Practice Lab with Camille Huang

when & where ↓
May 1 & 2 at 12:30pm-2:30pm ET, Intergalactic Arts Collective (IGAC)
May 3 at 1:00-3:00pm ET, Studio A in Winchester Street Theatre

Intergalactic Arts Collective
180 Shaw Street, Studio 103 Toronto, ON M6J2W5
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Winchester Street Theatre
80 Winchester St, Toronto, ON M4X 1B2

accessibility ↓ 
Intergalactic Arts Collective in Youngplace is fully accessible by Ontario standards, with a wheelchair ramp at the 180 Shaw Street doors, an elevator servicing every floor and a fully accessible washroom on every level. The nearby 63 Ossington bus on the TTC is wheelchair accessible.

We acknowledge that the Winchester Street Theatre is not accessible and it is not our preference to book inaccessible spaces. If there is anything we can do to help someone access this space, please email us at info@tolovein.com. To access the studio, there are three steps outside of the front entrance, a small platform, and then three more steps to the main lobby and up to the second floor. To access the private gender-neutral restrooms, there are five additional steps at the end of the lobby. 

To reach Winchester Street Theatre by TTC, take the Bloor-Danforth subway line to Castle Frank station. From there, take the Parliament Street bus south to Winchester Street (about a 5 minute ride). The theatre is east for one block along Winchester Street. Or, take the Carlton Streetcar east to Parliament Street, two blocks to Winchester Street (at the next set of traffic lights), turn right, and follow one block.
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who is this for ↓ 
This workshop comes from a contemporary dance background made for experienced dancers in mind. It is open to anyone with a movement or performance practice. It may interest those who love improvisation, diving into unknown places, as well as those with a creation or performance practice. 

​A note from Camille: I will offer tasks get messy and playful with moving the body and its parts, including talking and writing. All tasks can be adapted to personal needs. Wear and bring what gives you pleasure and comfort to move in. Bring a notebook and pen, and water. 

There will be both listening and generating from the body and voice. I will offer scores to activate the body in imaginative ways. We will conjure remembered information together, tapping into the body as a vessel for transporting information. Sessions may include experimenting with objects, writing and sound recording.

about the artist ↓ 
Camille Huang (they/she) is a performer making physical and visual works. They are an asian diasporic settler making works unfolding between the realms of dance, scenography and performance. Guided by attention and awe, Camille explores plural making sense of identity, relations and possible futures. 

Their choreographic works have been presented at SummerWorks Festival, OFFTA, Festival Entractes and Tangente. Camille received her training in contemporary dance and anthropology and now works as a freelance dancer, all the while engaged in making dance related works. She has  worked on the teams of Dana Gringas (Animals of Distinction), Yang Zhen, Lucy M. May, and Sarah Rossy. She has received mentorship from Angélique Willkie and Mélanie Demers as part of the ATLAS choreographic programme of Impulstanz 2023. Camille is based in Tiohtiá:ke / Montréal. 

pricing ↓
We strive to provide PWYC access, varied accessibility measures, and a welcoming environment. You can find details below to help you decide how much to pay.

discount codes & donation options
ABUNDANT — add donation, no discount code used at check out
SUPPORTER — add donation, no discount code used check out
REDUCED — 50% off
SOLIDARITY — 75% off
ACCESS — 100% off (contact info@tolovein.com for barrier free registration)

about our pricing model ↓
We offer a pwyc sliding scale by using the discount codes listed below at checkout. We ask that community members with a consistent income or salary pay at the regular price so that we can support community members with less access to income, wealth, or assets to attend barrier free. Thank you for locating yourself where best represents your economic situation and paying accordingly. This supports making our programs available to more folks for years to come! 

how do I know how much to pay? ↓
abundant
This rate reflects a medium increase on the rate for the session. If you have access to a salary, savings, investments, assets, or generational wealth, paying this rate will subsidize the attendance of someone for whom cost is a barrier to attending. If you are moved to donate $10 or more, there is an option to do so.

supporter
This rate reflects a moderately increased rate for the session and will allow us to partially subsidize the attendance of folks for whom cost is a barrier. Please add a donation of $5 if you have access to a salary, savings, investments or assets. 

regular
This rate reflects the regular cost for the session. Please select this rate if you have access to a regular income and are able to meet your basic needs around food, housing and transportation.

reduced
This rate reflects the reduced cost for the session. Please select this rate if you are able to meet your basic needs around food, housing and transportation, but have gaps in your income and no access to savings or familial financial support.

solidarity
This rate reflects the solidarity cost for the session. Please select this rate if you are able to meet your basic needs around food, housing and transportation, but don't have access to regular income.

access
The option to access this session at no cost ensures that members of our community for whom price is a barrier to participation are able to join us. Please email us at info@tolovein.com to receive this option. 

covid-19 & illness protocols ↓
Masks are not mandatory, but welcomed. Please use your discretion and prioritize your health as needed. Thanks for continuing to work with us to keep our most at risk community members safe. Reminder to stay home if sick/have symptoms, in preparation for the session consider masking in large public spaces and practice greater risk assessment so that we can dance/be together 

acknowledgements ↓
Love-In acknowledges the traditional Indigenous territory known as Tsi’Tkaronto, “Where the trees meet the water” “The Gathering Place.” This land belongs to the Wyandot, Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabeg and Mississaugas of New Credit. We recognize these nations and any other Nations (acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded) as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land. We are grateful to the Elders, and story-keepers who make the first stories of this land known. We honour the history of this place. Agreeing to continually support our Indigenous community and members, and to center Indigenous practice where and when appropriate. With our action, heart, and word, we commit to providing spaces for inclusivity, respect, love, and working to uphold the treaties of these territories. 

Toronto Dance Love-In thanks Canada Council for the Arts and Toronto Arts Council for their generous support over the years.