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Raven Spirit Dance Society’s mandate is to create, develop and produce contemporary dance that is rooted in traditional and contemporary aboriginal worldview.  By sharing this work on local, national and international stages, RSDS aims to reaffirm the vital importance of dance to the expression of human experience and to cultural reclamation.  Led by Artistic Director, Michelle Olson, RSDS aims to explore how professional artistic work is responsive and responsible to community and to continue to redefine dance’s place in diverse community settings.
The Objectives of the Company are:
• To produce aboriginal-driven dance and movement-based  performance events for the general public.
• To offer workshops and other educational activities in dance and other performing arts to diverse communities
• To encourage and collaborate with emerging and established aboriginal artists to develop and produce work.
• To encourage and support collaboration between aboriginal and
multicultural individuals, companies and  organizations demonstrating similar interests.
• To provide a means whereby actors, choreographers, dancers, directors, musicians, storytellers, traditional artists, visual artists, writers and other engaged in the production of dance and live theatre may through experience and training develop their skills.

Raven Spirit Dance Society’s mandate is to create, develop and produce contemporary dance that is rooted in traditional and contemporary aboriginal worldview.  By sharing this work on local, national and international stages, RSDS aims to reaffirm the vital importance of dance to the expression of human experience and to cultural reclamation.  Led by Artistic Director, Michelle Olson, RSDS aims to explore how professional artistic work is responsive and responsible to community and to continue to redefine dance’s place in diverse community settings.

The Objectives of the Company are:

• To produce aboriginal-driven dance and movement-based  performance events for the general public.

• To offer workshops and other educational activities in dance and other performing arts to diverse communities

• To encourage and collaborate with emerging and established aboriginal artists to develop and produce work.

• To encourage and support collaboration between aboriginal and

multicultural individuals, companies and  organizations demonstrating similar interests.

• To provide a means whereby actors, choreographers, dancers, directors, musicians, storytellers, traditional artists, visual artists, writers and other engaged in the production of dance and live theatre may through experience and training develop their skills.