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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0199 |
| Title: | Canada Dance Festival fonds |
| Dates: | 1984-1998 |
| Extent: | 2.4 m of textual records 4 posters |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | Based in Ottawa and Toronto, the Canada Dance Festival was first produced in 1987 as an initiative of the Dance in Canada Association, the National Arts Centre and Dance!, An Ottawa Summer Festival. Following the first festival, the Canada Dance Festival Society was formed with a separate administration and an official co-production arrangement with the National Arts Centre. Held biennially since 1988, the Canada Dance Festival aims to promote and produce a week long celebration of contemporary dance, featuring the newest artistic creations from a selection of the country's choreographers. It also attempts to support the creation, development and dissemination of these artists' work to a national and international audience. Another important goal of the festival is to foster the professional growth and development of participating artists. The festival has partnered with the National Gallery of Canada, Le Groupe Dance Lab, Arts Court, the University of Ottawa, and the National Capital Commission. The administrative structure of the festival consists of a 10 member Board of Directors made up of representatives from the artistic and business communities of Ottawa. |
| Scope and Content: |
The fonds documents the Canada Dance Festival's operational and administrative activities. Records consist of financial records and contracts; grant applications, sponsorship and fund raising files; correspondence and other administrative records including reports; and publicity, special event and marketing records. Also included are posters used in the advertising and marketing of the festival. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | Access restrictions to be determined. |
| Finding Aid: | File lists available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000199.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2000-008, 2001-022. Further accruals are expected. |
| Provenance Access Points: | Canada Dance Festival |
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Date of creation: 2002/03/20 Date of last revision: 2003/04/15 |
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