Community Programming
The Canadian Dance Assembly offers a variety of programs and services for members of the dance sector. All programs and services are open to both individual and organizational members but appeal to specific concerns.
Regional Activity
The Canadian Dance Assembly strives to meet often with the various regions to either, participate in local events, partner in an activity, host special meetings, or simply connect with regional members. Since 2004, meetings have been held in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St. John’s and Halifax.
We’d love to hear from you! If you or your organization have the desire to partner with us, or have us come to your region please contact Programs and Services Manager Aviva Fleising info@cda-acd.ca 416-515-8444. We’d be happy to chat with you about future possibilities.
Join UsTending to the spaces between us with Kai Cheng Thom
What is a trauma-informed practice, and how can we be in relationship with and learn from the complexities of our individual and collective experiences? We invite new ways of learning and growth through an awareness of the body and its connection to others. In this 2 hour session, Kai Cheng Thom will present a resilience-based approach to creating and nurturing communities from a trauma informed lens.
Build community through personal growth, and tending to the spaces between us.
Engaging in dialogue around the stories in our bodies
CDA invites you to an intimate conversation with Indigenous artists. Created and facilitated by Olivia C. Davies, we aim to welcome a space of open learning.
Curatorial Statement:
We all are carrying stories in our bodies. Choosing how these stories will be revealed through the act of choreography is an act of cultural continuation by Indigenous dance artists. Contemporary Indigenous dance provides a fluid container for the stories, myths, legends, and fantasies of the creator and their collaborators. Elements of blood memory interwoven with patterns from the natural and artificial worlds we live in often combine to bring about new ways of expressing self-determination. In this Talking Truths circle conversation, four exceptional Indigenous choreographers from across Turtle Island come together to share a discussion around their ways of incorporating care-centred practices in new creations. Witnesses are invited to join our circle and listen as ideas are shared in a spirit of generosity and openness to learn.
Facilitated by Olivia C. Davies
With guests: Jeanette Kotowich, Emilie Solstice-Tait, Brian Solomon, Lara Kramer
Empower Hour with the Canada Council for the Arts
Funding info for organizational applicants with the Canada Council
Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) and Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) hosts with guests from Canada Council for the Arts.
In this meeting the Canada Council will share updates and programming changes that affect the dance sector. Topics in this 2-hour meeting include:
Identifying re-opening funding
Providing context on the new Canada Council operations
Sharing the impact of the Canada Council’s strategic directions in terms of equity, diversity, inclusion and reconciliation
Open floor to have your questions answered
We recognize the different funding streams for organizations or individuals and offer separate meetings to serve both communities; you are welcomed to come to both!
Empower Hour with the Canada Council for the Arts
Supporting independent artists’ access to the flow of funding streams
Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) and Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) hosts with guests from Canada Council for the Arts.
In this meeting the Canada Council will share updates and programming changes that affect the dance sector. Topics in this 2-hour meeting include:
- Identifying re-opening funding
- Providing context on the new Canada Council operations
- Sharing the impact of the Canada Council’s strategic directions in terms of equity, diversity, inclusion and reconciliation
- Open floor to have your questions answered
We recognize the different funding streams for organizations or individuals and offer separate meetings to serve both communities; you are welcomed to come to both!
Empower Hour with SCALE
Activating the dance sector in the climate change conversation
Climate emergency is one of the greatest challenges confronting human society. How are artists and dance companies responding? How can we “connect the dots” between our work and the effects of climate change? What new roles can arts organizations play in leading the way to a culture shift and a more just, resonant, resilient future?
Join us for a discussion led by SCALE – a new “network of networks” activating the arts and culture sector in the climate emergency. In the first part of the session, Judi Pearl and Anthony Garoufalis-Auger will introduce SCALE and its vision for how artists and arts organizations can respond to the climate crisis. They will unpack with the audience new roles for dance companies and dancers in the face of the emergency. Participants will gain knowledge, resources and networks to enact change in your life, your company, and your community.