All those involved in research for this project have the privilege of working with a wide range of organizations that have been essential to our work, and to the better understanding and preservation of performance history in our cultural practice.  We acknowledge their importance by listing them here, and encourage visitors to this page to learn more about them.  

NATIONAL PARTNERS

For our Partnership Development Grant through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, we have three named Institutional Partners, who were instrumental in our success in that application, and are essential to our effective organization and administration of the Gatherings project.  They provide expertise in archival research and oral history, and in performance history, and provide support in the curatorship and dissemination of all of our work. Their advice and expertise and resources are greatly valued:

CANADA’S THEATRE MUSEUM

Represented in Gatherings by Michael Wallace, Executive Director, CTM

Canada’s Theatre Museum (CTM) serves the theatre community of Canada by preserving and interpreting the work of nationally significant theatre artists for the Canadian public, through the ongoing collection and preservation of artifacts and oral histories, and the curatorship of
exhibitions and public programs.  Recently, Canada’s Theatre Museum
announced plans for a new home within the Elgin and Winter Garden
Theatre Centre.

Dance Collection Danse

Represented in Gatherings by Amy Bowring, Executive and Curatorial Director, DCD

Dance Collection Danse (DCD) is a unique organization straddling the performing arts, museum and archival communities. At its core, DCD exists to preserve Canada’s dance heritage and share it internationally through programming such as virtual and live exhibits, screenings, lectures,
workshops, education, dance animation, catalogues, annual magazine,
books, and by supporting research. 

Playwrights Canada Press

Represented in Gatherings by Annie Gibson, Publisher, PCP

Playwrights Canada Press (PCP) is a publisher of new plays, theatre history, criticism, and biography, in all its diversity, in the process raising the profile of Canadian theatre and theatre practitioners. 

institutional partners

This project has developed from the PDG phase, and for the Partnership Grant application, we we have a number of academic institutions fully supporting our project through our Co-Investigators and Collaborators. Click on an images below to learn more:

Heritage & Artistic Partners

A number of artistic and heritage partners joined the project for the Partnership Grant application, and we anticipate adding many more potential partners should the application be successful. Click on an images below to learn more:

ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS

Our Project's Co-Investigators work closely with a wide range of organizations, without whom we would not be able to do our research, on Gatherings or on anything else.  It is important that we acknowledge their importance by listing them here, organized by the name of the associated Co-Investigators.  

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THEATRE RESEARCH (CATR) is an unofficial but crucial 'Partner' in the Gatherings project.  It was founded in 1976 to support and encourage research in theatre and performance studies in Canada, with a special interest in Canadian work.  Its membership includes scholars, students, and theatre professionals from around the world who are leading developments in the field.  CATR's membership includes all of our Co-Investigators, Partners, Collaborators, and many of our Research Associates. 

CENTRE FOR SPECTATORSHIP AND AUDIENCE RESEARCH (CSAR) is an unofficial ‘Partner’ in the Gatherings project, represented by Co-Investigator Dr. Kelsey Jacobson, who is a founding director or the centre. CSAR is an interdisciplinary group of scholars, researchers, and artists who discuss and create work that explores the fields of spectatorship and audience research.

The INSTITUTE FOR DANCE STUDIES (IDS) is an unofficial ‘Partner’ in the Gatherings project, represented by Co-Investigator Dr. Seika Boye, who is the founding director of the institute. IDS is a research institute at the University of Toronto that advocates for dance studies within the academy, and for the value of dance beyond performance.

We will be adding other associated organizations as we update all our pages, so if you don't find what  you need here, please check back, or email performancegatherings@gmail.com