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The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
304 Parliament Street
Presenter-in-Residence
wind in the leaves collective
allies and friends
wind in the leaves collective
wind in the leaves collective presents their three-part performance series allies and friends. Intertwining dance and poetry, the collective collaborates with artists whose work addresses transformative social change to share genre-bending performances in the intimacy of The Citadel.
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wind in the leaves collective
Presenter-in-Residence
The ‘wind in the leaves collective’ has developed a significant body of work over the past decade. Our unique approach to multi-disciplinary performance takes its lead from the artistic director’s poetry which is explored and choreographed by dancers, musicians and video artists.
Read more +This collaboration across disciplines has been successful in engaging audiences and building a profile for this type of performance. The ‘collective’ is now staging performances with other artists that involve similar elements, i.e., connecting poetry with dance and music in creation and performance. Since the start of 2020-21 season, the ‘collective’ has been Presenter-in-Residence at The Citadel where selected artists share the stage and advance the notion of poetry and dance as a seamless art form practiced by racialized and Indigenous artists and drawing from historic pre-colonial practices made contemporary.