Interview with Stephen White
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2013-09-17
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Lindgren, Allana
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This interview was held with Stephen White the current Producer of Dance Victoria, in Victoria British Columbia. He discusses his early theatre training at the University of Windsor, followed by his time working as a playwright, a grants officer, leading into how he came to
hold the his role within Dance Victoria. Dance Victoria is a non-profit organization which acts as a presenter allowing for travelling dance productions to perform in Victoria. Dance Victoria has branched out in its 15 years of operation to host artists in residence and gains funding to allow choreographers to collaborate and tour works. In this interview Stephen discusses the process of creating a season for Dance Victoria, the many changes he has made to the very roles and structure of a dance presenter organization, as well as the dual role of being an artist as well as a business man. Stephen offers that his main struggle is with adapting Dance Victoria to suit today’s younger audiences.
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Stephen White, Producer, Dance Victoria, Doug Durand, CanDance Network, Presenters, Dance Season, Chrystal Dance Prize, Crystal Pite, Artist in Residene, Jung-Ah Chung