From Patchwork to pathways: insights to deepen collaboration amongst dance arts service organization

 Building off of the Canadian Dance Assembly-commissioned research in 2017, “Re-Imagining Service Organizations: Decolonizing Dance”, Mass Culture conducted a landscape analysis of the eighteen arts organizations that currently provide services to support dancers and dance companies.

In October 2023, Dance Umbrella Ontario commenced a research initiative involving Robin Sokoloski and Soni Dasmohapatra from Mass Culture. Their collaborative efforts culminated in the completion of eighteen interviews and an online gathering with organizations dedicated to serving the Canadian dance community. For a comprehensive list of the interview questions, please refer to the appendices. The central objective of these interviews was to gain insights into the current and future services provided by these organizations, as well as to discern the unique positions they hold within the intricate patchwork of the dance sector.

Read the final report and watch the session to collectively discuss the dance sector and collaborative pathways at the buttons below.