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April 25, 2008 CDA Conference Announcement and Registration ADVANCING DANCE IN CANADA: JUNE 6-8, 2008 INSPIRE YOUR INNER ARTS ACTIVIST! From June 6-8, dance professionals from across the country will convene in Ottawa for the Canadian Dance Assembly's Annual General Meeting, member Standing Council meetings and national conference, Advancing Dance in Canada: Reality, Vision, Strategy and Action. You won't want to miss this opportunity for networking and dialogue with dance colleagues old and new. Highlights include provocative discussions around cultivating artistic excellence, living with popular culture, engaging audiences using new technologies, improving working conditions for dance artists and asserting leadership as cultural citizens. Learn about current models of collective standards in dance and participate in a workshop on developing relationships with politicians hosted by the CDA Advocacy Committee. Share your personal vision for dance in Canada. Design strategies and take action to raise the profile of professional Canadian dance. REGISTER TODAY! Advance registration closes May 30th, 2008. In-person registration available throughout conference dates.
The Canadian Dance Assembly hosts its 4th annual conference Advancing Dance in Canada: Reality, Vision, Strategy and Action June 6-8, 2008 at the National Arts Centre by Shannon Litzenberger Art is at the core. It is a source of inspiration, a cause that we believe in, and the reason we carry on despite resistance. In Canada, a career in dance – artistic or otherwise – means both a joy and a sacrifice, a privilege and a struggle. We work inside a delicate ecology that has many interdependent moving parts. Those that participate in this ecosystem - artists, educators, presenters, writers, consultants, agents and administrators - know that it is becoming increasingly fragile, though we carry on because we imagine a more positive future for dance. But when we talk about a better future, what do we mean? Do we share a common understanding of this ideal? Do our individual actions currently contribute to advancing a shared vision? How can we work together to advance dance in Canada? To advance dance in Canada, we must acknowledge our current realities with honesty. What are the important truths about our art? Are we creators and presenters of quality work that connects to publics in meaningful ways? What are the truths about the systems and layers of infrastructure that support our art? How does what we do connect to a larger context that takes into consideration the many influences that affect public perception of dance? Are there uncomfortable truths that we’re ignoring? To advance dance in Canada, we must discover a shared ideal. What are we fighting for? What is our vision for the future? Who participates in this vision and what do we have in common? How are we individually and collectively contributing to this vision? As an art form, are we progressing or regressing? Do we need to change our behavior? Do we need to change our perspective? To advance dance in Canada, we must explore ideas and strategies. Who is exploring innovative practices? How are we generating new initiatives and creative solutions that help move us closer to a stronger dance milieu? What have we done? Is it making a difference? What else could or should we be doing? To advance dance in Canada, we must take action. Who should advocate for dance? What is a dance advocate? Besides increased funding, what should we be advocating for? In a competitive culture, how do we ensure our individual needs are met and still contribute to a collective movement to advance the field of dance? Do these needs compete or align? What can we do individually? What can we do together to affect change? Engage your inner arts activist! Participate and become part of the solution! Join your colleagues from across the country for a spirited discussion on this topic and more, at the 2008 Canadian Dance Assembly Conference, Advancing Dance in Canada: Reality, Vision, Strategy and Action, June 6-8 at the National Arts Centre, in conjunction with the Canada Dance Festival. From time to time, the CDA hosts community meetings in different regions of Canada in order to share important information about the national role we are playing in advocacy activities and to gain regional perspectives on pressing issues facing the dance community. We encourage dance colleagues like you to attend in order to find out more about the advocacy work that is already underway in support of dance in Canada, and to talk about how we can work together to better represent the dance milieu across the country. Regional Meetings Wednesday, February 7, 2007 [click for
meeting report] Friday, January 26, 2007 [click for
meeting report] Friday, February 17, 2006 [click for
meeting report] Tuesday, February 21, 2006 [click for
meeting report] Wednesday, February 22, 2006 [click for
meeting report] Thursday, February 23, 2006 [click for
meeting report] Friday, February 24 , 2006 * [click for
meeting report]
The CDA’s Board of Directors is most pleased to present our new logo, designed by Priya Thomas, a young professional artist and past CDA employee. The adoption of a newly developed logo reflects the vital changes and advances made by the CDA, internally as an organization, and externally as the national advocacy voice for dance.
We encourage you to
display this logo on your communications as a proud member of the
Canadian Dance Assembly. Please download it by clicking on the
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Dear CDA members, Make it your New Year's resolution to log onto the CDA member discussion forums! Interesting topics such as 'Alternative Spaces' (Presenters forum), and 'International Dance Day' (Service and Support forum) and 'Dance and Parenthood' (Independent Artist forum) have fueled dialogue that is awaiting your input. These e-converstations help to drive CDA's advocacy agenda and contribute to the development of our programming for conferences and Standing Council networking meetings. We've recently added two helpful features to the forums.
If you haven't already registered - make it your New Year's resolution to check it out! Access the Online Forums: Then, click on 'sign up for an account', and enter the members-only access password which is available by phone from our office. (We ask that you not distribute this password to non-CDA members). After entering the access password, you will then be able to sign up for an account. This account is merely an access point. You will be asked for your name, email and your own personal password – which you will create at this point. You will not be asked for any additional information and your email address will function as your login id only. It will not be made public or be used to send you email. Once your account is created, you will no longer need to enter the general access password each time you login, however you will need to remember your login id, and personal password for re-entry at each use. Once you have created an account, you will be able to login, access all of the forums and be able to view postings and create your own postings. After you login, click on the forum that you are interested in and you will be directed to a topic list. Click on the topic and you will be taken to the discussion where you can read and make postings. If you require assistance, please feel free to contact the office at 416-515-8444 or via email at info@dancecanada.net
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