Cycles

Towards A Calendar of Seasonal Offerings

Ange Loft leads a cyclical research process through natural time, annual rhythms and Kanien’kehá:ka cycle of ceremonies to (re)consider how we organize our dance ecologies and yearly production activities. Can Dancemakers work with the existing energies of the land they work on and the people they work with? How, where, and what can Dancemakers offer that would honour these existing annual cycles? This is an arts-based research process led by Ange, involving gentle guided movement and gestural annotation to build personal, cultural and professional connections to Dance in Toronto. 

We invite all who want to share their own annual dance cycles, including artists, collaborators, leaders, partners and audiences from diverse dance communities. What annual activity do we all need to be aware of in your dance world? By investigating our own rhythms, ceremonies and dance desires, where do we see our relationship to Dancemakers, yearly? Do you have suggestions for Dancemakers to show Reciprocity? What do you want Dancemakers to Offer that would work with your cycle?

We also invite those interested in viewing the collection of responses, to gain a partial and growing vision of Toronto’s multiple dance communities.