Dancemakers’ first annual symposium exploring the craft, practice and plurality of dance curation.
Dates: July 17 & 18 2025
Location: 401 Richmond St W (Toronto Canada) + Online
www.dancemakers.org
Thursday, July 17 2025:
11:00 – Arrival
11:30-1:00 – Curation Under the Surface (with Celia Green & Rumi Jeraj)
1:00-1:30 – Break
1:30-3:00 – Curating in Unconventional Spaces (with Shani K. Parsons & Abel Hagos)
3:00-3:30 – Break
3:30-5:00 – Research as Curatorial Method (with Christina de la Cruz & Sanjukta Banarjee)
5:30-7:00 – Call for Curators Q&A and Info Sessions
Friday, July 18 2025
11:00 – Arrival
11:30-1:00 – A Decade Since ACAQ (with Dena Devida)
1:00-1:30 – Break
1:30-3:00 – Collaborative Dance Curation (with Nomadic Curatorial Collective & Parks N Wreck)
3:00-3:30 – Break
3:30-5:00 – Access in Dance Curation (with Arts Assembly & Shay Erlich)
5:30-7:00 – Cinq a Sept!
Image credit: Photo from ‘Engaging in Repertoire’ co-curated by Tanveer Alam & Nithya Garg in 2022. Photo by Akshay Moncy.

