We recognize that our geographic reality represents a serious obstacle for all regional artists – getting off the island to be seen by Canadian presenters is an ever-present conundrum. Red Rover is an artist regional exchange and pilot project between two long-standing presenters with established collaboration history: Neighborhood Dance Works and Fluid Festival (Calgary).
In 2019, NDW sent Lois Brown with I am a Genius Does Anyone Here Know Me to Springboard, and Springboard sent Linnea Swan’s Yes to the NDW’s 2019 Festival of New Dance. Stay tuned for future iterations of this program!