Dance Collection Danse Event

It's About Time Dancing Black in Canada
It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900 to 1970
Until June 22, 2018 (10:00 AM - 4:30 PM)

Curated by Seika Boye, PhD, this exhibition illuminates the largely undocumented dance history of Canada’s Black population before 1970. Featured are individual dance artists such as Leonard Gibson, Ola Skanks, Ethel Bruneau, Joey Hollingsworth and Kathryn Brown. The exhibit exposes the representation of Blackness on Canadian stages, as well as audience and media reception of Black performance in Canada during this era. It’s About Time explores legislation of leisure culture, dance lessons and the role of social dances at mid-century.

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Initial Run
Now through  June 22, 2018
DCD Gallery, 149 Church St., 3rd Flr.
Toronto

Second Run
July 11 – August 19, 2018
Ignite Gallery, OCAD University
165 Augusta Ave., Toronto

Location: 
301 - 149 Church St.
Fee: 
Free (Donations Welcome)
Contact for Tickets / Reservation: 
events@dcd.ca