Community life
19 August 2021
By le RQD
Nadine Medawar is the new executive director of the RQD
The board of directors of the Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Nadine Medawar as the RQD’s new executive director. She took office on August 16. Nadine Medawar has had a diversified […]
Community life
7 June 2021
By le RQD
Your involvement and solidarity are the keys to the dance community’s sustainable recovery
“Joining the RQD means embracing movement and being part of a tight-knit community in which all the members, like the threads used to sew a sash, are important. It means joining our voices to create true strength in numbers. This […]
Community life
7 June 2021
By le RQD
Membership 2021-2022: RQD Co-presidents’ Message
Joining the RQD means embracing movement and being part of a tight-knit community in which all the members, like the threads used to sew a sash, are important. It means joining our voices to create true strength in numbers. This […]
Call to action
29 April 2021
By le RQD
Québec Message for International Dance Day by Aïcha Bastien-N’Diaye
At the invitation of the Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD), the artist Aïcha Bastien-N’Diaye delivers a message of hope for International Dance Day. After a year-long pandemic that has affected the lives of all Quebecers, and that has hit […]
Call to action
22 January 2021
By le RQD
The Impact of COVID-19: Results of the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey
Most arts and culture organizations are holding on for now, but very high stress levels suggest that the impact of the pandemic aren’t just economic, according to the newly released results of the November 2020 National Arts and Culture Impact […]
Call to action
12 January 2021
By le RQD
Recovery of the Canadian cultural sector: first assessment of the CSRR
Over the past few months, representatives of the Canadian cultural sector –including the RQD– have gathered in cross sectoral recovery Roundtables (CSRR) (in French only) to underline the challenges and the major needs for the sector’s broad-based recovery. This first […]
Dance development
11 December 2020
By le RQD
International Dance Day Message from Quebec by Anne Plamondon
When the Regroupement québécois de la danse suggested I write Quebec’s message for the 32nd anniversary of International Dance Day, I accepted without hesitation. I was then seized by worry and doubt—a sort of inner conflict and dilemma. Which part […]
Dance development
11 December 2020
By le RQD
International Dance Day: Quebec Message from Andrew Tay
I see dance as a community builder. In fact, I see it creating communities. People come together through dance to embody their specific needs and values. In rehearsals, at the nightclub, on the street, at the community centre, friends and […]
Dance development
11 December 2020
By le RQD
International Dance Day 2018: Québec Message from Mélanie Demers
Whether we completely abandon ourselves to it or attempt to resist it, we’re all part of the world’s great movement. Ineluctably, this complex system, beyond all comprehension, observes the human ballet, where bodies, by turns, conquer and beguile the other, […]
Community life
24 September 2020
By le RQD
This year, the Annual General Meeting will take place online!
Dear members, Who could have predicted a year like this? Our first-ever online Annual General Meeting (AGM) will give us the opportunity to gather and take stock of the impact that the 2019-2020 year has had on the dance community. […]