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Serge Bennathan’s Legacy

Nov 14, 1990 |

CURATOR
Archive Project

CHOREOGRAPHER
Serge Bennathan

Initially, I had a subject that I wanted to explore, but as I delved deeper into the material and reflected on my life changes, my research shifted.

For Dancemakers’ 50th anniversary Archival Project in 2024, Raymundo Moreno wrote a profile about the legacy of Serge Bennathan who was Artistic Director of Dancemakers from 1990-2006.

read Raymundo’s writing here

In 2024, Dancemakers turned 50 years old.

This was a time of crucial and critical looking back for Dancemakers. As a way to commemorate this anniversary, we worked with Artist Researchers to read “against the grain” of our archive, which is housed at Dance Collection Danse (DCD) located at 2 Carlton St Unit 1303 in Tkaranto.

Each artist researcher was given a one-week (paid) Writing Residency at Dance Collection Danse (or remotely using DCD’s digital archives) with the intention to produce content that will permanently live on Dancemakers’ website.

Artists

Raymundo Moreno

Raymundo Moreno is a Mexican, passionate dancer, and choreographer dedicated to exploring the transformative power of the Dance and Theatre.

Serge Bennathan

Serge Bennathan was the artistic director of Toronto’s Dancemakers from 1990 to 2006.

acCessibilIty

Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible including ramps into the building, elevators and wheelchair accessible washrooms.

All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.

This performance does not include audio description.

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