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Winner of the 2025 DMCA

Reequal Smith

Live Art Dance is pleased to announce that Reequal Smith is the winner of the 2025 Diane Moore Creation Award (DMCA). This annual award honours Live Art Dance’s founder Diane Moore and is inspired by her passion for dance creation and her support of Atlantic Canadian Artists. The DMCA was initiated to stimulate and sustain the creation of contemporary dance in the Atlantic Region. Administered by Live Art Dance, the award is adjudicated by an independent arm’s length jury of three individuals who have an extensive knowledge of dance in the Atlantic Region.

2024 Diane Moore Creation Award

The amount of this year’s award is $2,000 with 50 hours of free studio space at DANSpace. The DMCA is the largest non-governmental award for dance creation in Atlantic Canada. These funds have been raised through dedicated fundraising on the part of Live Art Dance, a partnership with Dance Nova Scotia and the generosity of Neal Livingston. The 2024 award will go to support a new solo work performed by I’thandi Munro .

“Live Art Dance is proud to offer this annual award in memory of our founder, Diane Moore,” said Artistic Director Liliona Quarmyne. “Each year the quantity and calibre of the applications we receive indicate what a vibrant, creative and growing dance community we have in Atlantic Canada – and we are delighted to be a part of it.”

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Past Diane Moore Recipients

Candice Pike is a white woman with a round face and a big smile. She is wearing a grey toque, jean jacket and sits on a white wood chair in front of a green tarp.
Lydia Zimmer is a white woman with light brown hair and swoop bangs. She looks over her shoulder to the camera with big brown eyes. She wears a black turtle neck.
Alexis Cormier is a white woman wearing bright red lipstick, a black mesh shirt and a gold cain. She has tousled blonde hair and a rectangular face.
Jessica Lowe is a white woman with red lipstick, brown eyes and long brown hair with bangs. She is standing in front of foliage.
Jacinte Armstrong is a blonde, white woman with her hair in a low pony tail. She is crouching on the floor of a dance studio. She wears a red shirt and flowing black pants.
Veronique Mackenzie: A middle-aged blonde woman with long hair and straight across bangs. SHe is wearing a black turtle neck and smiling into the camera.
Lisa Phinney, a white woman with light, shoulder-length hair. She is smiling and looking directly into the camera. She wears a jean jacket and foliage is in the background. The photo is in black and white.
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I'thandi Munro
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