The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
Dancers, like all performing artists, like nothing better than to be challenged.
I really felt it was time for a new vision.
Even if I had nothing to do with the Canada Council, I'd be praying for it.
What's a dancer's worst enemy? Sometimes it's age, but sometimes it's the dancer themselves.
To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated — that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.