Canadian Heritage committee  We've heard from our liaisons at the Canada Arts Council—and here's an example—about massaging our company to look at the percentage of grant money and income that's coming from other sources and pushing us to become ready to go into bigger fundraising projects which, as probably

Canadian Heritage committee  I applaud the Canada arts council for continuing to try to streamline the process to also be malleable with the shifting landscape of dance. I mentioned already about how hip hop has changed, but that's just one part of this new generation that I was talking about. Because the In

Canadian Heritage committee  I think that's also a long-term process. There are institutions and conservatories that are recognized for providing the best training, and you look to those schools, the Juilliards and those types of schools. Many Canadian dancers who are born and trained in Canada will go to Ju

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't know if we have that much time, but there is really a commercial side to dance. There's So You Think You Can Dance and the dance competitions that are happening and the dance films. Talk about an upswing in the presence of dance in film. There's a new dance film, a featur

Canadian Heritage committee  How long do I have to respond?

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay.

Canadian Heritage committee  The good news is that it's already happening; we don't have to do much to help it along. What I mean by that is that we're in a new era. I'm part of what I call a post-hip hop generation, and the biggest shift in the landscape of dance that I've seen involves two things. Number

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, and thank you to the committee for the opportunity to speak to you today. I'm a choreographer and the co-artistic director of RUBBERBANDance Group, a Montreal-based company that creates, produces, and disseminates stage works and film works. The company tours extensiv