 12 members in the crew.

Toronto's Top Talent 18+

These 5 people must bring ENERGY, STYLE, PHYSIQUE, SWAGG, FLOW, TALENT, AND MOST OF ALL RESPECT.

If you feel that you can fill in that position then come out and show some skill. Something different will set you apart from the others which is what we are looking for.

You will be auditioning not only in front of the Mayhem Crew but also in front of artists, photographers and choreographers so you will be seen from an industry point of view, not from only a dance perspective.

LOCATION -
O.I.P DANCE CENTRE
190 Richmond Street East, 2nd Floor, Toronto, M5A 1P1

TIME -
Sunday, March 2nd
2pm

2 PHOTOS - HEADSHOT BODYSHOT

20 Min. STRETCH/WARM-UP
30 Sec. CHOREOGRAPHY
30 Sec. FREESTYLE

If you have one, bring your resume.
DONT MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHAT YOU GOT!
Contact: mayhemsfinest@hotmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/mayhemsfinest



Casting Call for Go Go Dancers Both Male and Female
This is a fun event
Looking for 2 Buff Boys who can Go Go Dance (Free Style)
Looking for 2 Hot Girls who can Go Go Dance (Free Style)
Please submit photos and resume if you have one to Cathy (Head Booker) at bookings@dlmstudio.net

Date of Event: March 1, 2008
Rate: $200
Clothing: TBD
Duties: Go Go Dancer




Audition - Canada's Wonderland
Application Deadline: Sunday February 10, 2008
Website: http://www.canadaswonderland.com
Start Date: Mar 22, 2008

Job Description
The Entertainment Department at Canada's Wonderland is seeking Talented Dancers for our 2008 Entertainment Season.

Requirements
Come prepared to dance in comfortable, attractive dance clothing and shoes. Keep jewelry to a minimum and hair away from you face.
Warm up time in the dance room is limited so do your best to prepare in the waiting area.
You will be taught at least one dance combination. You DO NOT need to come prepared with your own dance routine.
You may be asked to sing after you dance. If you sing as a secondary talent, bring your own prepared music. If you do not consider yourself to be a singer, you may be asked to sing a common tune. Vocal quality and pitch are of little importance in most dance positions.

Additional Information
2008 Audition Tour dates are listed below. Please note that all auditions are open calls.
* February 2nd and 10th at Canada's Wonderland, 9580 Jane Street, Vaughan, Ontario, L6A 1S6
* February 8th and 9th at St. Vladmir Institute at the University of Toronto, 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2H4
Registration for Dancers is at 1:00pm for each date listed above.

Send Submissions To:

Andrew Rosenfarb
9580 Jane Street
Suite C/O Entertainment Department
Vaughan, Ontario
Canada
L6A 1S6
t: 905-832-7405
e: andrew.rosenfarb@canadaswonderland.com

Organization Description
Canada's Wonderland is our nation's premiere theme park and hires over 4,000 talented, enthusiastic and outgoing candidates each year. We offer excellent training and skills development in a variety of departments including; Entertainment, Loss Prevention, Retail, Human Resources, Maintenance, Technical and Event Services, Marketing & Sales, Accounting, Food & Beverage, Rides & Lifeguarding, Park Services and Admissions.








Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
AUDITION NOTICE
WHAT: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) is seeking male and female dancers for the DJD Company as well as its Pre-Professional Program. Dancers auditioning for Company Positions must be at least 20 years of age, have a passion for jazz dance and jazz music, plus strong technique and great personal groove. DJD consists of 8-12 dancers on a forty –week (average) contract with a starting wage of $500 CDN/week for apprentice positions. Health benefits, chiropractic, physiotherapy, and health/yoga club memberships provided. The 24 year-old Company is dedicated to exploring, evolving and promoting the art of jazz dance, works with live jazz music and tours nationally.

Dancers auditioning for the Pre-Professional Program must be at least 18 years of age, and interested in furthering their knowledge of jazz dance and the work of DJD. Pre-Professional Program provides 11 hours of classes/week along with evening classes at the DJD school, performance/choreographic opportunities, and personalized feedback.

Company contracts and Pre-Professional Program begin September 2008

WHEN/WHERE:
Friday March 7
Harbour Dance Centre
3rd Floor 927 Granville St., Vancouver, BC
10:00-12:00

Saturday March 15
Youth Ballet of Saskatchewan
1106 McNiven Avenue, Regina, SK
11:00-1:00

Sunday March 16
NAfro Dance
Suite 201-63 Albert, Winnipeg, MB
10:00-12:00

Monday, March 17
George Brown College, Casa Loma Campus
160 Kendal Ave. Studio C, room C129 Toronto, ON
3:00-6:00

Saturday, April 12
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
1514 4 St SW, Calgary AB
2:00-6:00

Sunday April 13
Edmonton School of Ballet
8205 90 Ave
1:30-4:00

BRING: Jazz Shoes AND an 8X10 Headshot with resume (photo will not be returned, please do not
email resume)
Please email Joanne Baker (jobaker@decidedlyjazz.com) prior to audition date to register your intent to audition – indicate location and position you are applying for, Company or Pre-Professional Program.

IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE ABOVE AUDITION DATES/LOCATIONS PLEASE EMAIL JOANNE BAKER FOR DETAILS ON VIDEO APPLICATIONS (PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM ONLY).



Dancers Needed for Royal Wedding Masque
Dancers needed, both professional and amateur, to perform in a Jacobean masque this spring. Choreographer Marie-Nathalie Lacoursiere will teach this early 17th Century style to the dancers. "No knowledge of this style of dancing is necessary,"

Projected schedule:

Friday February 29: 10 - 12, audition in the form of a class
Auditions to be held at Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre
May 26 - June 13: rehearsals
June 14: 2 performances at Hart House, University of Toronto

As part of a Renaissance Festival, June 13 - 14 to be located at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and organized by McGill University's
Making Publics project

Please e-mail resume and expression of interest to:

Deirdre Newman
deirdrenewman@ca.inter.net
By midnight February 15, 2008
Or call 416.532.4020 for more information.


All enquiries are welcome
Deirdre Newman
General Manager
Theatre Columbus





2008/2009 Dancer Auditions For The National Ballet of Canada
2008/2009 Company Audition:
Sunday March 30, 2008
at 10:00am (doors open at 8:30am)

The Walter Carsen Centre for The National Ballet of Canada
470 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, Ontario

This audition is for dancers who have performing experience with a professional company. Interested candidates must have strong
classical ballet technique. The audition will include class, pointe work for ladies, pas de deux and repertoire.

Auditions

* Who should audition?
Once a year The National Ballet of Canada holds a Company audition in Toronto. It is intended for established dancers who have performing experience with a professional company. Interested candidates must have strong classical ballet technique.

There are a limited number of positions available each contract year with The National Ballet of Canada. Due to Canadian Immigration requirements, positions are mainly offered to Canadians. This does not preclude the taking on of foreign talent, but it makes the auditions process extremely competitive.

If you are a dancer with little or no professional experience, please click here http://www.national.ballet.ca/about.php?auditions/apprentice for information on our RBC Apprentice Programme auditions.

* Contract Dates?
The likely start date for a new Company member would be August 2008 and the length of the contract would be variable.

* When is the next Company audition? And what should I expect?
The 2008/2009 Company audition will take place on Sunday March 30, 2008 at 10:00am, (doors open at 8:30am). The audition will
include class, pointe work for ladies, pas de deux and company repertoire. Please note that dancers may be eliminated from the audition process at any time during the audition. The audition is expected to end by 2:00pm on Sunday March 30.
Successful applicants, and all auditionees who were not eliminated, will be notified 4 - 6 weeks after the audition.

* How to apply for an audition space?
Please email, mail or fax your resume, email address and photos (one head shot and one dance shot) no later than March 20, 2008,
attn: Auditions

Email: auditions@national.ballet.ca

Mail:
C/O Artistic Department
470 Queens Quay West
Toronto, Ontario,
CANADA
M5V 3K4

Fax: 416-345-8323

*Please specify that you are applying for a spot at the Company auditions. Do not send videos or DVDs.

If you choose to submit your resume via fax, please bring your two photos to the audition.

You will receive communication from the National Ballet closer to the audition date that confirms your place at the audition. If you have not heard from the National Ballet by March 21, 2008, please let us know by calling the Audition Hotline at 416-345-9686, ext 6075 and pressing "0" to leave a message for the auditions coordinator or email us at auditions@national.ballet.ca .

* Where are the auditions held?
The auditions take place at The Walter Carsen Centre for The National Ballet of Canada, 470 Queens Quay West in Toronto. The
facility is just west of the downtown core at Queens Quay and Spadina Avenue.

* Is there a hotel close by?
There are several hotels in downtown Toronto that are all about 10 to 20 minutes away by taxi or public transportation. Any travel website that lists a hotel as downtown will be fairly close. Please do not contact us to recommend a hotel.

* Is there parking at The Walter Carsen Centre?
There is no designated parking for The Walter Carsen Centre where the audition is held. There are public parking lots within walking distance of the centre. Also the Toronto Transit Commissions (TTC) streetcars operate regularly past the facility located in the Queens Quay/Spadina Avenue area of Toronto.

* What if you can’t attend the scheduled Company audition?
You must be seen in person to be considered for a position with The National Ballet of Canada and it is in your best interest to be seen at our full auditions. If you are unable to attend the Company audition on March 30, please contact the auditions coordinator by calling the hotline 416-345-9686 x 6075 or by emailing auditions@national.ballet.ca and we will try to accomodate you at another time.

For more Information about becoming a Company member please call the Audition Hotline 416-345-9686 ext 6075.

*Company audition information is subject to change.



AUDITION
BALLET ESPRESSIVO

Auditions for Female Dancers for an exclusive engagement with HOLY BLOSSOM SYNAGOGUE, Toronto
as well as other possible performances.

Performance Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008

Professional experience is preferred. Strong ballet technique, modern & jazz background & acting experience are also an asset.
Dancers will be paid for all rehearsals and performances.

Audition Date: Thursday February 7, 2008

Audition Time: 7 -10 p.m.

Audition Location: George Brown College
160 Kendal Avenue
Casa Loma Campus, Building C, Room 127

Alternative audition dates may be possible.

Advanced registration is required.

Contact: Donna Greenberg, Artistic Director
647-294-0784
email: donnagreenberg@balletespressivo.com <mailto:donnagreenberg@balletespressivo.com>
Website: www.balletespressivo.com
Please provide a resume, head shot and dance photo at the audition. No audition fee





Ballet Jörgen Canada
COMPANY AUDITIONS
Ballet Jörgen Canada is holding auditions for Company Members for the 2008/2009 Season

Toronto
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Sign-In at 10:00 am
Class at 11:00 am
Ballet Jörgen Canada Studios
George Brown College, Casa Loma Campus
160 Kendal Ave, Room 126


Vancouver Halifax
Sunday, March 9, 2008 Saturday, May 3, 2008
Sign-In at 10:00 am Sign-In at 2:00 pm
Class at 11:00 am Class at 3:00 pm
The Dance Centre Halifax Ballet Theatre
677 Davie Street 2540 Agricola Street

Ballet Jörgen Canada is one of North America's fastest growing dance companies.
We are offering 43 - 50 week contracts with extensive touring across North America.

Starting Fees range from $600 - 700 pending professional experience.

Advanced registration is required. Register by emailing your resume and audition city preference to info@balletjorgen.ca or faxing to 416-415-2865. Please provide a resume, head shot and dance photo at the audition. No Audition fee

For further information phone 416-961-4725 or visit our web site at www.balletjorgen.ca <http://www.balletjorgen.ca/>

Canada’s Local Ballet Company






URBAN TRIBAL in Toronto
Heather Stants of Urban Tribal Dance Company will be in Toronto on March 2, 2008 for a 4 hour workshop full of all her slinky
goodness!

Check her out on EVOLUTION: Tribal Fusion Bellydance Performances, and on the new Bellydance Superstars Tribal Fusion
dvd!
WHEN: Sunday March 2, 2008 - 11am to 4:00pm

WHERE:
OIP Dance studio
190 Richmond Street East,
2nd Floor,
(Studio A)
Toronto
M5A 1P1

Huge space with windows and a sprung floor.
http://www.oipdance.com/studio.html

HOW MUCH: only $85
To REGISTER, contact laura.hagglund@gmail.com
Heather Stants is a life long artist and dancer with a degree in photography and fine arts. Her explorations in tribal bellydance
began over eleven years ago when she became the assistant director of Read My Hips* http://www.readmyhips.com in Chicago,
Illinois. In 1999 Heather moved to San Diego, California and formed Urban Tribal Dance Company. Heather's diverse movement and arts background feeds her creativity and her innovative approach to choreography. Urban Tribal Dance Company is known for its contemporary approach to the dance, a pared down costume emphasizing body movements over ornamentation, athleticism and the use of the dance form as a means of personal expression and interpretation. Their creativity has twice earned them the title of "Troupe of the Year" in Zaghareet! Magazine's Golden Belly Awards. In addition to teaching several weekly classes in San Diego since 1999, Heather Stants and Urban Tribal Dance Company have been touring extensively since 2004 sharing their love of modern tribal bellydance with dancers in the U.S. and abroad.

Urban Tribal Dance Company is widely recognized as one of the top tribal fusion pioneers.

Read more about Heather Stants and Urban Tribal on their site:
http://www.urbantribaldance.com and on their tribe:
http://www.urbantribaldance.tribe.net

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Jobs

Canadian International Student Services (CISS)
Application Deadline: Friday May 16, 2008
Website: http://www.cisscanada.com
Position: Dance Instructor - Summer Camp
Term: Contract
Location: Various - Ontario
Salary: TBD
Start Date: June 25, 2008

Job Description
Do you want a summer that is both challenging and fulfilling working with youth from around the world? If so, we are looking for enthusiastic and hard working individuals to fill positions at a number of international summer camps throughout Ontario. Candidates should be organized, creative, and team oriented. They must enjoy working with children and be eager become part of the unique cultural environment we offer at our camps.

Requirements
Age: Must be 18 years of age or over
Qualifications: Experience teaching/instructing and working with children/youth an asset

Additional Information
Accommodation and meals included for all residential programmes

Interested applicants please forward a resume and cover letter to: Eugene Chong
recruit@cisscanada.com

or

CISS
439 University Avenue,
Suite 2110
Toronto, ON
M5G 1Y8

Fax: 416-646-5403

Organization Description
CISS is a full service language study and education provider based in Canada. For over 25 years we have been operating summer camps, junior residential and homestay ESL summer language programs and various adult programs. We offer English or French language study, as well as study in private and public high schools.


Malabar Limited
Application Deadline: Friday March 7, 2008
Website: http://www.malabar.net
Position: Sales Associates - Dancewear Dept., FT and PT
Start Date: Jan 14, 2008

Job Description
Full time Part time positions available!
Serving customers in our retail shop in downtown Toronto. Restocking product and helping out with store displays.

Health Benefits available for full time employees.

Requirements
Experienced dancers
Have knowledge and experience with pointe
Exceptional customer service skills
Hardworking

Additional Information
Please send resume with cover letter by fax or email.

Send Submissions To:

Beverley
14 McCaul Street
Toronto Ontario
f: 416-598-3296
e: mpoirier@malabar.net

Organization Description
******
Theatrical costume and dancewear supplier.

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Grant Deadlines

Canada Council for the Arts
Travel Grants to Dance Professionals - Any time (at least 8 weeks before departure date)
Audience and Market Development Travel Assistance – Anytime (at least 6 weeks prior to departure date)
Production Project Grants in Dance - March 15, 2008
www.canadacouncil.ca

Ontario Arts Council
Arts Education Projects - March 3, 2008
Arts Service Organizations - March 3, 2008
Organismes franco-ontariens de service aux arts (program available only in French) - March 3, 2008
Artists in the Community/Workplace - March 17, 2008
Compass - March 17, 2008
Dance Organizations - March 17, 2008
Integrated Arts - March 17, 2008
Touring and Collaborations - March 17, 2008
Aide à la diffusion artistique (program available only in French) - April 1, 2008
Community and Multidisciplinary Arts Organizations - April 1, 2008
Dance Initiatives - April 1, 2008
Presenter/Producer - April 1, 2008
www.arts.on.ca

Toronto Arts Council
www.torontoartscouncil.org

Metcalf Foundation
Strategic Initiatives - Round 2
Letter of Interest deadline    March 31    
Foundations extends invitation to apply    April 7    
Full Application deadline    May 5    
Grant notification    June 23    
www.metcalffoundation.com

Laidlaw Foundation
Not currently accepting applications.
www.laidlawfdn.org

Canadian Heritage
www.pch.gc.ca

City of Toronto
www.toronto.ca

Ontario Trillium Foundation
www.trilliumfoundation.org

Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca

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