NEWS
A selection of news, press releases and events
Zab Maboungou receives the 2021 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Zab Maboungou is the founding artistic director of Zab Maboungou / Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata, a Montréal-based contemporary dance company. A pioneer of dance in Canada, she is known for intensely physical, dynamic works that explore the capacity of movement to express what she calls “our situation in the world”.
Read MoreFederal Elections: RQD and CDA campaign for dance
The Regroupement québécois de la danse and the Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) have joined forces to raise awareness of the sector’s issues among the main political parties running in the federal election.
Read MoreArtist Encounter: Brian, Elizabeth, Harmonie, Shay
An online connective meeting space for sharing of intersecting dance practises.
Read MoreWalter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
We would like to send a big congratulations to our former CDA National Council Co-President, Margaret Grenier at Dancers of Damelahamid for being awarded the prestigious Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts announced by the Canada Council of the Arts!
Read MoreAnnouncing: The National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS)
The Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA) has joined forces with 30 national and provincial arts service organizations across a range of artistic disciplines to develop the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey (NACIS). All arts organizations, artists, and arts workers across Canada are encouraged to participate in the survey by Monday, November 23, 2020. The more responses we receive, the better the data will be.
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