By Kathleen Smith Fall for Dance North invited the artistic directors of two jazz-inspired dance companies to create in residence over the past two years. On September 30, for the Toronto festival’s return to mainstage live performance, local company Holla Jazz and Calgary’s Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) offered two distinct approaches to melding jazz dance
By Jennifer Fournier Amplified, a mixed-bill drive-in performance by Calgary’s Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, which took place downtown January 14-23, was an effective rebuke to almost two years of COVID-related cancellations — and underscored DJD’s singular vision and nimble leadership. Unable to perform in their own 230-seat theatre, the company seized on a pedestrian space called
By Jenn Edwards Between cancelled gigs, shifting performance models and uncertainty about the future of the arts in general, dancers have been proving their resilience this year. And while many companies are resuming some form of their usual activities this fall, daily routines are going to look quite different. Five dancers working in Canada shared