Dirty Feet

This episode explores the impact the COVID-19 global pandemic has had on different Contemporary dance artists in Ottawa. Yvonne Coutts the artistic director of the Ottawa Dance Directive, Sylvie Desrosiers the director of the Contemporary Dance program at The School of Dance, Frédérique Pelletier a recent graduate of that same school, and Elizabeth Emond-Stevenson a mid-career independent dance artist. This selection of artists are all at different stages in their career, and yet only represent a sliver of experience. The pandemic has affected dance artists in Ottawa and beyond in a variety of ways only some of which are represented here.