This year’s dance: made in canada / fait au canada Festival (d:mic/fac) brings together artists who are responding to the world around them with honesty, courage, and imagination. Their works remind us that movement can hold both struggle and joy, and that dance can speak what words often cannot.
Some pieces speak directly to the world we live in now. In BESIDE, Marie Béland explores how media shapes our beliefs and the ways we connect with others. What Belongs to Us/Ce qui nous appartient by Suzanne Miller & Allan Paivio turns the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into movement, asking: who gets to feel safe, free, and included? Tanveer Alam’s Aakarsh and Cristina Bucci’s Project Inizi reimagine traditional dance forms, showing how stories from the past evolve into something new.
Alongside the Mainstage and *WYSIWYG series, our Arts Encounters programming offers new ways for audiences to engage with dance and movement arts —through films, installations, workshops, talks, and more. These experiences invite you to go deeper, connect differently, and see movement from fresh perspectives.
To our artists, audiences, and supporters: thank you. Your presence here matters. Welcome to d:mic/fac 2025. The arts respond. The arts provide. Let’s keep moving forward—together.
Artistic Director: Yvonne Ng 黄碧琬
Co-Festival Directors: Jeff Morris, Janelle Rainville, Yvonne Ng
FOR ARTIST LINE UP AND TICKETS VISIT https://dancemadeincanada.ca/festival/2025-dmic/