PORCH VIEW DANCES
PORCH VIEW DANCES
Concept by
Karen Kaeja
Developed by
Karen and Allen Kaeja
Running Time
~60m
Porch View Dances (PVD): ‘Real People Dancing In Real Spaces’, conceived in 2012 by Karen Kaeja, is an annual award-winning community dance event that engages everyday people as creators, storytellers, and performers – many of whom have never danced before. Audience members travel through the neighbourhood to see new dance works created with professional choreographers performed by local residents on the front porches and lawns of their homes. The performance culminates in a Flock Landing at the local park, where audience members of all ages and mobility levels are invited to participate in the dance.
PVD celebrates the stories of people in a neighbourhood, taking dance out of the theatre and into our daily lives and sending the powerful message that art is for everyone.
For more information on bringing a site-specific dance to your community, please contact urban@kaeja.org.
PAST PORCH VIEW DANCES
In Seaton Village
This year’s festival runs July 17-21, 2024 in Seaton Village.
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Elsewhere in Ontario
Lakeshore Arts
2017-2019
Kitchener
2016-2017
Ottawa
2015-2016
PVD 2023 Highlights
PVD 2022 Highlights
PVD 2021 Trailer
PVD 2018 Trailer
PVD 2015 Trailer
PVD 2012 Trailer
Photos by Aria Evans, Allen Kaeja, SV Photography, Diana Renelli, and Monica Salazar Arcila
Choreography pictured (in order of appearance) by Karen Kaeja, Rodney Diverlus, Allen Kaeja, Kate Alton, Sashar Zarif, Apolonia Velasquez and Ofilio Sinbadinha, Yvonne Ng, Karen and Allen Kaeja, Lauren Cook, Shannon Litzenberger, Kathleen Rea, Allison Cummings, Andrea Nann and Michelle Silagy, Ravyn Wngz, Michael Caldwell & Louis Laberge-Côté