PORCH VIEW DANCES
PORCH VIEW DANCES
Concept by
Karen Kaeja
Developed by
Karen and Allen Kaeja
Running Time
~60m
Porch View Dances (PVD): ‘Real People Dancing In Real Spaces’, conceived in 2012 by Karen Kaeja, is an annual award-winning community dance event that engages everyday people as creators, storytellers, and performers – many of whom have never danced before. Audience members travel through the neighbourhood to see new dance works created with professional choreographers performed by local residents on the front porches and lawns of their homes. The performance culminates in a Flock Landing at the local park, where audience members of all ages and mobility levels are invited to participate in the dance.
PVD celebrates the stories of people in a neighbourhood, taking dance out of the theatre and into our daily lives and sending the powerful message that art is for everyone.
For more information on bringing a site-specific dance to your community, please contact urban@kaeja.org.
Photos by Aria Evans, Allen Kaeja, SV Photography, Diana Renelli, and Monica Salazar Arcila
Choreography pictured (in order of appearance) by Karen Kaeja, Rodney Diverlus, Allen Kaeja, Kate Alton, Sashar Zarif, Apolonia Velasquez and Ofilio Sinbadinha, Yvonne Ng, Karen and Allen Kaeja, Lauren Cook, Shannon Litzenberger, Kathleen Rea, Allison Cummings, Andrea Nann and Michelle Silagy, Ravyn Wngz, Michael Caldwell & Louis Laberge-Côté