The Dance Centre celebrates International Dance Day online on April 29
The all-digital program features micro-commissions from an exciting and diverse group of local artists
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Shana Wolfe is one of the artists taking part in Amber Funk Barton’s Dance Café. Photo by Mika Manning
The Dance Centre is thrilled to be celebrating International Dance Day on April 29 online.
Initiated in 1982 by UNESCO, International Dance Day is celebrated every year by millions of dance fans all around the world. The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), regarded as the founder of modern ballet.
Each year, the Dance Centre curates free events to mark International Dance Day. Due to the pandemic, 2021 will be an all-digital program, but executive director Mirna Zagar still sees this as an opportunity to celebrate a beloved art form.
“The pandemic has hit the performing arts very hard but dance especially so, as an art form that is all about bodies in space, the touch, the breath,” Zagar says. “Artists have been so proactive and creative in finding ways to deliver classes, rehearsals, and performances online, and I am inspired by the courage and fortitude they have shown.
“More than ever, International Dance Day is an opportunity for us to celebrate the art of dance, as we look forward to eventually experiencing its beauty and power in person once again,” she says.
Events include six micro-commissions: short dance films from a diverse group of artists including bharata natyam dancer Ashvini Sundaram, Latin specialist Arely Santana, and contemporary dancer Xin Hui Ong. Amber Funk Barton of the response. curates a special edition of her popular Dance Café initiative on Instagram Live; and TomoeArts hosts an online discussion.
For the full schedule of events, visit The Dance Centre.
This post was sponsored by the Dance Centre.
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