Kaeja d'Dance

FREE  - Porch View Dances 2020

Donations go towards hiring and commissioning more artists while supporting continued transformation of Kaeja arts programming to a digital world.


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Donations go towards hiring and commissioning more artists while supporting continued transformation of Kaeja arts programming to a digital world. Donations greater than $20 will receive a tax receipt (minus $20 ticket)

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<p><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;"><b>ABOUT PORCH VIEW DANCES 2020: Online<br></b></h1><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Join Kaeja d'Dance for an online iteration of PVD, premiering 16 NEW commissions - short dance videos made by some of this community's amazing choreographers, an audience-participatory Flock Landing and a Q and A! </div><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;">Our ninth annual PVD is reimagined this year as a livestream for Zoom. For the first time ever, our choreographers are dancing! You will receive a Zoom link upon sign-up.</h1><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;"><b>REAL PEOPLE DANCING IN REAL SPACES<br></b>Traditionally, PVD pairs professional choreographers with community members to reveal stories of lives lived through original dances performed on their front porches and yards. For 2020, we have invited all of our past Porch View Dances choreographers to bring their own personal stories alive on their porches, balconies, and front yards. You are guaranteed an intimate view of who these brilliant artists are, as they unearth and capture this moment in time with their families and co-habitants.<br>​<br>The livestreamed premiere of these works will be hosted by the one and only Maurycy and will be followed by a live interactive Flock Landing, led by the fabulous Lilia Leon, that you are invited to witness or to Dance With Us!<br> <br>We will then be joined by many of the choreographers for a live Q&amp;A panel moderated by Karen Kaeja.</h1><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;"><br><b>OUR CHOREOGRAPHERS<br></b>Featuring 16 new commissions by 18 fantastic choreographers:<br>Kate Alton, Julia Aplin, Nova Bhattacharya, Barbara Bourget &amp; Jay Hirabayashi, Michael Caldwell &amp; Louis Laberge-Côté, Peter Chin, Lauren Cook, Allison Cummings, Aria Evans, Maxine Heppner, Shannon Litzenberger, Pulga Muchochoma, Andrea Nann, Kevin Ormsby, Kathleen Rea, and tiger princess dance projects.<br> <br><b>OUR FLOCK<br></b>The Flock Landing is led by Lilia Leon, with Mateo Galindo Torres, Josh Murphy, Mio Sakamoto and Irma Villafuerte.</h1><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;"><b>ACCESSIBILITY<br></b>The event will have live, virtual ASL interpretation and closed captioning. </h1><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;"><b>OUR SPONSORS<br></b>This event is made possible by the generous contributions of our corporate sponsors:<br>TD Bank<br>New Canadians Lumber</h1><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;">And by the following councils and foundations:<br>Canada Council for the Arts<br>Ontario Arts Council<br>Toronto Arts Council<br>Funding provided by the Government of Ontario<br>Hal Jackman Foundation<br>Department of Canadian Heritage<br>Ontario Arts Foundation<br>Ontario Trillium Foundation<br>Green Fischer Family Trust<br>Lindy Green Family Foundation</h1><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;"><br></p><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;">Porch View Dances was conceived by Karen Kaeja and developed with Allen Kaeja.</p><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;"><br></p><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;">All header photos by SVPhotography.</p><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;">Top Left: Chor. by Andrea Nann with Michelle Silagy</p><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;">Center: Chor. by Karen &amp; Allen Kaeja</p><p class="font_7" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; background: 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); pointer-events: auto;">Top Right: Chor. by Aria Evans</p></p>

<p>Hello <span class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}">Prénom</span> <span class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}">Nom</span>,</p><p><br /></p><p><div>Thank you for your interest in Porch View Dances 2020: Online!&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Zoom link for the meeting is:&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(135, 135, 135); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88595094731">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88595094731</a></span></div><div><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(135, 135, 135); min-height: 14px;"><br></p><p class="p1" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(135, 135, 135);">The Meeting ID # is: 885 9509 4731</p></div><div><br></div><div>We will send out a reminder with the link one day before the event. We will open the Zoom meeting approx. 15 minutes before the start of the performance. We will begin the performance promptly at 7pm.</div><div><br></div><div>Note: The event will be recorded. Participation in the interactive Flock Landing is <i>optional</i>.</div><div><br></div><div>To find out more info about the event, go here: <a href="www.kaeja.org/pvd2020">www.kaeja.org/pvd2020</a></div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to dancing with you!</div><div><br></div><div>Beata Rasitsan</div><div>Production &amp; Outreach Manager</div><div>Kaeja d'Dance</div><div><a href="urban@kaeja.org">urban@kaeja.org</a></div></p>

<p></p><p style="font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto"><b>ABOUT PORCH VIEW DANCES 2020: Online<br /></b></p><div>Join Kaeja d'Dance for an online iteration of PVD, premiering 16 NEW commissions - short dance videos made by some of this community's amazing choreographers, an audience-participatory Flock Landing and a Q and A! </div><p style="font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto">Our ninth annual PVD is reimagined this year as a livestream for Zoom. For the first time ever, our choreographers are dancing! You will receive a Zoom link upon sign-up.</p><p style="font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto"><b>REAL PEOPLE DANCING IN REAL SPACES<br /></b>Traditionally, PVD pairs professional choreographers with community members to reveal stories of lives lived through original dances performed on their front porches and yards. For 2020, we have invited all of our past Porch View Dances choreographers to bring their own personal stories alive on their porches, balconies, and front yards. You are guaranteed an intimate view of who these brilliant artists are, as they unearth and capture this moment in time with their families and co-habitants.<br />​<br />The livestreamed premiere of these works will be hosted by the one and only Maurycy and will be followed by a live interactive Flock Landing, led by the fabulous Lilia Leon, that you are invited to witness or to Dance With Us!<br /> <br />We will then be joined by many of the choreographers for a live Q&amp;A panel moderated by Karen Kaeja.</p><p style="font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto"><br /><b>OUR CHOREOGRAPHERS<br /></b>Featuring 16 new commissions by 18 fantastic choreographers:<br />Kate Alton, Julia Aplin, Nova Bhattacharya, Barbara Bourget &amp; Jay Hirabayashi, Michael Caldwell &amp; Louis Laberge-Côté, Peter Chin, Lauren Cook, Allison Cummings, Aria Evans, Maxine Heppner, Shannon Litzenberger, Pulga Muchochoma, Andrea Nann, Kevin Ormsby, Kathleen Rea, and tiger princess dance projects.<br /> <br /><b>OUR FLOCK<br /></b>The Flock Landing is led by Lilia Leon, with Mateo Galindo Torres, Josh Murphy, Mio Sakamoto and Irma Villafuerte.</p><p style="font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto"><b>ACCESSIBILITY<br /></b>The event will have live, virtual ASL interpretation and closed captioning. </p><p style="font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto"><b>OUR SPONSORS<br /></b>This event is made possible by the generous contributions of our corporate sponsors:<br />TD Bank<br />New Canadians Lumber</p><p style="font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto">And by the following councils and foundations:<br />Canada Council for the Arts<br />Ontario Arts Council<br />Toronto Arts Council<br />Funding provided by the Government of Ontario<br />Hal Jackman Foundation<br />Department of Canadian Heritage<br />Ontario Arts Foundation<br />Ontario Trillium Foundation<br />Green Fischer Family Trust<br />Lindy Green Family Foundation</p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto">Porch View Dances was conceived by Karen Kaeja and developed with Allen Kaeja.</p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto">All header photos by SVPhotography.</p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto">Top Left: Chor. by Andrea Nann with Michelle Silagy</p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto">Center: Chor. by Karen &amp; Allen Kaeja</p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;pointer-events:auto">Top Right: Chor. by Aria Evans</p><p></p>

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