Toronto got a huge surprise last night at a special advance screening of COMPANION. The new Drew Hancock Horror, set for a January 31, 2025 release by Warner Bros. Pictures Canada, stars up-and-coming Scream Queen Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid. It centers on a group of friends who head off to a weekend getaway only to learn that one of them is a companion robot.

Quaid who stars as Josh, currently is in town filming the final season of THE BOYS, and had a moment in his schedule to come by and say hello to some influencers and do a Q&A with Kiss 92.5‘s Maurie Sherman after the screening!

Some highlights from the Q&A which sone of our lucky Readers got to attend.

Review coming soon as well!

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

After a slight delay due to the Califormia wildfires, nominees were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott this mroming for the 97th Academy Awards. Following its Golden Globes success, taking Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Jacques Audiard‘s EMILIA PÉREZ leads the way with 13 nominations. Following behind closely with 10 nominations each are THE BRUTALIST and WICKED. Both films also recently saw success at the Golden Globes, the former winning Best Motion Picture Drama and the latter awarded for Cinematic & Box Office Achivement.

Best picture

• “Anora” (Neon)
• “The Brutalist” (A24)
• “A Complete Unknown” (Searchlight)
• “Conclave” (Focus)
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
• “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
• “I’m Still Here” (Sony Classics)
• “Nickel Boys” (Amazon/MGM)
• “The Substance” (Mubi)
• “Wicked” (Universal)

Best director

• Sean Baker, “Anora”
• Brady Corbet, “The Brutalist”
• James Mangold, “A Complete Unknown”
• Jacques Audiard, “Emilia Pérez”
• Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance”

Best actress

• Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”
• Karla Sofia Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”
• Mikey Madison, “Anora”
• Demi Moore, “The Substance”
• Fernanda Torres, “I’m Still Here”

Best actor

• Adrian Brody, “The Brutalist”
• Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”
• Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”
• Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
• Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Best supporting actress

• Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”
• Ariana Grande, “Wicked”
• Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”
• Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”
• Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

Best supporting actor

• Yura Borisov, “Anora”
• Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”
• Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”
• Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”
• Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”

Best original screenplay

• “Anora,” Sean Baker
• “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
• “A Real Pain,” Jesse Eisenberg
• “September 5,” Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder
• “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat

Best adapted screenplay

• “A Complete Unknown,” Jay Cocks & James Mangold
• “Conclave,” Peter Straughan
• “Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Nicolas Livecchi
• “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
• “Sing Sing,” Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin & John “Divine G” Whitfield

Best international feature

• “I’m Still Here,” Walter Salles (Brazil)
• “The Girl with the Needle,” Magnus von Horn (Denmark)
• “Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard (France)
• “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Mohammad Rasoulof (Germany)
• “Flow,” Miguel Gomes (Latvia)

Best documentary feature

• “Black Box Diaries,” Shiori Itō (MTV)
• “No Other Land,” Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor (No distributor)
• “Porcelain War,” Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev (Picturehouse)
• “Soundtrack for a Cout d’Etat,” Johan Grimonprez (Kino Lorber)
• “Sugarcane,” Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie (Nat Geo)

Best animated feature

• “Flow” (Janus Films/Sideshow)
• “Inside Out 2” (Disney/Pixar)
• “Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
• “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Aardman/Netflix)
• “The Wild Robot” (Dreamworks/Universal)

Best cinematography

• “The Brutalist,” Lol Crawley
• “Dune: Part Two,” Greig Fraser
• “Emilia Pérez,” Paul Guillaume
• “Maria,” Edward Lachman
• “Nosferatu,” Jarin Blaschke

Best costume design

• “A Complete Unknown,” Arianne Phillips
• “Conclave,” Lisy Christl
• “Gladiator II,” Janty Yates
• “Nosferatu,” Linda Muir
• “Wicked,” Paul Tazewell

Best film editing

• “Anora,” Sean Baker
• “The Brutalist,” Dávid Jancsó
• “Conclave,” Nick Emerson
• “Emilia Pérez,” Juliette Welfling
• “Wicked,” Myron Kerstein

Best production design

• “The Brutalist,” Judy Becker
• “Conclave,” Suzie Davies
• “Dune: Part Two,” Patrice Vermette
• “Nosferatu,” Craig Lathrop
• “Wicked,” Nathan Crowley

Best original score

• “The Brutalist,” Daniel Blumberg
• “Conclave,” Volker Bertelmann
• “Emilia Pérez,” Clément Ducol & Camille
• “Wicked,” John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
• “The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers

Best original song

• “Never Too Late,” “Elton John: Never Too Late” (Elton John & Brandi Carlile)
• “El Mal,” “Emilia Pérez” (Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard)
• “Mi Camino,” “Emilia Pérez” (Clement Ducol & Camille)
• “Like a Bird,” “Sing Sing” (Adrian Quesada & Abraham Alexander)
• “The Journey,” “The Six Triple Eight” (Diane Warren)

Best sound

• “A Complete Unknown”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Wicked”
• “The Wild Robot”

Best visual effects

• “Alien: Romulus”
• “Better Man”
• “Dune: Part Two”
• “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
• “Wicked”

Best makeup and hairstyling

• “A Different Man”
• “Emilia Pérez”
• “Nosferatu”
• “The Substance”
• “Wicked”

Best documentary short

• “Death by Numbers”
• “I Am Ready, Warden”
• “Incident”
• “Instruments of a Beating Heart”
• “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”

Best animated short

• “Beautiful Men”
• “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
• “Magic Candies”
• “Wander to Wonder”
• “Yuck!”

Best live-action short

• “A Lien”
• “Anuja”
• “I’m Not a Robot”
• “The Last Ranger”
• “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”

The Oscars are scheduled on March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, to be aired on ABC at 7 PM ET.

American sandwich giant JERSEY MIKE’S continue their expansion into Canada, adding to their expansive family of 3,500 restaurants in operation currently. Today, they launched what is their fifth ever Canadian location at Toronto’s bustling Union Station, drawing long, but briskly-served queues with a fully staffed kitchen counter. Redberry Restaurants‘ plan is to open 300 Jersey Mike’s locations across Canada over the next decade.

From opening day through Sunday, January 26, 2025, some customers will be able to score a free regular-sized sub with a minimum $3 donation to Make-a-Wish Canada. In order to qualify, customers need a qualifying coupon. The first 500 customers today, received a very Canadian keepsake – a Jersey Mike’s hockey puck! Additional charitable initiatives are on the way March 2025.

The restaurant offers an extensive selection of both hot and cold sandwiches, with their topseller being The Original Italian. Sandwiches are available in three sizes for all appetites: mini, regular and giant. The dressing combination “Mike’s Way” which consists of lettuce, tomato, onion, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and spices, are a big hit among faithful patrons.

Created originally by Michael Ingravallo in the ’50s and propelled to a huge success story in the ’70s after current CEO Peter Cancro purchased the Point Pleasant, New Jersey location (where he worked) at the young age of 17 with the help of a loan from his football coach. The rest is literally history. His story.

Some highlights from opening day:

More on menu and locations here.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Matt Johnson’s highly anticipated follow-up to ‘BlackBerry’ is set to premiere in Austin this March as part of the festival’s Midnighter section!

Synopsis:

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. Blah blah blah blah blah.

Starring: Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol
Director: Matt Johnson
Producers: Matthew Miller, Matt Greyson
Screenwriters: Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol

Elevation Pictures to release the Film, more to come.

The Love Club is back and this time, mothers know best! Inspired by the success of W Network’s Original Movies, The Love Club, which debuted last winter, The Love Club Moms will air as a four-part special event with a movie premiere every Friday at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning February 7 as a part of Hallmark Channel’s Loveuary and will be available to stream on STACKTV.

This year, Hallmark Channel’s Loveuary features the debut of The Love Club Moms as well as back-to-back romantic movies Friday to Sunday in February with four all-new movies premieres every Saturday.

Synopses
The four-part original movie franchise follows the romantic lives of four women – Tory (Ashley Newbrough, Love in Glacier National: A National Park Romance), Jo (Rebecca Dalton, Nurses), Harper (Genelle Williams, Family Law), and Nila (Nazneen Contractor, Children Ruin Everything) – as they juggle motherhood while trying to find their happily ever after. The Love Club Moms also stars Ryan Bruce ( Let Him Go), Corey Sevier ( Take Me Back For Christmas), Mark Taylor ( Beyond Black Beauty), and Joseph Cannata ( A Perfect Match).

Each movie opens with the signature serendipitous scene akin to The Love Club movies where the four women meet and solidify their friendship. From there, the films follow each woman as they enter into motherhood in their own unique way and help one another find first loves or second chances at love. Tory is a new single mom via adoption, Jo enters motherhood as a stepmom, Harper is a divorced mom to grade school children and Nila is a widower with a teenage daughter. Each of their ensuing romantic journeys is filled with plenty of twists and turns, heartwarming moments and comedic escapades of the Love Club who do whatever it takes to make sure love prevails… again!

Following the same unique viewing format as the original movies, The Love Club Moms can be watched sequentially or as stand-alone movies, in which each woman is the lead in her own romantic journey, helped by the rest of her friends to find their one true love.

The Love Club Moms – Tory Synopsis

A publishing powerhouse, Tory adopts a baby girl after failing to find a man who fills the void of not having the father she needs. Even a list of qualifying traits doesn’t help so she gives up on dating, besides, she’s busy being a new mom while trying to prove herself as CEO and land a new hot kids author. This prompts The Love Club to help Tory hire Finn, a nanny. But when the truth comes out that Finn was never really a nanny, The Love Club have to convince Tory that despite his lack of credentials, Finn could be the children’s author and partner she was looking for.

The Love Club Moms – Jo Synopsis

As an uptight elementary school principal, Jo’s skills are put to the test when a new young student, Simon, continuously lands in her office for detention. When she learns the boy’s father is her old high school flame Ryan, Jo’s world is thrown for a loop, especially since she has been dating Bernie, the school’s French teacher. The Love Club are stunned to learn that their sensible friend impulsively married Ryan at 19 then quickly annulled it. It becomes clear to The Love Club that neither Jo or Ryan have forgotten one another and their heated volatile relationship only reveals an intense passion that The Love Club are intent on reigniting.

The Love Club Moms – Harper Synopsis

A pillar in her community and mother of two, Harper has never failed at anything she has set out to do so when her husband asks for a separation, it throws off her whole world. When Colin, a divorced dad and community councilor seeking re-election, asks Harper for her help with his community initiatives, The Love Club encourage her to do it. Just when it seems sparks may actually ignite between these two, Colin takes credit for the initiative. Indignant, Harper throws her hat into the election ring and goes head to head with Colin. She recruits The Love Club as her campaign team, but although they champion her, they also step in to help Harper and Colin’s love blossom as a team.

The Love Club Moms – Nila Synopsis

Since her husband died three years earlier, Nila’s life has been all about her Instagram business and helicopter parenting her daughter Mara. Now a tween aching to break free, Mara creates a dating profile for her mom. Nila is horrified, but The Love Club agree it’s time Nila moved on. In order to make Mara and her Love Club friends happy, Nila agrees to date, but when all her dates bomb, she recruits local coffee shop owner Olly to be in a pretend relationship with her to get everyone off her case. But after discovering it’s a ruse, the Love Club decide to play Nila at her own game and create scenarios where Nila and Olly actually have to spend time as a couple.

From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living. Written and directed by Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” stars Robert Pattinson (“The Batman,” “Tenet”), Naomi Ackie (“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”),

Steven Yeun (“Nope”), with Academy Award nominees Toni Collette (“Hereditary”), and Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”). The film is produced by Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (Oscar winners for “Moonlight” and “12 Years a Slave”), Bong Joon Ho and Dooho Choi (“Okja,” “Snowpiercer”). It is based on the novel Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton. The executive producers are Brad Pitt, Jesse Ehrman, Peter Dodd and Marianne Jenkins. The director of photography is Darius Khondji (Oscar nomination for “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” “Okja”). The production designer is Fiona Crombie (Oscar nomination for “The Favourite,” “Cruella”). It is edited by Yang Jinmo (Oscar nomination for “Parasite,” “Okja”). The music is by Jung Jaeil (“Parasite,” “Squid Game”). The visual effects supervisor is Dan Glass (“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”). The costume designer is Catherine George (“Okja,” Snowpiercer”).

Warner Bros. Pictures presents A Plan B Entertainment Production, An Offscreen Production / A Kate Street Picture Company Production, A Film By Bong Joon Ho: “Mickey 17.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, in theatres only nationwide on March 7, 2025.

Paramount+ in Canada just announced the acquisition of Canadian series, COLIN & JUSTIN’S SUB-ZERO RENO, featuring famed Scottish and adopted Canadian designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan. Known for their hits HOTEL HELL, CABIN PRESSURE, GREAT CANADIAN COTTAGES (Canada), RENO RUMBLE (Australia) and their Globe and Mail bestselling book ‘Escapology’, the new series follows the couple as they embark on a daunting renovation project in the harshest conditions imaginable – renovating their dream home in Haliburton…during a Canadian winter – a first for these veteran designers. The six-part series will drop on January 31, 2025 on Paramount+ Canada. A sneak peek of the first two episodes of the series will also be available on Pluto TV in Canada.

Today, we get a new Trailer:

COLIN & JUSTIN’S SUB-ZERO RENO puts Colin and Justin in completely new renovation territory. Having purchased a dilapidated cabin on a picturesque blue lake — beautiful in summer, but harsh in the cold months – the couple have their work cut out for them. They must transform an ugly duckling property (and former storage facility for their many projects) into their dream home amidst the unforgiving Canadian winter, where temperatures plummet to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

The series showcases the relentless pursuit of perfection as the designers face numerous obstacles, including blizzards, dangerous roads, and a rapidly ticking clock. From fraught deliveries and icy conditions to the custom designs required for the new space, every step of the renovation is pressure-filled. But the two are no stranger to adversity and are determined to overcome delays, unpredictable weather and their own demanding personalities.

“Recently, we tackled our biggest reno ever, deep in the Canadian wilderness, in the heart of winter,” said Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan. “The challenge nearly destroyed us physically, emotionally, and financially. As temperatures plummeted, it seemed like everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong, but we had a dream of turning this cottage into the home of our dreams.”

“We are excited to bring beloved design duo and honourary Canadians Colin and Justin to Paramount+,” said Vanessa Case, Vice President of Content at Paramount+ and Pluto TV Canada. “Renowned for their incredible renovation work and eccentric personalities, this series takes their talents to a new extreme, set against one of Canada’s most beautiful wilderness backdrops.”

COLIN & JUSTIN’S SUB-ZERO RENO is produced by Farpoint Films in association with Paramount+ Canada. International distribution is handled by Fred Media (Australia) and Canadian distribution by Farpoint Distribution.

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, Scarborough Town Centre (STC) is hosting an engaging Lunar New Year celebration featuring dazzling performances from the Chinese Collective Arts Association and an eye-dotting ceremony of lions with participation from Mayor Olivia Chow.

The Lunar New Year Gifting Market will debut with inspiring local artisans and entrepreneurs showcasing a range of gifting items. An expansive 12-foot-high Year of the Snake sculpture will make for the perfect photo moment for family and friends to capture the special occasion.

This event is a great opportunity to connect with the community and celebrate cultural diversity in Scarborough.

WHAT

Community Lunar New Year celebration at STC with the traditional eye-dotting ceremony of lions, the chance to support STC’s Lunar New Year Gifting Market and additional performances.

WHERE

Scarborough Town Centre’s Centre Court, 300 Borough Dr, Scarborough, ON M1P 4P5

WHEN

Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 2 to 3 pm ET

Lai See (red envelopes) will be handed out at 1:45 pm ET

WHO

This event is open to the public.

We checked it out and it was so festive!

Hollywood Suite is proud to celebrate Black History Month this February with a curated lineup of films from Black creators, storytellers and stars, including the exclusive Canadian broadcast premiere of Canadian horror film Guess Who (2024) on February 12, 2025 at 9pm ET. Viewers can also catch films by essential directors Sidney Poitier, John Singleton, Spike Lee, Cheryl Dunye and many more on Hollywood Suite On Demand beginning February 1, 2025.

Starring Canadians Keeya King (Yellowjackets) and Corteon Moore (From), the Montreal-shot Guess Who (2024) sees a newly engaged couple’s visit to future in-laws turn deadly when a masked killer shows up to wreak havoc. During the holiday tradition of “mummering” — an event in which friends, family and neighbors go door to door in bizarre costumes and masks — the festivities turn into a guessing game of ‘who’s who’ and a battle of survival.

“Viewers are in for a spine-chilling ride with Guess Who! This suspenseful slasher is packed with twists and turns, but at its core, it’s a powerful story about a young woman discovering her inner strength,” said Keeya King, star of Guess Who. “I had the privilege of portraying Kaitlyn Martindale, collaborating closely with our visionary director Amelia Moses and exceptionally talented cast and crew, to bring this compelling film to life. More than just an edge-of-your-seat thriller—it’s a poignant reminder of the resilience and courage we all carry within us. I’m thrilled for audiences to experience it on Hollywood Suite!”

Viewers can also discover a collection of over 40 films from the 1960s to today. Catch classic titles like Sidney Poitier’s western Buck and the Preacher (1972) in which he stars alongside Harry Belafonte; Gordon Parks’ quintessential Shaft (1971) and his biopic of legendary folk singer Huddie Ledbetter in Leadbelly (1976); Gilbert Moses’ cult classic blaxploitation film Willie Dynamite (1973); and Greased Lightning (1977) starring Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott, the the first Black driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

Contemporary voices are highlighted all month long with John Singleton’s Academy Award-nominated coming-of-age drama Boyz N The Hood (1991); Morgan Freeman’s directorial debut Bopha! (1993); Waiting to Exhale (1995) starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett; Cheryl Dunye’s vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity in The Watermelon Woman (1996); Justin Simien’s acclaimed satire Dear White People (2014); and a collection of films from visionary director Spike Lee with the Hollywood Suite premiere of School Daze (1988), Do The Right Thing (1989), Clockers (1995), Inside Man (2006), and Blackkklansman (2018).

The full programming lineup in celebration of Black History Month can be found below:

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

Watermelon Man (1970)

Shaft (1971)

Buck and the Preacher (1972)

Willie Dynamite (1973)

Leadbelly (1976)

Greased Lightning (1977)

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

School Daze (1988)

Glory (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Bebe’s Kids (1992)

Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993)

Bopha! (1993)

Clockers (1995)

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

The Watermelon Woman (1996)

The Wood (1999)

The Best Man (1999)

White Chicks (2004)

Inside Man (2006)

Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (2009)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2011)

The Equalizer (2014)

Get On Up (2014)

About Last Night (2014)

Dear White People (2014)

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Dope (2015)

Keanu (2016)

Girl’s Trip (2017)

Marshall (2017)

Detroit (2017)

Get Out (2017)

Blackkklansman (2018)

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Queen & Slim (2019)

Guess Who (2024)

The Canadian Artists Network is proud to announce Carol Anderson as this year’s recipient of the Robert Johnston Visionary Artist Award. The Award is given annually to an artist whose exemplary work, produced away from the spotlight of the moment and without fanfare, has been a notable source of inspiration to others in the arts and/or whose visionary contributions to the arts and broader communities have been made in under-acknowledged or ‘behind the scenes’ roles.

Carol Anderson (BFA, MA) has enjoyed a diverse career as a dancer, choreographer, educator and writer for more than five decades. She started performing in 1970 with Canadian dance pioneer Judy Jarvis, and was a founding member of Toronto’s Dancemakers in 1974. Carol continues to create dance for the stage and non-traditional spaces, and now devotes her teaching practice to older movers. Carol is currently a participant in the 2024-25 Citadel Dance Exchange, developing an intergenerational legacy project.

I am truly honoured to be the 2024 recipient of the Robert Johnston Visionary Artist Award,” said Anderson. “Bob was wonderful, kind and funny, and an expert leader deeply devoted to supporting the arts. In the spirit of his enduring way of fostering creativity, I’m delighted that the Robert Johnston Award is allowing me to commission music for a current creative project.”

“Carol Anderson is living proof that Creativity Lives Forever,” says Scott Walker, Executive Director of the Canadian Artists Network. “She was one of the first mentors in CAN’s Artist to Artist Mentoring Program, she continues to write, to create dances for older artists in which she also performs, and she continues to help seniors keep active. We are thrilled to honour her with the Robert Johnston Award.”

The Robert Johnston Visionary Artist Award was introduced in 2019 and is named in honour of the late Bob Johnston, one of the Canadian Artists Network’s original board members, whose long career included serving as Deputy Minister of Culture for the Province of Ontario and General Manager of the National Ballet of Canada. Previous winners include Patty Gail Peaker, John Leberg, Elizabeth Doxtater and Terrill Maguire. The award is supported by funding from the Distinguished Mature Artist Fund at the Toronto Foundation.

About Carol Anderson:

Carol Anderson (BFA, MA) is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, writer, movement educator and director. She started her professional performing career in 1970 with pioneer Judy Jarvis’ first dance-theatre company, and since the mid-1970s has danced, taught and choreographed in professional, educational and community settings across Canada. A founding member of Dancemakers, she worked with the Toronto company from 1974-89 as a dancer, choreographer and in artistic leadership roles. Carol was an Associate Professor of Dance at York University from 2002-2016, designing and teaching studio and studies courses in the graduate and undergraduate programs. A licensed Pilates MatWork and Level 1 GYROKINESIS® instructor, she now focuses her teaching practice on promoting mindful motion with senior movers. An avid writer, Carol has chronicled Canadian dance and other cultural matters in numerous books, articles, notes and online resources since the late 1980s, and to date has also written two books of poetry and a cultural history/cookbook. She continues to perform selectively, and create concert dance as well as dance/text installations for gardens, galleries and other non-traditional settings. Since 2012, she’s co-led Embodied Writing workshops with colleague Terrill Maguire, guiding participants to investigate the personal creative potential of writing practice. In 2021, Carol was a founding Creative Team member of Flight, an outdoor festival devoted to creating a dynamic presence for contemporary dance in rural Prince Edward County. She is a participant in the 2024-2025 Citadel Dance Exchange, during her residency developing a multi-intergenerational legacy/creation project.

About Canadian Artists Network:

The Canadian Artists Network [CAN] is committed to ensuring that senior professional artists live in an inclusive world where they can continue to pursue their careers and serve as role models for the next generation. CAN offers programs and services that enable artists to remain relevant, connected, informed, and motivated. Artists don’t retire. Their creativity and skills do not diminish with age. Creativity Lives Forever. CAN is dedicated to supporting, celebrating, and inspiring these senior artistic voices through its advocacy work and programs.