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Canadian National Stilt Symposium
October 4, 2024 - October 6, 2024
CNSS 2024
Friday, October 4
Evergreen Theatre and Community Spaces
#2 – 1709 8 Avenue NE
Noon – Doors open for registration, check-in and equipment drop-off
1:30pm – Performer warm-up with Dean Bareham of Green Fools, Calgary
2:30-5pm – Tech
5-7pm – Dinner Break
Stilt Symposium Showcase
7:30pm – Doors Open for Stilt Symposium Showcase
8-9pm – Ambulatory performance – This evening’s performance utilizes the ground floor of the Evergreen Community Spaces facility. Come with us on a journey!
Workshop Programming
Saturday, October 5
Morning Program at Green Fools – Studio G
7056 G Farrell Rd SE
9:30-10:50am – Stilt Character Development through Mask – Dean Bareham, Calgary
11-11:50am – Character Performance & Movement Beyond the Pedestrian – Ariel Amara, Vancouver
Afternoon Program at Evergreen Theatre and Community Spaces
#2 – 1709 8 Avenue NE
1:30-2:30pm – Stiltdance Class – Allara Gooliaff, Calgary
2:30-3:30pm – Acro-stilt – Emily McDougall, Winnipeg
Site Activation
Evening Program in Downtown Calgary – Stilt Gathering – FREE EVENT
5-8pm – Site Activation and Photo Opportunity
100 8 Avenue SW – Stephen Avenue Walk
9pm-Close – Life, the Universe, and Everything
Tubby’s – 100A, 1210 8 St. S.W
Lecture Presentations
Sunday, October 6
Evergreen Theatre and Community Spaces
#2 – 1709 8 Avenue NE
10-11am – Stilt Culture: Past and Present – Amira Emma Routledge, Vancouver
11-11:45am – Stilts: A Vehicle for Cultural Practices and Social Action
In Conversation with Julio Thijs, Facilitated by Randall Fraser
11:45am-12:15pm – Closing Words – the Producers: Randall, Allara, and Tara