A popular community dance project is now underway in Toronto for the 13th year. Karen Kaeja founded Porch View Dances (PVD) in 2012 to engage everyday folks to become creators and performers.
This year, the joyful site-specific outdoor series is back in Toronto’s Seaton Village neighbourhood from July 17 to 21. Mayumi Lashbrook, a mixed-race Japanese Canadian, is curating this year’s edition around the theme of joy.
Fans of community dance can take in new works conceived by Sid Ryan Eilers, Fer Comacho, and Zita Nyardy.
Kaeja d’Dance encourages attendees to “pay what you wish” to see PVD shows.
“PVD celebrates the stories of people in a neighbourhood, taking dance out of the theatre and into our daily lives and sending the powerful message that art is for everyone,’ the Kaeja d’Dance website states.
Watch the trailer for Porch View Dances.
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