A Dancer's View of Dartmouth – Oct. 2-16, 2014

Humorous photo of a group of dancers in tutus. They are standing in line at local Dartmouth coffee shop "Two If By Sea". The are in nonchalant poses waiting to place their order at the counter.

A Dancer’s View Of Dartmouth was the culmination of a two-year collaborative project with Dartmouth photographer Cathy McKelvey, Artistic Director Leica Hardy and a number of the schools’ students and alumni. The result was a collection of over 30 photos of dancers in iconic Dartmouth locations. The exhibit was displayed at the D’art Gallery from Oct. 2-16, 2014 as part of Halifax Regional Municipality’s biannual celebration of photography – Photopolis. Photographs from the exhibit were also available as a set of fine art note cards.

A humorous photo of a dancer jumping in front of "Kept", a downtown Dartmouth gift shop. she is looking into the window as if window shopping and excited about what she sees.

Participating dancers were: Hayley Bone, Hannah Mae Cruddas, Emily Howes Vallis, Hilary Knee, Michelle Lehman, Vivian Macnab, Maggie Oates-Johnson, Mollie Oates Johnson, Lucie Schmidt, Hannah Smith, Ampai Thammachack, Emma Van Zeumeren, Anastasia Wiebe, Rebecca Wolfe, and guest Daniel Da Silva of Ballet Jörgen Canada.

Photo of dancer posing in front a a wall of grafitti that can be found on the Dartmouth Harbourwalk Trail. She is hanging upside down from a pipe protruding from the wall. She is arching backwards with her legs bent at the knee. She is wearing black leggings and an orange T-shirt, which makes her appear to be part of the graffiti.

For more information about the artistic process for the project see the Hello Dartmouth article by Kate Watson. Discover more about Cathy McKelvey’s current artistic practice by exploring her website.

All photos this page by Cathy McKelvey.
Dancers this page: Haley Bone, Hannah Mae Cruddas, Emily Howes Vallis, Hilary Knee, Michelle Lehman, Mollie Oates-Johnson, Hannah Smith, Rebecca Wolfe, Emma van Zeumeren, Anastasia Wiebe

A Dancer’s View of Dartmouth – Oct. 2-16, 2014

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