What Can Dance Curation Do?

Celia Green’s practice spans choreography, writing, creation, and performance. Within their work they often consider gender, the fragility of identity, and freedom as guiding forces.

Rumi Jeraj is an Ismailli muslim hailing from Sherwood Park Alberta.

Shani Khoo Parsons (she/her) is an independent curator, designer, mother, and founding director of Critical Distance Centre for Curators.

As a Street Dance artist and community advocate, my work is rooted in the belief that dance is a powerful tool for expression, storytelling, and cultural preservation.

Christina de la Cruz is a Hip Hop dancer, artistic producer, curator of dance and performance and waitress.

Dr. Sanjukta Banerjee is an acclaimed Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam and Kathakali dance artist.

Contemporary dance curator, anthropologist, educator, artist; also co-founder and managing editor of the TURBA Journal.

Cara Spooner is a choreographer, caregiver and caretaker as well as one of the Co-Artistic Producers at Dancemakers.

Erin Joelle McCurdy is a writer, maker, and curator based in Toronto.

Emily Law is an artist, choreographer, producer, lifelong student, and mother.

Associate Curator, Public Programs and Learning at Museum of Toronto, co-producer of Parks N’Wreck and Dance artist with Mix Mix Dance and Holla Jazz.

Arts Assembly is a not-for-profit, community-centric arts organization that emphasizes artistic collaboration.

Shay Erlich (they/them) is a disability justice world builder living in Tkaronto.

The Canadian Dance Assembly, in partnership with DanceWorks, hosted a project that invited 10 Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Person of Colour Artist-Curators in dance to gather in Toronto between May 12-17th, 2025.