A wonderful arts supporter once told us “Directing an arts organization is akin to walking a tightrope”. You know you’ll take steps forward and back, and sometimes balance your way to new heights, and sometimes slip and fall into new experiences. When you fall (which is not a negative, just part of growth and change)read more
CONTINUE READINGDuring these uncertain times, Propeller Dance remains resilient and is happy to announce that it has shifted its MASC (Multicultural Arts for Schools and Communities) programming to a fully virtual format! Propeller Dance is dedicated to demonstrate through dance that WE ARE ALL ABLE by continuing to push boundaries and offer excellence in professional, recreational, and educational programming inread more
CONTINUE READINGPropeller Dance Artistic Co-Directors Renata Soutter and Shara Weaver are pleased to present the organization’s 2019-2020 Annual Report. This was Propeller Dance’s thirteenth year of operations. It was an exciting year of outreach and success though compressed by the pandemic. Through our shifting world, the arts are more important than ever – a reflection of life, aread more
CONTINUE READINGAs an organization we are heartbroken and enraged by the senseless recent deaths of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. In light of the current instances of anti-black racist violence, we would like to communicate our support of Black Lives Matter, and towards all who are suffering from anti-Blackread more
CONTINUE READINGWe hope all of your Propeller Dance Community -friends, families, supporters and all – are staying safe and healthy. During these challenging times we all need to look after ourselves and each other as best we can. To that end we are working hard behind the scenes on finding ways to stay connected with our company and recreationalread more
CONTINUE READINGDear Propeller Dance community and supporters, We have been closely monitoring the news of coronavirus (COVID-19) and have been following recommendations from Health Canada, Public Health Ontario and Ottawa Public Health. The health of our dancers, families and staff is very important to us and for this reason we have made the decision to cancel all recreationalread more
CONTINUE READINGWe are thrilled to announce that we have a book available for purchase, based on our performance of The Wild Life in September 2017 at Canadensis Garden. This innovative outdoor dance performance was a dream years in the making for Co-Director Renata Soutter and made possible by Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter fund. Howread more
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