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KickStart

May 6th - 9th 2023, Montreal - Espace Vert, Edifice Wilder

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May 12th -14th 2023, Toronto - Greenwin Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre

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Shion Skye Carter (Vancouver) & Miya Turnbull (Halifax) with dramaturg Julie Tamiko Manning

Joy Rider aka Marbella Carlos (Montreal) with dramaturg Gerard X Reyes

Yui Ugai (Toronto) and Ashvini Sundaram (Vancouver) with dramaturg Anita LaSelva

Katherine Ng (Ottawa) with dramaturg Daniel Mroz

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KickStart 2023 Research Recipients

Rumi Jeraj (Toronto)

Purawai Vyas (Toronto)

Joshua Ongcol (Vancouver)

AnPhong Nguyen (Montreal)

Christbob Phu (Montreal)

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To Be Danced 

2022

Nidhi Baadkar

Kate Kamo McHugh

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CanAsian Dance Festival 25!

March 23rd - May 1st 2022

Online

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New Moves: Short Digital Dance Works commissioned choreographers:

Ashvini Sundaram with dramaturg Karen Kaeja

Ian Simon with dramaturg Nina Lee Aquino

Mary-Lee Brunet with dramaturg Handy Yacinthe

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Program A: March 23rd - April 17th 2022

View the performance programme here

Ashvini Sundaram (Vancouver/Toronto)

Winnie Ho (Montreal)

Maxine Heppner (Toronto)

William Yong (Toronto)

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Program B: March 30th - April 24th 2022

View the performance programme here

Charo Foo Tai Wei (Montreal)

Deepti Gupta (Hamilton)

Kokoro Dance (Vancouver)

Ian Simon (Toronto)

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Program C: April 6th - May 1st 2022

View the performance programme here

Mary-Lee Brunet (Montreal)

Nova Bhattacharya (Toronto)

Richard Lee (Victoria)

Ziyian Kwan (Vancouver)

Denise Fujiwara (Toronto)

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GRIT: Short Dances

May 14 - 21, 2021

Online

View the performance programme here

 

Tanveer Alam, with dramaturg Harikishan S. Nair and videographer/editor Robert Kingsbury

Mayumi Lashbrook, with dramaturg Nina Lee Aquino and filmmaker/editor Henry Mak

Kin Nguien, with dramaturg Karen Kaeja and DOP Katrina Castro and cinematographer Ian Simon

Elvina Raharja, with dramaturg Queenie Seguban and DOP/editor Phil Kim

Purawai Vyas, with dramaturg Suma Nair and videographer/editor Sid Sawant

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KickStart: Choreographers pushing boundaries

March 2020

Performances cancelled due to the COVID-19 state of emergency

 

Deepti Gupta, Hamilton, with dramaturg Peter Chin, Toronto

Andrea Nann, Toronto, with dramaturg Cindy Mochizuki, Vancouver

Winnie Ho (Superhova), Montreal, with dramaturg Hanako Hoshimi-Caines, Montreal

Charo Foo Tai Wei, Montreal, with dramaturg Dulciea Langfelder, Montreal

 

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KickStart: Choreographers pushing boundaries

September 27 - 29, 2018

The Theatre Centre

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David Norsworthy, Toronto & Justin De Luna, Montreal, with dramaturg Lee Su-Feh, Vancouver

Suzanne Liska, Toronto & Takako Segawa, Ottawa, with dramaturg Tedd Robinson Ottawa

Pamela Tzeng (Calgary), with dramaturg Lee Su-Feh, Vancouver

Mark Kunji Ikeda, Calgary with dramaturg Karen Hines, Calgary

 

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KickStart: Choreographers pushing boundaries

February 23 – 25, 2017

Winchester Street Theatre

 

Yvonne Ng, Toronto, with dramaturg Ginelle Chagnon, Montreal

Atri Nundy, Toronto, with dramaturg Christopher House, Toronto

Richard Lee, Edmonton, with dramaturg Eric Rose, Calgary

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TO Dances Showcase

September 28 - October 1, 2015

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Partnering with Toronto-based presenters - DanceWorks, dance Immersion, dance: made in canada/fait au canada, Dusk Dances, and Harbourfront Centre -  to develop a series of showcase performances and ancillary events in order to highlight Toronto’s vibrant dance community and create an opportunity for artists and presenters to connect.

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11th CanAsian International Dance Festival

April 30 - May 2, 2015

Harbourfront Centre Theatre

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Natsu Nakajima, Japan

Tribal Crackling Wind, Toronto

Lee Su-Feh, Vancouver

Hong Kong Exile, Vancouver*

Sampradaya Dance Creations, Toronto

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KickStart: Choreographers Pushing Boundaries

April 24 - 26, 2014

Betty Oliphant Theatre

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Bageshree Vaze, Toronto, with dramaturg Christopher House

Robert Abubo, Toronto, with dramaturg William Yong

Michael Caldwell, Toronto, with dramaturg Susie Burpee

Emily Law, Toronto, with dramaturg Michael Trent

Ziyian Kwan, Vancouver, with dramaturg Barbara Bourget

Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Vancouver, with dramaturg Lee Su-Feh

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10th CanAsian International Dance Festival

April 28 - May 12, 2013

Fleck Dance Theatre​

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Programme A

Susan Lee, Toronto*

Jocelyne Montpetit, Montreal

inDANCE, Toronto

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Programme B

Taketeru Kudo, Japan

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Procession

Jeng Yi Drums and Dance, Toronto

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Late Night

Ziya Azazi, Vienna

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KickStart: Choreographers Pushing Boundaries

February 9 - 11, 2012

Winchester Street Theatre

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William Yong, Toronto, with dramaturg Tedd Robinson, Ottawa

Susan Lee, Toronto, with dramaturg Elizabeth Langley, Montreal

Hiroshi Miyamoto, Toronto, with dramaturg Guillaume Bernardi, Toronto

Emily Cheung, Toronto, with dramaturg Peter Chin, Toronto

Meena Murugesan, Montreal, with dramaturg Janet O’Shea, Los Angeles

Tomomi Morimoto, Montreal, with dramaturg Elizabeth Langley, Montreal

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9th CanAsian International Dance Festival

February 23 – 26, 2011

Fleck Dance Theatre

 

Programme A

Ziya Azazi, Vienna

Jocelyne Montpetit, Montreal

Mi Young Kim Dance Company, Toronto

 

Programme B

Tribal Crackling Wind/Peter Chin, Toronto/Cambodia

Bageshree Vaze, Toronto

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Butoh on Film: Darkness and Light curated by Chris MaeGe

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Museum Dances: Ancient Inspiration, Contemporary Interpretation

May 7 – 9, 2010 and May 14 – 16, 2010

Royal Ontario Museum in collaboration with the Institute for Contemporary Culture

 

Commissioned site-specific dance works inspired by artifacts of the Royal Ontario Museum:

 

Natasha Bakht, Ottawa, with composer Alexander MacSween, Montreal

Moving Dragon Dance Company, Vancouver, with composer Michael Vincent, Toronto

Soojung Kwon, Toronto with composer the Opaque Ensemble, Toronto

F.A.M., Toronto

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8th CanAsian International Dance Festival

May 6 – 9, 2009

Fleck Dance Theatre

 

Programme A

Ko Murobushi, Tokyo

Jung-Ah Chung, Victoria

princess productions, Toronto

 

Programme B

Post Ego Dance Company, Seoul

Mira Hunter and  Raqib Brian Burke, Vancouver

Andrea Nann, Toronto

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7th CanAsian International Dance Festival

May 1 – 3, 2008

Enwave Theatre

 

Programme A

Tribal Crackling Wind, Toronto

inDANCE, Toronto

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Programme B

Wen Wei Dance, Vancouver

Soojung Kwon, Toronto

Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations, Toronto

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Programme C

Natsu Nakajima (choreographer), Tokyo, for Denise Fujiwara, Toronto

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Student Matinee

Natsu Nakajima (choreographer), Tokyo, for Denise Fujiwara, Toronto

inDANCE, Toronto

Jeng Yi Drums and Dance, Toronto

princess productions, Toronto

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6th CanAsian International Dance Festival

February 22 – 24, 2007

Harbourfront Centre

 

Brigantine Room

cokaseki, Berlin

 

Premiere Dance Theatre 

Joanna de Souza, Toronto

Keiko Ninomiya, Toronto, with Kinya “ZULU” Tsuruyama, Tokyo

Soojung Kwon, Toronto

Sinha Danse, Montreal

Qi Shu Fang Peking Opera Company, New York

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Transformations: Expressions of Gender Roles in Asian Dance

June 8 – 10, 2006

Enwave Theatre

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Song Chang Rong, China

Elly, Indonesia

Yukio Waguri, Tokyo

Peter Chin (choreographer) with Didik Nini Thowok (featured performer), Indonesia

Hari Krishnan (choreographer) for Sudarshan Belsare, Boston

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5th CanAsian International Dance Festival

February 19 – 27, 2005

Premiere Dance Theatre

 

Mainstage A

Lu Min, Shanghai

Alvin Tolentino, Vancouver

Hari Krishnan, InDance, Toronto

Andrea Nann with George Gao, Toronto

 

Mainstage B

Peter Chin, Toronto, with Didik Nini Thowok, Indonesia, and Gamelan Toronto, Toronto

Shobana Jeyasingh (choreographer), London, Natasha Bakht (performer), Ottawa*

Denise Fujiwara, Toronto, with Mayumi Seiler, Toronto

Yan-Shu, Tokyo

 

Asia Toronto Dances

Sashar Zarif, Toronto

Keiko Ninomiya, Toronto

Cynthia Tsang, Art of Dance Academy, Toronto

Joanna de Souza (choreographer), Toronto for Chhandam Dance Company, Toronto

Peter Chin (choreographer), Toronto for Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre, Toronto

Folklorico Filipino, Toronto

 

CanAsian Cinebooth

Tari Rickshaw by Nick dePencier and Peter Chin, Toronto

Remember/Everything by Marianne M. Kim, Chicago

 

Student Matinee

Cynthia Tsang, Art of Dance Academy, Toronto

Andrea Nann with George Gao, Toronto

Peter Chin (choreographer), Toronto for Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre, Toronto

Sampradaya Dance Creations, Toronto

 

Workshops

Alvin Tolentino, Vancouver

Yan-Shu, Tokyo

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April 1 – 3, 2004

Betty Oliphant Theatre

 

Co-Presenting Roger Sinha Danse, Montreal

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4th CanAsian Dance Festival

March 22 – 30, 2003

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Commissions

Yvonne Ng (choreographer) with Lee Pui Ming (composer), Toronto*

Devraj Patnaik, Burlington

 

Mainstage

Mi Young Kim, Toronto

Lee Su-Feh, Vancouver

Roger Sinha (choreographer) with Natasha Bakht (performer), Montreal

William Lau, Toronto

Yumiko Yoshioka, Germany/Japan

 

Asia Toronto Dances

Rina Singha, Toronto

Gunaseelan Dance Company,  Toronto

Yan Lam, Toronto

Jeng Yi, Toronto

Maxine Heppner. Toronto

 

Workshops

Lee Su-Feh, Vancouver

Yumiko Yoshioka, Germany/Japan

Natasha Bakht, Ottawa

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March/April 2002

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Workshops

Mas Wiryawan Padmonojati, Jakarta/Toronto

Maria Darmaningsih, Lethbridge, AB

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3rd CanAsian Dance Festival

March 22 - 24, 2001

Betty Oliphant Theatre

 

Maria Darmaningsih, Toronto with Gamelan Toronto

Peter Chin (choreographer) with Chan Hon Goh (peformer), Toronto

Kokoro Dance, Vancouver

Tedd Robinson (choreographer), Ottawa, with Denise Fujiwara (performer), Toronto

Ellora and Devraj Patnaik, Burlington

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May, 1998

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Choreography Residency

Jay Hirabayashi, Vancouver

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Studio Performance

MiYoung Kim Dance Company, Toronto

Denise Fujiwara, Toronto

Ellora Patnaik, Toronto

Jay Hirabayashi, Residency work-in-progress, Vancouver

 

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1st CanAsian Dance Festival

May 1997

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Jahanara Akhalaq, Toronto

Peter Chin, Toronto

Carly Wong, Toronto

Yvonne Ng, Toronto

Joanna Das and Esmeralda Enrique, Toronto

Mariko Tanabe, Montreal