Canadian Presence on the International Stage

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) Conference & Festival performances offers an opportunity for us to enjoy the countries, artists and choreographers performing at a national and international level. There are 4 international performances planned that highlight not only the Canadian talent but the international performers that embodied the conference theme “Connecting Our Diasporas Through Dance”. The conference is about providing experiences that will broaden, deepen and develop artistic perspectives for all involved. We too have a presence on the interna¬ tional stage. Garfield Lemonius (Dallas Black Dance Theatre), Kristen Foote (Jose Limon Company), Kevin A. Ormsby (Garth Fagan Dance), Sean Cheesman, Tanisha Scott, Ingrid Abbott (Tavaziva / Lion King) and others have all had successful international dance careers. Basking in the glow of that presence is Rachel McLaren who will represent Alvin Ailey for the conference & festival. See the profile of one such dancer here.
Here is a list of some of the world class companies performing at the conference:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (New York), Ballet Creole (Toronto), Germaul Barnes (New York), Compagnie Danse NYATA NYATA (Montreal) Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company (Denver), State Of Emergency Productions (UK), Danza Corpus (Cuba),Dallas Black Dance Theatre (Dallas), KasheDance (Toronto), Ghislaine Dote (Montreal), Jasmyn Fyffe Dance (Toronto), PHILADANCO (Philadelphia), Zelma Badu Agazunu (Canada/USA), Lula Washington Dance Theatre (Los Angeles), Michele Moss (Calgary), Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago (Chicago), Robert Solomon (Germany), NAfro Dance Productions (Winnipeg), bwsene Inmotion Australia (Australia), National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (Jamaica), Shawn Byfield (Toronto), UNLV (Las Vegas)

One month to the 24th Annual International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) Conference and Festival Save the date: Jan 26th-29th2012

Registration and Tickets available here: http://www.artsboxoffice.ca
For further information please visit http://www.danceimmersion.ca

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2012 Spring Residency: 24 April–7 June
Exhibition Opening: 8 June
2012 Autumn Residency: 3 September–12 October
Exhibition Opening: 13 October

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
20 January 2012
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Description
Casa dell’Arte Artists in Residence Program aims to provide an alternative platform for artistic production, collaboration and exhibition in the Eastern Mediterranean region by making the resources of Casa dell’Arte in Bodrum available to visual artists.

The residency program is held twice a year, in spring and autumn, with the participation of 5 artists and 1 curator for a period of 6 weeks. At the end of this period an exhibition is held at Casa dell’Arte Hotel of Arts & Leisure in Bodrum, prior to a general exhibition in Istanbul. A yearly publication documenting the program and the artworks is published in autumn with contributions from resident curator and artists.

The program also aims to develop a public outreach through the involvement of artists with the local community through an individual or a collaborative project. While each artist is required to have a project proposal in the beginning, we strongly encourage their interaction with the local setting and experimentation with alternative materials and or ideas that may emerge during the residency.

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