Forward Thinking, Forward Moving Then & Now
Join us in celebrating 50 years of dancing at York with six evenings filled with dance films and live virtual performances, all for free!
Festival Programing March 30th – April 9th, 2021:

Tuesday March 30th – Dancing with 2020
7:30pm
Covid Chronicles Part 1: Melding Vistas, Escape, Detached Existence – Three livestreamed collaborative works by members of the YDE and Digital Media Students
Isolation, a dance film by Meera Kanageswaran, MFA candidate
State Shift, a dance film by Kaitlyn Seibold, MFA Candidate
Link to watch coming soon.
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Wednesday March 31st – York Dances
7:30pm
Series 1: We are Here
Creations from our 3rd year choreography class
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Thursday April 1st – York Dances
7:30pm
Series 2: Here We Are
Creations from our 3rd year choreography class
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Tuesday April 6th – New Traditions – Dance on Screen, Then and Now
7:30pm
Echos, a dance film by Leslie Cheng, 4th year dance
Horology, a dance film by Allison Kingsbury, Mackenzie Link, Alyssa Passero, 4th year dance
Grey Matter, a dance film by Patricia Allison, MFA 2019
A Few Excerpts from the Archive, a compilation from the Dance Department Video Archives
The Study of Dance, documentary film about York dance department from 1985
Seriously Creative, promotional video created by students in DANC 4260 (2011), Course Director: William Mackwood
Covid Chronicles Part 2 : God Complex, This is not a Test, The Game of Life – Three livestreamed collaborative works by YDE and Digital Media Students
Link to watch coming soon.
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Thursday April 8th -For invited guests – Shifting Perspectives – Featuring the York Dance Ensemble
7:30pm
Unheimlichkeit, a dance film by Michael Vintila, MFA candidate
In Flight, a dance film by Paulo Alcedo, MFA candidate
Polarities, a new collaborative livestream work by Susan Lee, Don Sinclair, and the York Dance Ensemble. Music by Mark Duggan
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Friday April 9th – Open to the public – Shifting Perspectives – Featuring the York Dance Ensemble
7:30pm
Unheimlichkeit, a dance film by Michael Vintila, MFA candidate
In Flight, a dance film by Paulo Alcedo, MFA candidate
Polarities, a new collaborative livestream work by Susan Lee, Don Sinclair, and the York Dance Ensemble. Music by Mark Duggan
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