PRESS & AWARDS
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Karen and Allen Kaeja in ‘with’ - Choreography by Benjamin Kamino, Photo by Zhenya Cerneacov
Allen Kaeja, a white presenting balding male of Middle Eastern and Eastern European Jewish descent, has Karen Kaeja, an Ashkenazi white woman with long dark hair, on his back. She is wearing a grey dress and her limbs are wrapped around him. Allen stretches his right arm outward and has his eyes closed.
ARTICLES
PRESS RELEASES
Porch View Dances 2023 is Back Live In Person!
April 2023
Harbourfront Centre Presents Two World Premieres from Kaeja d’Dance with 31 (TouchX + I am the Child of…)
October 2022
Dance Ontario and Kaeja d’Dance present the world premiere of In Case of Emergency
September 2022
Experience Augmented Reality in Laneway ART-ery Dances
September 15, 2021
A Year of Firsts for Porch View Dances’ 10th Anniversary
June 29, 2021
The Solo Dance Xchange
December, 2018
Porch View Dances Returns for 2017!
June 13, 2017
MOonhORsE Dance Theatre’s Cloud 9 and Kaeja d’Dance Run in Rep at The Theatre Centre
April 10, 2017
Kaeja d'Dance Fall Line Up
October 13, 2016
Kaeja d'Dance Brings Dance Back To Montgomery's Inn As Star Performers
August 29, 2016
Kaeja d'Dance Leaps Onto International Stage to Celebrate José Limón Festival
April 21, 2016
AWARDS
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2023 Eldred Family Dance Award Nomination - Karen and Allen Kaeja each nominated
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TAPA’s 2022 George Luscombe Mentorship Award – Karen Kaeja
Best Choreography in a Music Video at New York International Women’s Festival 2022 for You Come Calling
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Clearing – Highly Commended in the Best Experimental Category in the Women Over Fifty Film Festival - Karen Kaeja
Finalist - 1 of 3 for the Toronto Arts Foundation Celebration of Cultural Life Award - Karen and Allen Kaeja
1 of 2 Toronto Arts Foundation Muriel Sherrin Award Finalist - Karen Kaeja
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Dance Ontario's Lifetime Achievement Award - Karen & Allen Kaeja
Short Listed Jury Prize: XTOD: Moments in Reel Time; Best film over 15 minutes – IMZ, Europe - Allen Kaeja
Nomination - NOW Magazine's Reader's Choice Best Dance Company - Kaeja d'Dance
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Dora Mavor Moore Nomination for Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Solo Dance Xchange) – Karen Kaeja
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Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Male Dancer (Crave) - Karen Kaeja
Dora Mavor Moore Nomination for Outstanding Choreography (Crave) - Karen Kaeja
Dora Mavor Moore Nomination for Outstanding Female Dancer (Crave) - Karen Kaeja
Dora Mavor Moore Nomination for Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Crave) – Karen Kaeja
Muriel Sherrin Award Finalist - Karen Kaeja
Partnership Appreciation Award - TDSB – Kaeja d’Dance
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Kathryn Ash Choreography Award - Allen Kaeja
Arts and Culture Award King E Neighborhood Association, Kitchener - Porch View Dances - Kaeja d’Dance
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Nomination - Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award - Allen Kaeja
Nomination – Now Magazine’s Best Toronto Dance Company – Kaeja d’Dance
Partnership Appreciation Award - TDSB – Kaeja d’Dance
NFLD’s ACE award for MUN/Dance NL residency activity - Karen Kaeja
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Finalist TD Diversity Award 2013 – Kaeja d’Dance
Partnership Appreciation Award - TDSB – Kaeja d’Dance
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Canadian Dance Alliance (CDA) COMMUNITY Award for Porch View Dances – Kaeja d’Dance
BEST SITE-SPECIFIC DANCE 2012 Globe and Mail – Karen and Allen Kaeja
Finalist CDA INNOVATION Award – Kaeja d’Dance
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Gemini Award - Best Picture - Nureyev - Principle Performer - Allen Kaeja
Nomination - Now Magazine’s Best Choreographer’s - Toronto - Karen and Allen Kaeja
Partnership Appreciation Award - TDSB - Kaeja d’Dance
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Top Ten: Now Magazine’s choice for Luminato: Allen and Mika Kaeja
Nominated Jury Prize, Dance on Screen Award, New York – Allen Kaeja
Dora Mavor Moore Nomination Outstanding Performance - Karen Kaeja
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Shortlisted Best Short Film, IDN Barcelona - Allen Kaeja
Chosen for the VANOC 2008 Cultural Olympiad – Kaeja d’Dance
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NOW magazine Top 10 dance artists – Karen and Allen Kaeja
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Shortlisted Special Jury Prize, Banff World Television Awards (Top 6 of 1,000 films) - Allen Kaeja
Nominated for the Banff World Television Award - Best Performance Program - Allen Kaeja
Nominated Playback Magazine - Best Canadian Film – Allen Kaeja
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Gemini Nomination - Freedom BRAVO! series on Canadian dance – Kaeja d’Dance
Paul D. Fleck Award, Fellowship for Innovation, Banff Centre for the Arts - Karen Kaeja
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Nominated Gemini Award - Best Direction of Performing Arts Program or Series - Allen Kaeja
Nominated for Outstanding Choreography: American Choreography Awards - Allen Kaeja
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Paul D. Fleck Award, Outstanding Choreography, Banff Centre for the Arts - Allen Kaeja
Certificate of Distinction, American Dance Festival, Resistance film - Allen Kaeja
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UNESCO citation for the year of Culture and Peace – Kaeja d’dance
Chalmers Award - Karen Kaeja and Allen Kaeja
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Special Jury Award: Rework for the Camera IMZ, Zummel - Allen Kaeja
Moving Pictures Award for Best Performance, Zummel – Allen Kaeja and Karen Kaeja
Resistance receives UNESCO citation as a partner in the International Year for the Culture of Peace
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Clifford E. Lee Award, Banff Centre for the Arts - Allen Kaeja
Special Jury Mention: Camera Rework, Witnessed, Dance Screen’99, Austria[IMZ] - Allen Kaeja
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International Who’s Who Encyclopedia – Allen Kaeja
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Bonnie Bird Choreography Award London, England - Allen Kaeja
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K. M. Hunter Choreography Award - Allen Kaeja
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Canadian Who’s Who Encyclopedia – Allen Kaeja and Karen Kaeja
The Canadian Encyclopedia – Karen Kaeja and Allen Kaeja
Encyclopedia of Theatre Dance in Canada – Karen and Allen