Carol Anderson
Artist
Carol Anderson was a founding member of Dancemakers in 1974 and 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.
Her choreography has been televised, shown internationally, and has been nominated for three Dora Mavor Moore Awards. She has also published 9 key Canadian dance books including Rachel Browne: Dancing Toward the Light (1999) and Unfold: A Portrait of Peggy Baker (2008). Anderson was an Associate Professor in York University’s Dance Department.
Carol is also responsible for the Choreographic Dialogues featured on the Dance Collection Danse website.
Looking Back, Dancing Forward
The culminating event for the 50th Anniversary Archival Project.
Urban Space Gallery
Nov 14, 2024 – Nov 14, 2024
The First 16 Years
A description of the first 16 years of Dancemakers for the 50th Anniversary Archive Project.
Jul 17, 1974 – Jul 17, 1990
Freedom of Movement
Freedom of Movement revisits Dancemakers’ 1976 tour of prisons across Southwestern Ontario.
Nov 14, 1976 – Nov 14, 1984
10 Interviews
Mairéad Filgate interviewed 10 dancers from the early years of Dancemakers.
Nov 14, 1974 – Nov 14, 1974