Echoes from the field
23 June 2022
By le RQD
Celebrating Dance Through Cultural Backgrounds
I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t dancing. I lived in Kahnawake, Quebec in my early years, but then moved to Nova Scotia at a young age. I would always dance around the house and eventually started taking my […]
Call to action
13 June 2022
By le RQD
The RQD: A Tightly Woven Community
At the Regroupement québécois de la danse, each member participates in building a strong community, united and welded by a common passion : dance. Today, the RQD launched its Membership Campaign for 2022-2023. Enrich your professional network, exchange with your peers. Participate in the development […]
Disciplinary development
2 June 2022
By le RQD
A successful first immersion in the world of Wikidata
The RQD completes the first phase of its partnership with the Canadian Association for the Performing Arts (CAPACOA). The RQD member directory data is now collected and visible in the Wikidata database. 600 Wikidata records have been created and each […]
Dance development
1 June 2022
By le RQD
Meeting with Dance Ireland
In order to expand our partnerships and members’ networks, the RQD is initiating meetings with dance organizations around the world. As a first meeting, the RQD met with Dance Ireland, the professional dance organization in Ireland, which works with the […]
Non classé
1 June 2022
By le RQD
RQD represents dance at CAM’s cultural real estate funding conference
On May 18, at the Atrium of the Maison du Conseil des arts de Montréal, the RQD represented dance before a panel of representatives of the city of Montreal at a conference on the financing of cultural real estate projects […]
Non classé
1 June 2022
By le RQD
Emergency Funds for Artists and Cultural Workers
On May 2, at the National Summit on Culture in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, announced nearly $10.7 million in funding to the Fondation des artistes to support artists and cultural workers […]
Dance development
18 May 2022
By le RQD
A Look Back at International Dance Day 2022
On April 29th, the Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) and the dance community gathered at the Atrium of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens to celebrate International Dance Day 2022. After two years of online-only gatherings, the atmosphere was filled with […]
29 April 2022
By le RQD
Quebec Message for International Dance Day 2022 From Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli
Invited by the Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD), artist Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli delivers a unifying message for International Dance Day. He pays homage to this art that resides in each of us, from the simplest expression of movement to more […]
Dance development
22 April 2022
By le RQD
Launch of our vast campaign to promote dance in Québec
The Regroupement québécois de la danse is pleased to announce that it will be launching the inclusive project Ici, on danse: A Campaign to Promote Professional Dance that will run for almost a year and will cover the entire province […]
12 April 2022
By le RQD
MCC invests to counter the effects of the pandemic on the cultural sector
The Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) is pleased to inform you that the Ministry of Culture and Communications (MCC) and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) have heard the needs of the cultural and dance communities. The MCC’s […]