Fortaleza, BRAZIL - This dance company in Brazil had planned to present this great work at the annual DFA Dance For All Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. Due to COVID-19, the future of this festival is uncertain, so they chose to share this piece, along with a documentary about it’s creation, with us!

Zebbug, MALTA - This dance piece is moving, intricate, and beautifully danced. There’s something special about watching a rehearsal video of something like this. From a distance, the uniform lines and great technique can make the dancer seem untouchable and sometimes cold. This up-close, behind-the-scenes look offers a chance to see the great skill and strength, the choice to keep on going when there’s been a stumble, and the connection between these dancers who have clearly been rehearsing tirelessly. We are very grateful for this submission from choreographer Pamela Kerr.

Calgary, CANADA - Don’t just watch 5 minutes of this one. Set a date to watch this whole video. Pour some wine and forget about the world for a while. This full-length video of the ballet Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and the Drum was submitted by Jean Grand-Maitre, Artistic Director of Alberta Ballet, and co-creator of the piece with Joni Mitchell. It is a deeply moving, stunning piece of work that we feel unbelievably fortunate to present to you. Thank you, Jean, for this contribution. I think it will greatly comforting to many folks at home.

NYC, USA - This submission, sent by dancer Busola George, is a gorgeous rehearsal video of a piece that’s all about accepting love, whether it’s love from others or love for yourself. Important subject at a time like this, where suddenly relationships seem to matter a whole lot more than that promotion. I was captivated by Busola’s movement, the intricate choreography, and the emotion of the piece.

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA - What an incredibly moving and thoughtful submission. This piece, which is an Indian Classical Bharathanatyum Piece titled ' Suprabatham Allaripu' was supposed to be performed at a festival on March 24th. I love the way that performer Zhen-Zhu Chandrasekaran described it in the submission:

MALTA - This video is a STUNNER. Moveo Dance Company is a professional dance company in Malta. Their show Frida was meant to be part of a double bill performance, which was to premier on the 24th April 2020 at Teatru Manoel; Malta’a National Theatre. Unfortunately due to the outbreak of COVID-19 the performance has so far been postponed due to the social distancing policy in Malta. At this point, they aren’t sure if it will ever be staged.

Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA - Tadhi Alawi is a performing artist/dancer in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who was supposed to present this dance video and a new solo at the Laois Dance Platform festival in Ireland, which was sadly cancelled. This piece is truly amazing.

Oklahoma, USA - Oklahoma City Ballet’s Future Voice’s Choreographic Showcase is a fun and creative showcase of the choreographic works of company members and industry professionals. This particular piece was choreographed by Robyn Pasternak with just under 6 hours of studio time! Check out how much hard work the choreographer and dancers put into this piece.

San Francisco, USA - House of Names was set to open at the ODC Theatre in San Francisco on April 17, but this has been postponed.

Houston, USA- In its inaugural season, the Houston Contemporary Dance Company aims to produce work drawn upon a tradition of inclusiveness and diversity. They are committed to employing a wide range of high caliber performers and choreographers not only from Texas, but from all over the country.

CANADA - With original choreography by Bengt Jörgen, C.M. and a ballet score arranged by Alexander Levkovich, this is the first ever full-length ballet following the story of Canada’s very own Anne Shirley!

Cleveland, OHIO - From the submission: “Inlet Dance Theatre, based in Cleveland (Ohio), was in the middle of a national tour of “What Do You Do With An Idea”, based on the NY Times best-selling book by Kobi Yamada, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, causing the second half of the tour to be canceled.” Check out the trailer to this exciting work, and stay tuned for the live-streamed performance!

CANADA - As part of the project Creating Connections, excerpts of this dance piece were to be performed in various seniors’ communities in Ottawa in the upcoming weeks, but this has now been postponed. This is described as part dance, part meditation, where the wings grow is a journey to reunite the world within with the wilderness outside.

Choreography: Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson, Performance: Lois Chan & Sarah Hopkin, Music: Ann Southam performed by Eve Egoyan, Outside Eyes: Allison Burns (2019); Sasha Ivanocko & Linnea Swan (2018)

SPAIN - Aylin Eleonora’s beautiful and passionate Flamenco show, exploring both traditional and experimental Flamenco. The performance canceled at Sello Hall, Espoo (Finland) on the 16 May 2020 affected the entire company, featuring some of the top Flamenco names from Madrid such as José Carmona "Rapico", Enrique Bermúdez "Piculabe" and Joni Jiménez.

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA - ASK Dance Company (ADC) is a professional dance collective. We specialize in providing training, workshops, master classes, performances, choreography as well as undertaking collaborative projects in traditional and contemporary genres of dance.

Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS - Unboxing Ballet 2, with creations of Hans van Manen and other leading choreographers, is sure to delight both die-hard dance fans and first-time audiences. Due to the measures against the spread of coronavirus these performances are cancelled.

San Francisco, USA - Capacitor’s Citizen’s of Earth event, where artists draw from and present work from their 20-year repetoire, such as that captured in the video that was submitted by Capacitor Artistic Director Jodi Lomask.

San Francisco, USA - Here is a link to one part of a piece choreographed by me that was to be performed March 14th and 15th at SAFEhouse Arts in San Francisco, CA but was cancelled. This is our dress rehearsal. Dancers are Vinnie Jones and Evan Johnston, choreography by Vinnie Jones.Video by Colin Mann, Music by Ezio Bosso.

CANADA - This duet, choreographed and performed by Shannon May and Lauren Yeung with the Chalk dance collective, was slated to be performed at a dance festival in Europe before their flights were cancelled.

Tallahasee, USA - Francisco Graciano, who was a dancer with Paul Taylor Dance Company for thirteen years, was working on Two with hopes to premiere it in the Spring before everything became so uncertain.