DANCE CARIBE PERFORMING COMPANY
Preserving through dance, the cultural diversity of the Caribbean
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Dance Caribe Performing Company (DCPC) was founded in 1989 under the direction of Martin Scott-Pascall. As a not-for- profit organization, the group from its beginnings has chosen as its roots Caribbean Dance as its main artistic expression.
Now celebrating 20years, DCPC's repertoire of dances embraces the cultural diversity that is unique to the Caribbean. These dances are presented in their traditional form as well as in contemporary and modem dance styles preserving the energy and rhapsody of Caribbean cultural aesthetics.
DCPC has a very strong performing history within the Caribbean Canadian community and over the years has maintained a very active participation in multicultural and international festivities throughout Metro Toronto and South Western Ontario, Québec, USA, Hong Kong and the Caribbean Dominica and Trinidad & Tobago.
DCPC's "AH TASTE OF BEST VILLAGE" (1991), "RHYTHMIX" (1994), "VENI ZANTE" (1996), "DANSE BAGHAI" (1998), "AMBAKAILA" (2000),"REMORSE IN DE GAYAL" (2002), "KOOMBANA SUITE" (2005), "DANSE DU SOL" (2006), Their Caribbean tours in Dominica and Trinidad & Tobago (2007) and it's Schools tour "FROM DE SOIL"(2004). DCPC also presented two Dinner Theatre Productions "RHYTHM FREEDOM for Black History month and "VENI TAY-LAY-LAY" in the fall (2008) and is now working on their Twentieth Anniversary Production "SAYAMANDA" in October 2009, together with numerous awards received at multicultural and international festivals, represent high points of the group's achievements. DCPC is the host of the Caribbean Junior Folklore Dance Festival.
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Aims and Objectives
•To work as a professional performing company.
•To work towards the promotion of Caribbean culture.
•To encourage an understanding and cooperation amongst the different international ethnic groups.
•To develop a physically competent body of performers who exemplify a healthy lifestyle through the dance & drumming art disciplines.
•To perform a repertoire that only reflects and embraces cultures drawn form the Caribbean and the Afro-Caribbean lifestyle.
•To establish and maintain tolerance, Cooperation and harmony that is reflective of the Caribbean Diaspora.
•To establish and maintain a professional attitude and discipline that is sincere to the Caribbean dance art-form.
