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Dance Mapping News

News

April 2, 2012:
The Canada Council launched its new blog last week, which included a post about the dance mapping study. Visit the blog.

It is early April and our Phase 1 work is winding down, with the completion of the research contracted to MDR Communications (described below) and the dance inventory database. Also, a working group from the Steering Committee met last week to determine the next steps needed to launch Phase 2 work. In the coming weeks we hope to share the fruits of those initiatives through the Council web site or the blog.

With all the other initiatives underway we decided to delay the start of the government funding data study mentioned below. It will now be tendered in April, with the research to start in May. 
February 10, 2012:
In tandem with the research being carried out in Phase 1 we have initiated two smaller studies that will feed directly into the Phase 2 work (to start in April 2012).
The first is a dance inventory study, which aims to compile a data base of all membership-based dance organizations across the country (professional, recreational, competitive, participatory, educational, etc.) A Request for Quote (RFQ) was issued for this project and Montreal-based consultant Lys Stevens was selected. The work is currently underway and Ms. Stevens will produce a final report by March 31, 2012.
The second study aims to capture data related to dance funding from all levels of government across the country. The RFQ for this study will be issued shortly, with the work to be completed by March 31, 2012.
January 17, 2012:
In January Communications MDR submitted their final report, a scalable plan for conducting original research in Phase 2. This report will be used as a basis for determining the next research projects.
January 7, 2012:
In December Communications MDR submitted literature review and gaps analysis documents. These were reviewed at a meeting of the full Steering Committee on December 21 to provide feedback to the researchers. Once the literature review is finalized it will be posted on this web site. In addition, the Steering Committee identified the following research gaps as highest priority for follow-up research, in descending order:
-Who is part of the dance field in Canada 
-Financial and related support of the field
-Infrastructure, including physical spaces, human resources and support structures, such as member associations
-Economic and social impacts
-Audiences
Other areas for later research include arts in education, dance training, access to domestic and international markets, and integration of new technology.
History and the context of dance today were also considered of high priority but it was thought that these could be tackled outside the framework of formal research projects.
November 22, 2011:
Phase 1 of the research for the dance mapping study is focused on a review of existing literature, with a synthesis of key findings, identification of gaps in existing data, and a proposal for how to fill those gaps. The Canada Council issued a Request for Proposal to secure a consultant for this Phase 1 contract. A subcommittee of the study’s Steering Committee, along with the research staff of the Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council, carefully reviewed the proposals and selected Communications MDR. The team at Communications MDR, based in Montreal, includes Maria De Rosa, Marilyn Burgess and Philip Szporer. The research is currently underway and Communications MDR will produce a final report by January 18, 2012.

Questions?

Contact Marlene Alt, Project Coordinator, at 1-800-263-5588 ext. 5501 or e-mail Marlene Alt.