CDF Strategic Plan in English

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2.  The Canada Dance Festival presents, advances and celebrates
Canadian dance excellence.
 The CDF is a presenter of Canadian dance, a community leader
and a catalyst for the development of the art form, of emerging
and established artists and new audiences.
 As a national organization that presents live dance performances,
our activities reflect the diverse cultural and regional landscape of
the country and foster a healthy and stimulating environment for
community networking, artistic exchange and audience
development.
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3. To ignite passion, inspire creativity and unify
community in support of dance in Canada.
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4. Each festival is a
snapshot of our
history, our rich
and diverse
cultural
experience and
ourCanadian
stories told
through dance.
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5. 1. Artistry: The artist comes first: they are the heartbeat of our
organization and inform all aspects of our activities.
2. Community:The CDF is a generator for public engagement, acting as
a bridge and meeting place for the Canadian dance community, both
local and national including artists, programmers and audiences.
3. Imagination: We act as platform for the celebration and exploration
of current dance trends, balancing expanding artistic boundaries with
popular programming and experiences.
4. Integrity: We function with integrity and transparency, responsible
and fair in all our actions and decisions, from artistic to fiscal to outreach.
5. Innovation: Each festival is a snapshot of our history, our rich and
diverse cultural experience and ourCanadian stories told through dance.
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6. To Ignite Passion:
The CDF serves as a catalyst to build
engagement, commitment and
enthusiasm among our many
stakeholders in the evolving
Canadian dance scene.
To Inspire Creativity:
The CDF plays the role of initiator,
collaborator and supporter of
innovation in all facets of dance
creation, production and artist
development.
To Unify Community:
The CDF acts as a principle hub for
artists, producers, audiences and
supporters to come together to
create, develop and promote and
celebrate dance in Canada.
To be Sustainable:
The CDF is committed to building a
sustainable, robust organization to
support the current and future
directions of dance in Canada.
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8. GOALS:
1. To strengthen our role as a leader
in Canadian dance and as
Canada’s premiere dance festival.
2. To engage new audiences and
enliven established audiences
both locally and nationally with
programming with diverse appeal
performed in a variety of
community and theatre venues.
3. To develop a dynamic, interactive and
innovative communications plan to
inspire, inform and excite
stakeholders.
4. To provide consistent quality
educational opportunities for patrons,
artists and practitioners in the field -
programs that promote excellence in
the art form and build audiences.
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10. GOALS:
1. To invest in the creation of new works by
established and emergingCanadian
artists.
2. To profile the diverse cultural and
regional landscape of Canadian dance.
3. To provide opportunities and resources
for creativity and invention through
exchange and mentorship, supporting
both individual and collective
development.
4. To offer ongoing professional
development activities that support the
growth and advancement of the local
dance community, as well as programs
that impact the national milieu.
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12. GOALS:
1. To target and actively engage
audiences, building commitment to
innovation and excellence in
Canadian dance.
2. To serve as a hub and essential
gathering place for the Canadian
dance community by providing a
variety of opportunities for social,
educational and networking
activities.
3. To build partnerships with local,
regional and national dance
organizations in support of initiatives
that contribute to fostering a vital
and resilient dance community.
4. To establish an Artistic and
Community advisory committee with
broad representation to provide
input on issues of national relevance.
Photo: Le Grand Continental, CDF 2013 12

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14. GOALS:
1. To build a solid and diversified financial infrastructure to support
continued future growth.
2. To create a substantial financial base of support from private
sector sources – both local and national – that are renewed and
sustained.
3. To build a solid governance infrastructure to oversee and support
organizational activities.
4. To establish a staff and Board evaluation and renewal strategy.
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15. Jeanne Holmes
Artistic Producer
613-947-7000 ext. 729
jeanne.holmes@nac-cna.ca
Ruby Clifford
Festival Coordinator
613-947-7000 ext. 513
ruby.clifford@nac-cna.ca
canadadance.ca
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Page 13: CDF 2013 - Dance in My Backyard, Lady Janitor, photo
by Andréa de Keijzer
Page 14: CDF 2013, Human Playground (dancers Andrew Hunter, Milan
Gervais), photo by Sandra Lynn Bélanger
Page 15: CDF 2012 - Mayday (dancers Angie Cheng, Jacques Poulin-Denis),
photo by Larry Dufresne
Page 16: CDF 2013 - Ten Gates Dancing (Ame Henderson, Tedd Robinson,
Charles Quevillon), photo by Rod MacIvor
Page 4: CDF 2012 - Le fils d’Adrien danse (dancer Alain Lake),
photo by David Cannon
Page 7: CDF 2012 - do what you can (dancer Benjamin Kamino),
photo by Guto Muniz
Page 8: CDF 2013 - 605 Collective, photo by David Cooper
Page 9: CDF 2014 - Bboyizm, photo by Jonathan Maher
Page 10: CDF 2014 - Wen Wei Dance (dancer Wen Wei
Wang), photo by Stephen Lemay
Page 11: CDF 2012 - Kidd Pivot (dancers Cindy Salgado,
Yannick Matthon), photo by Michael Slobodian
Page 12: CDF 2013 - Le Grand Continental, Sylvain Émard Danse,
photo by Ruby Clifford
Cover: CDF 2013 - Le Grand Continental, Sylvain Émard Danse, photo by Guillermo Pussetto
Page 2: CDF 2012 - 605 Collective (dancers Josh Martin, Lisa Gelley), photo by David Cooper
Page 3: Photo by Ruby Clifford, Le Grand Continental, Sylvain Émard Danse, CDF 2013