year end greetings
Warmest Wishes for the end of year from all of us at ĀNANDAṀ.
We remain inspired by all of the artists, audiences and organizations we have collaborated with this year; through works of public art, residencies supporting new work, interns and mentors, international collaborations, consultants, pedagogues, designers, funders, our donors, and incredible Board.
We are grateful that our shared venue of Collective Space remains a vital hub for many artists from diverse practices and its governing value of shared resources is becoming so clearly necessary at this moment.
In a moment when we are searching out new monuments, it is clear that the body remains monumental. It is the site of all consequences. It seems far too easy to say that art or dance is the answer to this moment. The processes of art pose more questions than answers. It may be more nuanced to suggest that art is the medicine.
As we move into 2022 we remain committed to radical creativity centered on radical sustainability. Our repertoire works (Verisimilitude, Divergent Dances and Ephemeral Artifacts: Travis Knights) are touring across Canada and Europe in the winter and spring. We look forward to premiering Padmini’s Chettur’s Chalking in the summer of 2022 for the Year of Public Art. Details on new calls for residency artists, exciting training courses and festival activities will be released in the new year.
Warmly,
Brandy Leary
Artistic Director
Nithya Garg: Curatorial and Production Director
This past August, Nithya Garg completed her Metcalf Foundation funded internship in the role of Curatorial and Production Intern. We are pleased to announce that she will now occupy a permanent part-time position within the organization.
"My new role as Curatorial and Production Director is a hugely gratifying transition, allowing me to sit with what I was able to learn, observe, and apply this past year as an intern in these disciplines. To care for artists and for dance are at the forefront of how I want to make decisions and participate in community. Curating and producing are a practice, interrelated to that of art-making, and I am invested in seeing how my work with Anandam will deepen my leadership skills in these areas."
–Nithya Garg
Ephemeral Artifacts: Travis Knights will travel to the Yukon in January as part of Nakai Theatre's Pivot Festival.
The installation, which premiered on the walls and windows of Toronto's historic Theatre Passe Muraille will find a new temporary home at the Old Fire Hall in Whitehorse!
Jenn Goodwin captured some of the work's essence and intention with this beautiful piece of writing.
This summer, ĀNANDAṀ proudly became a certified Living Wage Employer.
We believe a commitment to paying artists and artsworkers a living wage is more important than ever. It ensures they will not only survive this pandemic and the recalibration it is creating in the sector, but that they can do so by continuing to practice in their field, rather than losing them to other sectors.
We encourage other performing arts organizations to make this commitment. Clicking on the logo above will lead you to more information about the process.