Dance: Made in Canada

Dance: made in canada / fait au canada (d:mic/fac) is proud to announce the d:mic/fac Festival 2023 programming, exploring exceptional works in Canadian dance artistry across genres, styles and generations. Providing a diversified platform for experimentation and unique artistic visions, d:mic/fac Festival 2023 will present a series of live performances, films and art that transcend the ordinary, from August 16 to 20, 2023 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre.
Offering a jam packed five day program, expanding contemporary perspectives and compositions, d:mic/fac Festival 2023 exists across three pillars: the curated Mainstage, the lottery program What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and Arts Encounters.

Offering a jam packed five day program, expanding contemporary perspectives and compositions, d:mic/fac Festival 2023 exists across three pillars: the curated Mainstage, the lottery-drawn program What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) and Arts Encounters.

 

The masterfully curated Mainstage program is crafted with the help of two guest artists Santee Smith and Robert Binet, alongside Yvonne Ng. Together they have selected and programmed a multitude of brave and curious Mainstage artists in three sections. The first section, the Morrison Series, pays homage to the late designer David Morrison, and honours the mystical, coming back down to earth and interconnectivity. The Binet Series, is a tribute to the organic human body, the authentic self and finding rhythm in oneself. Finally, the Smith Series is a collection of works by female choreographers,and investigates the eternal transformation of the human spirit. DETAILS

 

The second program, What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) is a lottery and showcases an uncurated, mixed program of dance pieces from five artists spanning a variety of backgrounds and practices, bridging the gap between generations, styles and experience levels to create an equal playing field on stage.

 

Arts Encounters is the multi-arts component of the d:mic/fac Festival, and includes film, photography, literary arts, site specific works, a podcast series and more. It encompasses a range of engagement and animation activities by dance professionals working in other disciplines. The Arts Encounters activities provide audiences with new insight and additional avenues through which to connect to all of the Festival’s live dance series presentations.

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : $15

Tickets are $15, with Pay What You Can options for film screenings

How to get tickets?

Buy online

 

Date: Sunday August 13, 2023 to Sunday August 20, 2023

Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 9:30pm. Performance times vary

Venue & Address

Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6

Wheelchair accessible

Accessible by Public Transport