Community event
The First 16 Years
Jul 17, 1974 |
CURATOR
Archive Project
Early Collective
CHOREOGRAPHER
Carol Anderson
Carol Anderson was a founding member of Dancemakers in 1974.
She performed with the modern dance company for 15 years. She acted as the company’s artistic director from 1985-1988 and choreographed notable works such as Windhover (1983) and Polyhymnia Muses (1988).
Anderson started her performing career with Judy Jarvis’s first company; she has also collaborated with Toronto Independent Dance Enterprise, and she continues to choreograph for the Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre.
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
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Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible including ramps into the building, elevators and wheelchair accessible washrooms.
Will the event be ASL Interpreted?
All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.
Will the event be described for Blind and low vision audiences?
This performance does not include audio description.
In partnership with
otheR eveNts
10 Interviews
Mairéad Filgate interviewed 10 dancers from the early years of Dancemakers.
Nov 14, 1974 - Nov 14, 1974
Behind The Scenes with Mark Hammond
An interview with Mark Hammond, the Dancemakers' administrator during the early collective.
Nov 14, 1974 - Nov 14, 1977
Freedom of Movement
Freedom of Movement revisits Dancemakers’ 1976 tour of prisons across Southwestern Ontario.
Nov 14, 1976 - Nov 14, 1984