NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH DANCE
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Guelph Dance is pleased to bring four dance companies to Guelph for double bill presentations happening Feb. 28 and March 28, 2025.
Feb. 28 is a co-presentation with International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) featuring solo works by Newton Moraes and Meryem Alaoui at the ImprovLab, University of Guelph, MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 and $20
The program features My Dance is Not a Hobby by Newton Moraes and Sand Body by Meryem Alaoui.
March 28 is a double bill featuring KasheDance and CinaMoon Collective at Guelph Youth Dance Studios, 42 Quebec St, Guelph, Ont.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 and $20
This program features Retrospek (excerpt), an ensemble work by KasheDance and Surrendered Spirits, a duet by CinaMoon Collective.
Tickets are now on sale. For more information about the shows, artists and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://guelphdance.ca/ibpoc-artists-network-tour-2025/
These presentations are a part of the IBPOC Artist’s Network Tour: From Words to Action, initiated by wind in the leaves collective.
Over two years, wind in the leaves collective have coordinated research, conferences, artistic showcases and considerable outreach and planning to support Indigenous, Black, People of Colour dance artists to build touring opportunities. With a recent significant two-year grant from Canadian Heritage, they are launching a pilot touring project to take place in Ontario. The goal is to establish this as a sustainable program to enable IBPOC artists to perform their works across Canada.
Guelph Dance looks forward to hosting these IBPOC touring network dance artists and connecting them with Guelph audiences through their unique performances.
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