Past Artists
photo by Jason Frias
Mary-Lee Brunet
photo by Ian Simon
Ian Simon
photo by Katrina Castro
Elvina Raharja
photo by Context Media
Kin Nguien
photo by Yasmin Asgarali
Deepti Gupta
photo by Citrus Photography
Kunji Ikeda
photo by David Hou
Yvonne Ng
photo by Yvonne Chew
Hong Kong Exile
photo by Anuta Skrypnychenko
Susan Lee
photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
Hiroshi Miyamoto
photo by Rasy Hul
Peter Chin
photo by Makoto Onozuka
Natsu Nakajima
photo by Cylla von Tiedemann
Denise Fujiwara
photo by Stephen De Las Heras
Hari Krishnan
photo by Yvonne Chew
Lee Su-Feh
photo by Chris Randel
Andrea Nann
photo by David Hou
Bageshree Vaze
May 6 – 9, 2023: Montreal - Espace Vert, Edifice Wilder
May 12 – 14, 2023: Toronto - Greenwin Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre
View the Toronto performane programme here
Shion Skye Carter (Vancouver) & Miya Turnbull (Halifax) with dramaturg Julie Tamiko Manning
Marbella Carlos aka Joy Rider (Montreal) with dramaturg Gerard X Reyes
Yui Ugai (Toronto) and Ashvini Sundaram (Vancouver) with dramaturg Anita LaSelva
Katherine Ng (Ottawa) with dramaturg Daniel Mroz
KickStart 2023 Research Recipients:
Rumi Jeraj (Toronto)
Purawai Vyas (Toronto)
Joshua Ongcol (Vancouver)
AnPhong Nguyen (Montreal)
Christbob Phu (Montreal)
2022
Nidhi Baadkar
Kate Kamo McHugh
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CanAsian Dance Festival 25!
March 23 – May 1, 2022
Online
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
Program A: March 23 – April 17, 2022
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Ashvini Sundaram (Vancouver/Toronto)
Winnie Ho (Montreal)
Maxine Heppner (Toronto)
William Yong (Toronto)
Program B: March 30 – April 24, 2022
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Charo Foo Tai Wei (Montreal)
Deepti Gupta (Hamilton)
Kokoro Dance (Vancouver)
Ian Simon (Toronto)
Program C: April 6 – May 1, 2022
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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
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
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
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
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
Programme A
Susan Lee (Toronto)*
Jocelyne Montpetit (Montreal)
inDANCE (Toronto)
Programme B
Taketeru Kudo (Japan)
Procession
Jeng Yi Drums and Dance (Toronto)
Late Night
Ziya Azazi (Vienna)
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KickStart: Choreographers Pushing Boundaries
February 9 – 11, 2012
Winchester Street Theatre
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)
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)
Programme B
Wen Wei Dance (Vancouver)
Soojung Kwon (Toronto)
Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations (Toronto)
Programme C
Natsu Nakajima, choreographer (Tokyo), for Denise Fujiwara (Toronto)
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
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 and inDANCE (Toronto)
Andrea Nann with George Gao (Toronto)
Mainstage B
Peter Chin (Toronto) with Didik Nini Thowok (Indonesia) and Gamelan (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
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
Workshops
Mas Wiryawan Padmonojati (Jakarta/Toronto)
Maria Darmaningsih (Lethbridge)
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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, performer (Toronto)
Kokoro Dance (Vancouver)
Tedd Robinson, choreographer (Ottawa), with Denise Fujiwara, performer (Toronto)
Ellora and Devraj Patnaik (Burlington)
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May 1998
Choreography Residency
Jay Hirabayashi (Vancouver)
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
Jahanara Akhalaq (Toronto)
Peter Chin (Toronto)
Carly Wong (Toronto)
Yvonne Ng (Toronto)
Joanna Das and Esmeralda Enrique (Toronto)
Mariko Tanabe (Montreal)