Fall For Dance North: The Flip Side | Artist Talks

What are they thinking? How do they do it?

Hear directly from the artists themselves about the impulses and inspirations behind their work. Develop your understanding of creative process and choreographic craft. Discover how collaborations form and ideas combine. FFDN’s popular artist talks move online as a series of discussions and unique encounters with festival artists. Find out what goes into a livestream production. Get the inside scoop on Bathtub Bran’s quirky talk show. Hear from dance students on their process with Bobbi Jene Smith. Meet Indigenous clean-water activist Autumn Peltier.

This is your chance to dig deeper into our festival programs.

2020 Signature Program, post-show conversation

Goes Live on Oct. 3, approx. 3:30 PM EST

Join us for a post-show conversation, and meet the choreographers from the six premiering works in our 2020 Signature Program, occurring immediately after the live stream performance.

NOTE: available to ticket holders only.

 
Behind-the-Scenes, with the creative team from 'A Gathering'

Goes Live on Oct. 4, 2:00 PM EST

The creative team behind A Gathering is joined by dancers from Ryerson School of Performance, to discuss this unique dance-on-film project, and unpack what it means to create and train in the midst of a pandemic. Moderated by Vicki St. Denys, Director of Dance, Ryerson School of Performance.

Photo by Matthew Placek

 
In the Tub, with Bathtub Bran

Goes Live on Oct. 6, 7:00 PM EST
(on FFDN Instagram)

Join Bran and FFDN Executive Producer, Michael Caldwell in the bathtub, for a lively discussion about the genesis of Bathtub Bran and the experience of reviving the series after a 5-year hiatus, for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creation of the most recent six FFDN-produced episodes.
Photo by Lily Sutherland

 
Future Forward, a conversation with our industry

Goes Live on Oct. 8, 1:00 PM EST

How are arts organizations adapting and adjusting to our ‘new normal’? Join Toronto-based presenters and venue operators from Canadian Stage, Citadel + Compagnie, Harbourfront Centre, and Luminato Festival in a discussion about their current innovations in programming, their plans for the future, and how they hope to continue to support artists in these challenging times. Moderated by Charles Smith, Executive Director, CPAMO.

Photo by Lenka Life Photography

 
Red Talk, with Autumn Peltier

Goes Live on Oct. 9, 1:00 PM EST

Known as a ‘water protector’ and as an international advocate for environmental protection, Autumn Peltier joins Red Sky Performance Artistic Director Sandra Laronde to discuss her extraordinary life that brings water, culture, and activism together. Autumn is a 15-year old Anishinaabe clean-water activist nominated three times for the International Children's Peace Prize. Co-presented with Red Sky Performance.

Photo of Autumn Peltier (left) by Linda Roy Ireva

 
An Afternoon of Poetry and Music

Goes Live on Oct. 10, 4:00 PM EST

Join FFDN Associate Producer, Lily Sutherland in a relaxing conversation with cellist Arlen Hlusko about the making of [in]verse, with live readings by select dance artists featured in the album, accompanied by Arlen and her cello.

Photo by Cristina Cutts