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For years, Anne-Catherine Lebeau worked as an actress and a rehearsal director. But she was always uncomfortable with the amount of waste that the sector was producing. In 2019, she co-founded Écoscéno to help artists and companies make the ecological shift. But going sustainable means more than buying less stuff; it's a mindset that includes conversations about working conditions, gender equality, and equity, diversity, and inclus...

Colette "Coco" Murray is back! This week, we continue to unpack Toronto's Caribbean Carnival, as the festival launches this weekend. Host Esie Mensah and Murray dive into questions such as: How is Toronto's Caribbean Carnival intertwined with the dance industry? Why is the media's depiction of the festival harmful? How can dance artists and teachers ensure they aren't appropriating Black dances and Afro-diasporic movement? Find Par...

Toronto's Caribbean Carnival (formerly Caribana) is often known as just a street party, but many folks don't understand the social significance of the event. Before the festival starts on July 28, Collette Murray is here to talk about what has been lost since the commercialization of the event and what you need to know before you go. A long-time Carnival participant, Murray is a dance performer, instructor, mentor, cultural arts pr...

This week, Rufi Oswaldo calls in from Calgary. A former dancesport competitor, Oswaldo is now the artistic director of Dancers' Studio West. He's here to talk about the constraints he felt within competitive ballroom - including rigid gender roles - and how he moved into contemporary dance and pursuing a PhD researching same-sex partner dance. You can read a full feature on Oswaldo in The Dance Current's Summer 2022 issue, and on t...