Date with Dance is an outreach initiative created by Nova Bhattacharya, Artistic Director of Ipsita Nova Dance Projects. In an informal studio setting she discusses the roots of the bharatanatyam form in her work and presents excerpts of dances to animate the discussion.

The dances presented are Pushpanjali; a classical dance whose literal meaning is flower offering which offers a glimpse into both the abstract and narrative elements of the form; maskura and Related Fragments Remix, created in collaboration with tabla virtuoso Ed Hanley, demonstrate her use of the form in a contemporary aesthetic

Through this lecture-demonstration audiences are given the opportunity to learn about how dances from other parts of the world are becoming very much a part of Canadian dance. It also serves as an excellent primer for contemporary dance and how it is evolving in Canada.