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SUMMARY:It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now (Mitchell Art Gallery)
DESCRIPTION:The Mitchell Art Gallery in MacEwan University is excited to share that they are re-opening on September 15 with the launch of their latest exhibition It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now\, which will be viewable in-person and online!  \nCurated by Seika Boye\, this archival exhibition exposes the representation of Blackness on Canadian stages\, as well as audience and media reception of Black performance in Canada during this era. It’s About Time also explores legislation of leisure culture\, dance lessons and the role of social dances at mid-century. Featured are individual dance artists such as Leonard Gibson\, Ola Skanks\, Ethel Bruneau\, Joey Hollingsworth and Kathryn Brown. \nThis is the fourth presentation of the archival materials in It’s About Time. New to this iteration\, Boye has invited contemporary performing and visual artists — either from or currently based in Alberta — to respond to the archive and consider what the history of Black people dancing in Canada reveals about our contemporary moment. Not only will the exhibition feature work by dance artists Michèle Moss and Ashley “Colours” Perez\, visual artists Braxton Garneau and Preston Pavlis\, author Cheryl Foggo\, with graphic response by Adriana Contreras and photography by Mike Tan\, but there is also virtual programming planned with Seika and each artist. \nVirtual conversations with the curator to learn more about It’s About Time will take place on: \n\nSeptember 23\, 2020 at 6 p.m.\n\nwith Ashley “Colours” Perez and Adriana Contreras\n\n\nOctober 21\, 2020 at 6 p.m.\n\nwith Braxton Garneau and Preston Pavlis\n\n\nNovember 3\, 2020 at 6 p.m.\n\nwith Cheryl Thompson and Mpoe Mogale\n\n\nDecember 2\, 2020 at 6 p.m.\n\nwith Cheryl Foggo and Michèle Moss\n\n\n\nVisit macewan.ca/mitchellartgallery or @mitchellartgallery on social media for more details.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/its-about-time-dancing-black-in-canada-1900-1970-and-now-mitchell-art-gallery/
LOCATION:John and Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery\, 11-121\, Allard Hall 11110 – 104 Avenue\, Edmonton\, AB\, T5K 1M9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online/Streaming Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200915T200000
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SUMMARY:GWDC: Season Launch (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Ainsley Hillyard\, Alison Kause\, Alida Kendell\, and Kate Stashko of Good Women Dance Collective (GWDC) invite you to celebrate the launch of their most memorable season yet!  \n\n\n  \n\n\nContemporary dancer and co-founder of Montreal’s Wants&Needs Danse\, Sasha Kleinplatz\, will be joining GWDC’s 2020/21 season for Convergence 2021—the collective’s annual show that highlights various works from different artists including Dustin Stamp\, a fancy dancer from Saddle Lake Cree Nation\, and guests; and a collaboration between GWDC and poet and spoken word artist\, Brandon Wint.  \n\n\n  \n\n\nSeason 2020/21 also features an exciting collaboration between FEMME\, an all-female vocal quartet\, and GWDC in which they reflect upon domestic abuse during the world premiere of The Beginning of Happiness by Edmonton composer\, Jane Berry\, choreographed by GWDC\, and performed by FEMME and GWDC. While the composition draws on Berry’s experience with domestic violence\, the work encourages performers to bring their own thoughts into the work so that their own personal experiences are included in the show. \n\n\n  \n\n\n“In these uncertain times\, GWDC is excited to continue supporting the creation of new work by courageous and curious artists from across Canada. We are all learning quickly and becoming more adaptable and agile—pivoting has multiple meanings for dance in the 2020/21 season and we are excited by the transformative possibilities that can arise out of uncertainty.”   \n\n\n  \n\n\nIn between each production\, Canadian artists Anastassiia La Musa\, Lebogang Disele\, Krista Lin\, Erin Pettifor\, Nina Milanovski\, and Larissa Pohoreski will be completing residencies at GWDC’s new space located within the Shumka Dance Centre\, just a six-minute walk from their previous studio at The Ruth Carse Centre for Dance.  \n\n\n  \n\n\nGWDC will be kicking off Season 2020/21 with a virtual celebration on September 15th from 7 to 8 pm via Facebook live. The night will feature interviews and brief performances by Lebogang Disele\, Deviani Bonilla\, Phany Peeña\, Larissa Pohoreski\, Jane Berry\, Brandon Wint\, Erin Pettifor\, and Nina Milanovski\, as well as a DJ dance party. All are invited to attend. 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/gwdc-season-launch-virtual/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Good Women Dance Collective":MAILTO:info@goodwomen.ca
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SUMMARY:Woezo Africa Cultural Festival
DESCRIPTION:Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre Inc. is a performing arts organization based in Calgary\, Alberta. Founded in 2006\, Woezo Africa\, meaning “welcome to the land of perfection\,” highlights our organization’s desire to bring the uniqueness of the African cultures to the public. With a multidisciplinary approach that blends African music\, dance\, theatre\, and storytelling. Woezo Africa aims to use the combined power of arts and education to host events that promote compassion and understanding.  \nOn September 12\, 19 and 26 participants can expect to have three Saturdays filled with traditional African drum and dance performances\, stimulating arts and crafts\, moving vocal artists and musicians\, spirited comedians and spoken word artists\, cooking classes\, a screening of an award-winning documentary and a presentation of our 2020 digital UNGANISHA dance theatre production all live-streamed in the comfort of your home! With the theme of “Emerge from the Roots\,” the festival intends to engage children and adults in activities that showcase unique histories\, artistic traditions and cultural expressions to help minority groups find a voice and express their identity.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/woezo-africa-cultural-festival/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200902T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200902T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200729T223115Z
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SUMMARY:Latin Music Nights at containR
DESCRIPTION:At containR\nJoin us every Tuesday for Open Mic Nights and every Wednesday for Latin Music Nights!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/latin-music-nights-at-containr/2020-09-02/
LOCATION:ContainR\, 1020 2 AVE NW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2N 1T6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200826T150000
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DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
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SUMMARY:Calgary Arts Development: Anti-Racism Town Halls
DESCRIPTION:Anti-Racism Virtual Town Halls\n\n\nAs an organization\, Calgary Arts Development has committed ourselves to bettering our systems regarding equity\, diversity\, inclusion\, and accessibility (EDIA). \nTo continue the conversation about the deep-seated racism that exists within our communities and systems\, and how we can further develop anti-racist policies and practices governing our work\, we have scheduled anti-racism virtual town hall gatherings for every other Wednesday in July and August. The purpose of the gatherings is to host deeper conversations that will lead to possible actions and decisions as we deal with current inequities in the sector and work with a broader community toward positive action. \nThe anti-racism virtual town halls will take place on Wednesdays\, July 15; July 29; August 12; and August 26\, 2020 from 3:00 to 4:30pm MDT. \nThe virtual town halls will take place through Zoom and will be interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) with a live transcription available. Registration is required at the following links. \nJuly 15\, 2020\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sde6tqz8pGdRYNk5lLWu6ccf7ZW0NGRTD \nJuly 29\, 2020\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctcumsqTMqHNbdB96e7D2Ey4SX6zAXkPNv \nAugust 12\, 2020\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtduyppjgjHNUBrshghfFi_l3Ivspjv8un \nAugust 26\, 2020\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuGvqjkqEtPncHeEo8n8AimPJgLnWOOt \nIf you have questions you would like the Calgary Arts Development team to think about ahead of time\, please send them to edia@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during the event by messaging us on Twitter\, Facebook\, or Instagram. Anonymous questions or statements can be submitted via email.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/calgary-arts-development-anti-racism-town-halls/2020-08-26/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Town Hall
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ORGANIZER;CN="Calgary Arts Development":MAILTO:info@calgaryartsdevelopment.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200826T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200826T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
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SUMMARY:ATAA: Legal Issues Regarding On-Line Delivery of Performances Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Understanding common contractual provisions\nOwnership of copyright\nProtecting and exploiting copyright in original works\nLicensing the works of others for use in on-demand and live streams\n\nAs we adjust to the restrictive measures wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic\, many events and performances have abruptly migrated online. Although online delivery offers many advantages\, it also brings a multitude of challenges especially with regard to copyright\, licensing and the protection of original works. Presenters\, artists\, their agents and managers must adapt quickly to understand unfamiliar contractual terms in order to avoid the pitfalls inherent to the digital medium. \nFor insight into the legal issues surrounding the online delivery of performing arts\, Gowling WLG’s Entertainment and Sports Law Group\, in partnership with CAPACOA and NAPAMA\, is pleased to invite you to a live Q&A webinar on August 26 at 11:00 a.m. MDT. Featuring Susan Abramovitch\, Head of Gowling WLG’s Entertainment and Sports Law Group\, Brian Rosenblatt\, Entertainment Attorney at Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC\, and moderated by Eoin Ó Catháin\, Chair of NAPAMA’s Canadian Executive committee and Vice-President of Latitude 45 Arts Promotion\, this event promises to be both timely and instructive. \nWith a view to maximizing your experience\, we ask that you submit questions in advance by completing the quick pre-webinar survey\, which can be found at this link\, by August 11th. Your questions will help direct the discussion and may relate to a variety of topics\, including: \nPre-registration is required. \nhttps://sites-gowlingwlg.vuturevx.com/103/5478/compose-email/esl-webinar—aug-26—oft.asp?fbclid=IwAR0h9pmUcIyuPWX4WHMgRO1Hgb21RNxaTpwerDWBiDC8q3bo5CPFdU-AIeY
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/ataa-legal-issues-regarding-on-line-delivery-of-performances-webinar/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta":MAILTO:info@artstouring.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200823T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200823T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200810T213625Z
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SUMMARY:Free Flow Dance: PODS Livestream
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Ken Greenhorn\nFree Flow Dance Theatre celebrates its 25th anniversary season this year. Despite the pandemic causing many changes of plans\, we are very pleased to announce that we will be presenting 3 Livestreamed performances of one of our signature pieces of choreography “Pods” for you to enjoy! “Pods” which runs approximately 20 minutes\, is one of the company’s most requested works. This visually stunning unusual performative work features a trio of dancers growing from unique costumes each encompassing its own miniature trampoline. Inspired by fast motion films of plants growing fused with an alien lifeform\, this is truly a one of a kind dance work.\nStay after the live stream performance for a short Q&A with the performers and director. \nA special thank you to Lorraine and Ross for donating us the use of their backyard for this special Livestream event. \nRegister for tickets to Friday\, August 21st at 7 pm HERE \nRegister for tickets to Saturday\, August 22nd at 7 pm HERE \nRegister for tickets to Sunday\, August 23rd at 2 pm HERE \nPods – Premiere 2014 (20 minutes) \nChoreography: Jackie Latendresse \nDancers: Kyle Syverson\, Rachel Saufert\, Mitchell Larsen \nCostumes: Design: Jackie Latendresse\, Creation: Linda Coe Kirkham \nMusic: Lisa Gerrard \nLivestream Tech: Nathan Regamey
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/free-flow-dance-pods-livestream/2020-08-23/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Free Flow Dance Theatre Company":MAILTO:freeflowdance@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200821T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200821T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20230704T184633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230704T184633Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Dance Camps 3-7 Yrs & Junior Jazz & Lyrical Camps 8-11 Yrs
DESCRIPTION:MINI SUMMER CAMPS 2020 FOR 3-7 YEAR OLDS\nOur camps are designed for those children\, whose preferred method of transportation is twirling\, skipping\, and leaping around your house; who can be seen holding a wand in one hand and a crayon in the other.\nThese camps are for those FINE ARTS kids who love everything about Singing\, Dancing & Crafting.\nCome join us this summer for some Fine Arts FUN!! \n______ Summer Camp #1 (5 Days) $225.00 plus g.s.t.\nJuly 13-17  Ages 3-7 years 9:30 am – 12:00 pm\n______ Summer Camp #2 (4 Days) $195.00 plus g.s.t.\nJuly 27-30 Ages 3-7 years 9:30 am – 12:00 pm\n______ Summer Camp #3 (5 Days) $225.00 plus g.s.t.\nAugust 17-21 Ages 3-7 years 9:30 am – 12:00 pm \nOR $50.00/day plus gst \n  \nJUNIOR – SUMMER DANCE 2020 – JAZZ & LYRICAL 8-11 YRS.\nALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME!\nAugust 17-21 Monday to Friday\nDaily – Warm up\, Jazz & Lyrical classes\n• 11:00-12:00 warm up & technique class\n• 12:15 – 1:30 alternating daily – Jazz & Lyrical\n• Fee $225.00 plus gst. $236.25\n• Drop in rate $45.00 per day plus gst. $47.25
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/summer-dance-camps-3-7-yrs-junior-jazz-lyrical-camps-8-11-yrs/2020-08-21/
LOCATION:Marr-Mac Dance Edmonton\, 8627 109 ST NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T6G 1E7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Summer Dance Camp
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marr-Mac Dance":MAILTO:1968@marrmac.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200818T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200818T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200814T201845Z
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SUMMARY:What the Fund? A Guide to Applying to the EAC’s New Individual Artist Grant Programs
DESCRIPTION:The Edmonton Arts Council has unveiled a new suite of supports for individual artists\, with deadlines on September 15th and October 15th. To better understand your options\, and how best to match your work with available funding\, we encourage you to sign up for this overview at grants@edmontonarts.ca.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/what-the-fund-a-guide-to-applying-to-the-eacs-new-individual-artist-grant-programs/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Edmonton Arts Council":MAILTO:info@edmontonarts.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200901
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200812T225207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T221329Z
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SUMMARY:UNGANISHA: Explore. Connect. Dance. (Digital Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre will be launching an online digital edition of their February 22\, 2020 UNGANISHA: Explore. Connect. Dance. production from their website from August 16 to 31\, 2020. \nThis free digital production is meant to promote intercultural understanding by illuminating the threads of African diasporic traditions throughout Western colonial expansion and its influence on the modes of these modern dance styles: Tap\, Hip Hop\, Step\, Afro Cuban\, and Afro Caribbean. \nDuring the 45 minutes of digital experience\, each dance style will be accompanied by theatrical and visual elements that provide historical and cultural insight on the challenges and contributions of Africans in the Diaspora. \n\nThe inspiration for UNGANISHA came from Woezo’s belief in the power of art to reach people at a deep emotional level and to expand cultural and historical insight and understanding. The dance theatre production aims to spotlight the diverse stories lived and told by people of the African diaspora. \nDonations will be accepted in a Pay-What-You-May format and the proceeds will go towards the highly anticipated 2021 UNGANISHA showcase on February 27\, 2021.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/unganisha-explore-connect-dance-digital-edition/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Woezo Africa Music &amp%3B Dance Theatre Inc. - UNGANISHA":MAILTO:unganishadance@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200815T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200815T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200810T203417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T200923Z
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SUMMARY:MZD: IN LIEU: Ben Gorodetsky & Larissa Poho
DESCRIPTION:photo Joanne Gervais\nIN LIEU: Ben Gorodetsky & Larissa Poho\nAugust 15th | 7:00 PM Mountain Time\nOn Zoom\nFree\, or Pay What You Will \nIn lieu of their cancelled dance-theatre performance Biblioteka (march 2020) at Mile Zero Dance\, Ben Gorodetsky and Larissa Poho present IN LIEU. \nFEATURING:\nDolik’s Clothes – 12 minutes\, 2020\nA video-dance-eulogy by Ben Gorodetsky.\n“My grandfather Dolik Lutsky died on April 3\, 2020. We were unable to gather for his funeral\, left to sort through our grief alone. One small relief was my grandmother mailing me a box of his clothes. Using these garments as performance artifacts I’ve created a digital video piece reimagining grieving rituals in the age of COVID. I explore the ceremony of wearing Dolik’s clothes and reactivating the narrative\, cultural\, and physical threads of his life. Soviet oral histories provide textual counterpoint to the dance video created through aerial drone photography. Country roads and lakes frame this physical score exploring grief and memory.”\nCommissioned by Dancing on the Edge Festival \nLarissa Poho plays a solo set of songs and stories from her deep well of Ukrainian folkloric tradition. \nAN IMPROVISED DUET WITH A SWAMP\nLarissa will play violin and accordion. Ben will broadcast live from the swamp near his house. A site-specific\, movement and music improvisation for a digital audience of people and a live audience of frogs.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mzd-in-lieu-ben-gorodetsky-larissa-poho/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200814
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200816
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200812T212352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T212352Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Carifest (YYC)
DESCRIPTION:2020 VIRTUAL CARIFEST SCHEDULE \n\n\n\n\nFRIDAY\, AUGUST 14\, 2020 | 6pm – 9pm\n\n\n\n\nWe kick off Virtual Carifest with some of Calgary’s grooviest dance and fitness instructors! Tune in to our FACEBOOK LIVE to work up a sweat with this line up: \nFIT VIBES | 6PM | FitRev\nWEST AFRICAN | 6:45PM | Masani St Rose-Toth\nSOCA | 7:30PM | Nicole Andrea Pemberton\nAFRO-BEATS | 8:15PM | Amanda Okafor\nZOUK | 9PM | Nelson Arsenault\nISLAND MASH UP | 9:45PM | Sabrina Naz \n\n\n\n\nSATURDAY\, AUGUST 15\, 2020 | 12pm – 6pm\n\n\n\n\nConnect to our Virtual Carifest in three different ways and get ready for a spectacular show featuring international and local artists! \nFACEBOOK! Tune in for some virtual vibes on our MAIN PAGE from 12 – 6PM! Be sure to SHARE\, LIKE & FOLLOW to stay in the loop! \nZOOM! Pre-register to be featured in our livestream on day TWO of the festival! Dress up in your favourite carnival costume\, grab a drink with a friend and bring some bacchanal to the screen! (Stand by for the registration link!) \n Join the action in real life by reserving your spot at one of the following Caribbean associations: \n\nSt Vincent & The Grenadines Association Of Calgary\nTrinidad and Tobago Sports and Culture Club / Kid Masquraders\nHaitian Sports and Culture Club\nJunction Restaurant & Bar\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrating Caribbean Culture in Calgary\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow We Got Started\n\nIn the 1980’s a group of individuals from the Caribbean community formed the CanCarib Association. These individuals believed they had a responsiblity to educate the community about Caribbean culture because they wanted the community to know that the culture was more than just food and music. The Association was eventually renamed to The Caribbean Community Council of Calgary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Growth\nCarifest grew year after year to become the city’s largest festival! Attendees such as the Prime Minister\, dignitaries from other countries and international artists have all travelled to take part of the festivities.Carifest effectively raised the inquisitiveness of the community with more than 20\,000 attending the Sunshine Market during Saturday’s event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe First Festival\n\nThe CanCarib acquired all the resources they needed to organize the first festival which was held at Prince’s Island Park. During that time they did not receive assistance from the City of Calgary. It was the idea of the CanCarib Board of Directors that each Caribbean island should showcase their culture — and that was how Carifest was born! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Connection\n\nCarifest became the vehicle used to begin a healthy relationship between the Caribbean community and the Calgary Police Service. A few Carifest executives were requested to provide strategies to new recruits on maintaining a healthy relationship with the Caribbean community.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/virtual-carifest-yyc/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carifest Calgary":MAILTO:info@carifestcalgary.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200813T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200810T202515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T202515Z
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SUMMARY:MZD: Devising Digital Performance:
DESCRIPTION:Actors\, dancers\, writers\, artists and creative folk of all variety welcome! All levels of experience welcome.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nDEVISING DIGITAL PERFORMANCE \nTaught by Ben Gorodetsky \nThursday August 13th | 6-8:30 PM Mountain Time \nOn Zoom \nBy donation \nThis 2.5 hour\, practical workshop will explore tools for creating digital performance work: \n-A crash course on video production and editing from your phone \n-Collaborative writing across platforms (exquisite corpse meets digital pen pals) \n-Site specific movement for digital video \n-Zoom “screen sharing” as creative and narrative technique \nActors\, dancers\, writers\, artists and creative folk of all variety welcome! All levels of experience welcome. \nAbout the instructor: \nBen Gorodetsky is a theatre maker\, writer\, and producer based in Waterloo\, ON. He’s made two new digital performances during the pandemic: Dolik’s Clothes for Dancing on the Edge and Yard Dances for Joy and Healing for e-Volver Festival. His (live) performance work has been presented by Movement Research at Judson Church\, The Tank NYC\, Mile Zero Dance\, Brian Webb Dance Company\, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts\, Rubaboo Festival\, SpringWorks\, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. He is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre and has performed\, taught\, and directed improvisation in Atlanta\, Detroit\, Austin\, Philadelphia\, NYC\, LA\, Reunion Island\, Vienna\, Ljubljana\, Montreal\, Toronto\, Yellowknife\, Calgary\, and Vancouver. He is co-creator of political satire comedy duo Folk Lordz (VICE)\, and creator and former host of experimental variety show Dirt Buffet Cabaret. Ben is the winner of the 2016 Emerging Artist Award at the Mayor’s Celebration for the Arts and a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award. He has taught at UBC Okanagan\, and holds a BFA from the University of Alberta and an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY. \nIf you wish to send a donation to Mile Zero Dance and receive a tax receipt you can do this through our Canada Helps page. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/mile-zero-dance-society/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mzd-devising-digital-performance/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200812T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200812T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200805T193815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T193815Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop – Arts Participation in the Time of COVID
DESCRIPTION:The Edmonton Arts Council partnered with Calgary Arts Development to begin tracking changing public attitudes towards arts participation and consumption in the period following the COVID-19 lockdown. In this session\, market research firm Stone-Olafson walks you through insights into the ways in which attitudes towards the arts are changing\, to better help artists plan for the months ahead. \nDate: Wednesday\, August 12\, 2020\nTIme: 6:30 – 8:00pm \nTo register for this free session\, email grants@edmontonarts.ca.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/workshop-arts-participation-in-the-time-of-covid/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Edmonton Arts Council":MAILTO:info@edmontonarts.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200812T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200812T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200626T185537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T185948Z
UID:10004603-1597230000-1597233600@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Vykrutas presents: Regions of Ukraine\, Virtual Dance Workshops!
DESCRIPTION:Take advantage of this unique virtual opportunity from anywhere in Alberta\, Canada or the world!!! \nDance virtually this summer with Artistic Directors and Choreographers – Vasyl Kanevets\, Anna Kanevets and Vincent Rees. Immerse yourself in the unique regions of Ukrainian dance this summer. Workshops designed for ages 7-9 years | 10-12 years | and 13 years and up. \nIf you love Ukrainian dance and want to increase or maintain your skills this summer\, this regional focused\, intensive opportunity is for you. REGISTER for ALL workshops or pick and choose your areas of interest. \nRegistration links:\nAges 7-9 years – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Vincent Rees:\nhttps://forms.gle/bxWXwQqQRGAzjDYSA \nAges 10-12 years – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Anna and Vasyl Kanevets:\nhttps://forms.gle/8EBUomP9ccutRKeF8 \nAges 13 and up – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Anna and Vasyl Kanevets:\nhttps://forms.gle/mZota1MGnWC5F3Pd7
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/vykrutas-presents-regions-of-ukraine-virtual-dance-workshops-2-2/2020-08-12/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200811T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200811T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200805T182952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200805T182952Z
UID:10004572-1597150800-1597158000@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Financial Wellness: Online Info Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Financial Wellness: Online Information Meeting in partnership with Dancer Transition Resource Centre ( DTRC) \n  \nFinancial health is a top concern for the dance community right now. Topics for discussion include: how to plan and manage cash flow\, how to determine expenses\, how to cut expenses\, when to consider debt\, and more! Click here to continue reading. \nTue\, August 11\, 2020\n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT\nREGISTER HERE\nWe encourage individuals to submit questions in advance so we can more effectively prepare to address your concerns. Please questions to executivedirector@dtrc.ca
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/financial-wellness-online-info-meeting/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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ORGANIZER;CN="Canadian Dance Assembly/L'Assembl%C3%A9e canadiene de la danse":MAILTO:info@dancecanada.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200810T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200810T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200810T213915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T213915Z
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SUMMARY:Free Flow Dance: Brain-Body Connection
DESCRIPTION:Dancer: Karla Kloble. \nProfessional and emerging dancers are welcome to attend the online zoom platform based Brain-Body Connection Professional Development Series hosted by Free Flow Dance Theatre free of charge. If you would like and can afford to make a donation to support the future of the company please do! We are pleased to host this series of workshops as part of our free Community Workshop Program with the support of the Community Initiatives Fund\, City of Saskatoon and Sasktel. \nKarla will be teaching August 10th\, 2:30-4 pm. Please note you must register individually for each workshop thank you. \nRegister here Workshop #2 \nWe will be taking a short break and will resume with workshops by Jackie Latendresse September 14th and 21st and Kyle Syverson on September 28th and October 5th. In addition to our popular Brain-Body Connection workshops were are currently providing free online dance workshops to Global Gathering Place\, International Women of Saskatoon\, The Sask Abilities Council and Open Door Society. We are grateful to our sponsors for giving us the opportunity to make dance programming more accessible to the community.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/free-flow-dance-brain-body-connection/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Free Flow Dance Theatre Company":MAILTO:freeflowdance@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200731T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200731T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200724T212430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200730T231935Z
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SUMMARY:AB Dance Relaunch: Implementing the Provincial Recommendations (Zoom® Meeting)
DESCRIPTION:Community members have been sharing with us their plans for relaunching in the fall and others have been wondering what that ought to look like. We are going to open the floor for sharing ideas\, pivoting strategies\, anxieties\, and largely clarifying how members of Alberta’s dance community are implementing the provincial guidelines for relaunch in addition to what they feel is necessary for their particular practice or environment/venue. On Friday\, July 31st from 1-3 p.m.\, join us for a community discussion around relaunching dance in Alberta. Click here for more information and to register! \n\n\nThe Questions:\n\n• What has the process been for you or your organization to “stay working” for relaunch\, including policy/process\, budget\, and contracts?\n\n• How are you anticipating adjusted timelines for rehearsals and/or performances?\n\n• What barriers or course corrections have you experienced with implementing your relaunch\, balancing provincial guidelines with your community’s habits/concerns?\n\n• Are you preparing for a second wave of economic shutdown and another relaunch? (How would you hope to improve upon this first cycle of shutdown and relaunch?)\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n1:00 p.m. MDT – Welcome and introduction from Bobbi Westman and Nicholas Mayne (ADA)\n 1:10 p.m. MDT – Response from our guests about their relaunch experiences (suggested order):\n\nCheryl Ewing (and Possibly Cliff Le Jeune) (Dance Nova Scotia\, Halifax) (Cheryl can join us for an hour only)\nNatalie & James Gnam (Left of Main\, Vancouver)\nClaire French (Membership/Outreach Coordinator: The Dance Centre\, Vancouver)\nJoanne Baker (Dance School Principal/Arts-In-Education Coordinator: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks\, Calgary)\n\n\n2:00 p.m. MDT – Questions and discussion from the floor\, with remaining time until 3 p.m. MDT at the latest\, facilitated by Bobbi and Nicholas.\n3:00 p.m. MDT – Meeting Ends\n\nIn addition to the Alberta Guidelines for Dance\, when considering the relaunching your season\, use the excellent Experience Economy Study to help guide your considerations and process. Click on the links for information specific to All of Alberta\, Edmonton and area\, and for Calgary and area. Additionally\, we would like to share the following announcement directly from CADA/West of another essential reference resource at this time: \n“CADA/West and the Canadian Dance Assembly worked together to create an English version of the Informal Survey for Dance Artists on Conditions for Reopening Studio Activities conducted by Montreal’s Les Réservoirs with the collaboration of Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique. Please take a look at the document and let [CADA/West] know what you think via email.” \n  \nA session for sharing how Alberta’s individuals and organizations in dance (for-profit and non-profit) are taking responsibility for meeting the relaunch guidelines set out by the Alberta government: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/covid-19-information-guidance-for-live-music-dance-and-theatre \nPlease join us if you are interested in contributing your ideas and questions about how the relaunch of dance (in its many forms and environments) in Alberta ought to look under the provincial guidelines. \nThe information from the government is intentionally sparse and general so that citizens can meet the guidelines in a way that fits their practice and environment. The Alberta Dance Alliance recognizes that this lack of specificity has created some anxiety and uncertainty in our community. Therefore\, we are offering this community Zoom® meeting as a safe place for people to hear and to share with others the choices that members of our community are making to protect themselves and others if they’ve decided to return to work. \nPlease register in advance\, so we can tailor the experience to those who are planning on attending. Please inform us if you would like to join but are experiencing accessibility barriers to this community discussion and we will do our best to accommodate you.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/ab-dance-relaunch-implementing-the-provincial-recommendations/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alberta Dance Alliance":MAILTO:info@abdancealliance.ab.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200730T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200723T215822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200723T215822Z
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SUMMARY:Kaeja d'Dance: Porch View Dances 2020 (Online!)
DESCRIPTION:Traditionally\, PVD pairs professional choreographers with community members to reveal stories of lives lived through original dances performed on their front porches and yards.\n\nFor 2020\, we have invited all of our past Porch View Dances choreographers to bring their own personal stories alive on their porches\, balconies\, and front yards. You are guaranteed an intimate view of who these brilliant artists are\, as they unearth and capture this moment in time with their families and co-habitants.\n\nThere will also be a special spotlight on father/son duo Jim & Owen Adams who have been part of the PVD family for the past three years!\n​\nThe livestreamed premiere of these works will be hosted by the one and only Maurycy and will be followed by a live interactive Flock Landing\, led by the fabulous Lilia Leon\, that you are invited to witness or to Dance With Us! Lilia will be joined by Mateo Galindo Torres\, Josh Murphy\, Mio Sakamoto and Irma Villafuerte.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Kaeja d’Dance for an online iteration of PVD. This livestream will premiere 16 NEW commissions – short dance videos made by some of this community’s amazing choreographers\, an audience-participatory Flock Landing and a Q & A!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChoreographers commissioned for PVD 2020 – Online:\nKate Alton\, Julia Aplin\, Nova Bhattacharya\, Barbara Bourget & Jay Hirabayashi\, Michael Caldwell & Louis Laberge-Côté\, Peter Chin\, Lauren Cook\, Allison Cummings\, Aria Evans\, Maxine Heppner\, Shannon Litzenberger\, Pulga Muchochoma\, Andrea Nann\, Yvonne Ng\, Kevin Ormsby\, Kathleen Rea.\n\nPorch View Dances was conceived by Karen Kaeja and developed with Allen Kaeja.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA note from Karen Kaeja (creator of Porch View Dances):\n\nI am constantly pairing inspiration and intention. The pandemic has blasted open our imaginations of what Porch View Dances could become this year. After weaving our way through many ideas since lockdown\, we’ve landed on what we are really excited about and remains at the heart of PVD. Connection\, love\, community\, and everyday life with ‘real people dancing in real spaces’ are still all at the centre of this years PVD. Our PVD2020: Online integrates the brilliance of all our past and present PVD choreographers in Toronto and Etobicoke from over our 9 years. We are commissioning 2-minute videos from our choreographers\, to create intimate portraits with their family members or those they live with\, out into the world on their porches and front yards. They’ll be bringing the story they are inhabiting at this time out into the world\, some on porches and others in spaces of importance in their homes. We’ll have a live online Flock Landing with 5 dancers as well that we invite you to join if you wish in the comfort of wherever you are. We’ll also have an audience/artist Q and A that you are welcome to stay online for at the end.\n\nReally looking forward to these commissioned GEMS highlighting so many of Toronto’s incredible dance artist’s inspirational lives.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/kaeja-ddance-porch-view-dances-2020-online/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kaeja d'Dance":MAILTO:urban@kaeja.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200729T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200729T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200626T185537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T185812Z
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SUMMARY:Vykrutas presents: Regions of Ukraine\, Virtual Dance Workshops!
DESCRIPTION:Take advantage of this unique virtual opportunity from anywhere in Alberta\, Canada or the world!!! \nDance virtually this summer with Artistic Directors and Choreographers – Vasyl Kanevets\, Anna Kanevets and Vincent Rees. Immerse yourself in the unique regions of Ukrainian dance this summer. Workshops designed for ages 7-9 years | 10-12 years | and 13 years and up. \nIf you love Ukrainian dance and want to increase or maintain your skills this summer\, this regional focused\, intensive opportunity is for you. REGISTER for ALL workshops or pick and choose your areas of interest. \nRegistration links:\nAges 7-9 years – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Vincent Rees:\nhttps://forms.gle/bxWXwQqQRGAzjDYSA \nAges 10-12 years – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Anna and Vasyl Kanevets:\nhttps://forms.gle/8EBUomP9ccutRKeF8 \nAges 13 and up – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Anna and Vasyl Kanevets:\nhttps://forms.gle/mZota1MGnWC5F3Pd7
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/vykrutas-presents-regions-of-ukraine-virtual-dance-workshops-2/2020-07-29/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200727T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200727T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200724T220855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200724T220855Z
UID:10004564-1595865600-1595872800@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Ironic Dancing (is) the same as Dancing
DESCRIPTION:All ages and abilities encouraged to take the time and space for communal movement\, sharing and creative play.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\n/////////////// \nWhat it is and Who we are: \nInitiated by Slow Motion Radical/Kara Bullock \nLed by the group (you) \nhttps://www.facebook.com/slomorad/ \nAll ages and abilities encouraged to take the time and space for communal movement\, sharing and creative play. \nWe believe dance is for everyone. Whether it is in your kitchen\, in the grass with your kids\, in a class\, whether you have attended a post secondary institution\, you do this for money\, you dance as a ceremony\, you dance for protest\, you dance to honour\, you dance to celebrate\, you dance to feel\, you dance to purge\, you dance to process\, you dance to meditate\, you dance to pray\, you dance to challenge\, you dance for strength. No matter where or why we dance\, we will move in and out of our comfort zones together. \nThis is an Online Event. You will need to register to receive the invitation\, which will be sent out 24 hours before the event. Please communicate any needs you may have to feel welcome and fulfilled. \nMondays July 13th\, 20th and 27th 4PM – 6PM MST \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/ironic-dancing-is-the-same-as-dancing/2020-07-27/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200725T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200725T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200721T224347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200721T224347Z
UID:10004609-1595707200-1595714400@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Calgary Discussion: Cultural Appreciation
DESCRIPTION:CALGARY & EDMONTON DANCE COMMUNITY it’s time for us to tune-in and have this CONVERSATION – This is an invitation for Studio Owners\, Promoters\, Leaders\, Teachers\, Students & all other enthusiasts of Black Culture (Hip Hop\, Jazz\, Tap\, Afro\, Musical theatre and so on)  We want this to be a CONVERSATION as well as a space to hear the experiences that have been endured. All in hopes of understanding how we can actively dismantle these issues! Q&A will be answered PM me your questions & EMAIL me to reserve a spot at Jaymusodi@gmail.com to ATTEND this virtual event  — with Towani Duchscher\, Cherelle Jeree\, Asha Marshall\, Michèle Moss\, Sabrina Naz\, Amanda Okafor\, Nicole Pemberton
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/calgary-discussion-cultural-appreciation/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200723T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200723T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200723T224637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200723T224637Z
UID:10004611-1595491200-1595523600@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Evolution of the Arts in a Digital World Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s Evolution of the Arts in a Digital World Symposium is coming directly to your homes and offices\, with webinar-style presentations every Wednesday morning starting in September. \nWith experts from organizations like ARUP\, Gallagher & Associates\, and the Edmonton Public Library\, our symposium will showcase local and national digital talents\, and encourage the implementation of digital storytelling and engagement throughout arts organizations. \nWho Should Attend? \nWe encourage arts organizations to join us in national conversation about the ways in which organizations can confidently and creatively include digital technology in their everyday functions. Our symposium is aimed towards a variety of participants\, including: \n\nCEOs who want to understand how to introduce digital initiatives to their organizations in ways that will connect patrons to their organizational purpose and story. \nGeneral Managers who want to understand how to create teams for digital operations\, who needs to be involved in decisions regarding digital initiatives\, and what the end benefits are of going digital.\nEducators who want to expand their outreach activities to include imaginative and curriculum-focused digital learning experiences.\nAudience Engagement Teams who want to find new ways to share their stories with patrons in meaningful\, memorable ways.\nEveryone who wants to understand the power that creatively used technology can have on a patron’s experience at\, memory of\, and affection for an organization.\n\nTogether\, we will learn to navigate digital transformation\, explore relevant and affordable technologies\, and engage with knowledgeable and fascinating presenters. This series will help arts organizations and other not-for-profits determine how and when to use digital technology to enhance their organization and tell their stories. \nWatch our website and social media for more information\, coming soon! \nThis symposium is made possible thanks to a generous grant from Canada Council for the Arts.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/evolution-of-the-arts-in-a-digital-world-symposium/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200715T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200626T185537Z
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SUMMARY:Vykrutas presents: Regions of Ukraine\, Virtual Dance Workshops!
DESCRIPTION:Take advantage of this unique virtual opportunity from anywhere in Alberta\, Canada or the world!!! \nDance virtually this summer with Artistic Directors and Choreographers – Vasyl Kanevets\, Anna Kanevets and Vincent Rees. Immerse yourself in the unique regions of Ukrainian dance this summer. Workshops designed for ages 7-9 years | 10-12 years | and 13 years and up. \nIf you love Ukrainian dance and want to increase or maintain your skills this summer\, this regional focused\, intensive opportunity is for you. REGISTER for ALL workshops or pick and choose your areas of interest. \nRegistration links:\nAges 7-9 years – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Vincent Rees:\nhttps://forms.gle/bxWXwQqQRGAzjDYSA \nAges 10-12 years – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Anna and Vasyl Kanevets:\nhttps://forms.gle/8EBUomP9ccutRKeF8 \nAges 13 and up – Regions of Ukraine Virtual Dance Workshops\, with Anna and Vasyl Kanevets:\nhttps://forms.gle/mZota1MGnWC5F3Pd7
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/vykrutas-presents-regions-of-ukraine-virtual-dance-workshops/2020-07-15/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200706T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200706T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200626T192143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T192143Z
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SUMMARY:Edmonton Arts Council AGM
DESCRIPTION:The EAC invites you to join us for the 2020 AGM in which EAC updates will be provided and members will vote to appoint directors to the Board. The AGM will take place online. Information to join will be sent at a later date. \nClick here to RSVP to confirm your attendance by July 2nd; please indicate if you are representing a member organization.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/edmonton-arts-council-agm/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Edmonton Arts Council":MAILTO:info@edmontonarts.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200630T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200709T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200206T224303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T224303Z
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SUMMARY:Dance Teacher Training @ Your Studio this Summer!
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education presents…\nCNADE Cross-Canada West Coast Tour 2020\nDance Teacher Training and Professional Development at your studio! \nWe come to you! \n  \nEVENT: CNADE Cross-Canada West-Coast Tour 2020 \nWHAT: Private Dance Teacher Training & Certifications at your studio! \nWHERE: At your studio! \nWHEN: June 30\, – July 9\, 2020 \nSTOPS: BC\, AB\, SK\, MB \nINVESTMENT: Prices starting as low as $199*. Includes up to 5 teachers! \nWORKSHOPS/CERTIFICATION OPTIONS: We have so many options\, it’s best we email you a package with all the details. 🙂 \nHOW TO CONTACT US: info@cnadedu.com \nWEBSITE: cnadedu.com \nAt Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education\, we are passionate about Dance Teacher Training and Professional Development and believe that Dance Teacher Training is so much more than syllabus training or a weekend course. Our unique approach to Dance Teacher Training and Professional development make our program accessible to the Canadian Dance Community and beyond.  Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education is known for setting high standards for our graduates and participants. We take dance teacher training seriously and promise to provide nothing less than the most current and relevant practices in 21st dance education. Our resources and programs have been developed after over 25 years of research and experience\, backing their effectiveness and relevance in the dance class. We value the partnerships that studio owners like you allow us to create/build across the country. Thank you for caring so much about not only your dancers but your teachers as well. Thank you for allowing us to provide your staff with the best tools and training to support their role as dance educators. \n  \nBOOK BEFORE MARCH 1st\, 2020 and receive a training kit for your studio.  \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dance-teacher-training-your-studio-this-summer/
CATEGORIES:Convention,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Canada's National Academy of Dance Education":MAILTO:info@cnadedu.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200626T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200626T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200624T212239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T212445Z
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SUMMARY:CAPACOA: All Access Webinars: The Law and Live Streaming
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 26\, at 11AM\, CAPACOA and the Canadian Dance Assembly are hosting a webinar on the topic of The Law and Live Streaming. \nAs an increasing number of artists and venues are exploring digitizing their arts events\, questions arise around the legal responsibilities and rights of artists\, venues\, and contracts. Over the course of the webinar\, the lawyers will discuss the rights and needs of artists\, choreographers\, composers\, and other rights holders at play in streaming content. The panelists will also explore contracts\, and remedies\, for performers in online platforms. \nWith lawyer James Kosa (WeirFoulds\, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law)\, Jasmine Spei (consultant) and moderator Lee Sela (barrister)\, we will explore the responsibilities and rights we all share in streaming arts online. \nPresented in partnership with the Canadian Dance Assembly. \nAll questions are welcome\, please connect with Andrew.Giguere@capacoa.ca. \nRegistration is required for the webinar.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/capacoa-all-access-webinars-the-law-and-live-streaming/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="CAPACOA":MAILTO:mail@capacoa.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200625T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200624T204954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T205033Z
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SUMMARY:DSW: Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body - what anti-racism\, anti-colonialism\, and intersectional feminism feels likes right now.
DESCRIPTION:The Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body gathering encourages speaking about dance from an awareness of our bodies as well as the world it lives in. There is no practice that is outside of our bodies and its connection to the world around it. \nIn alignment with TTDB’s mandate and within the immediacy of current social unrest and the push to dismantle certain structures (such as defunding the police)\, we feel it is of vital importance that we reflect upon together what anti-racism\, anti-colonialism\, and intersectional feminism feels likes right now\, in this moment\, in relation to our bodies and practice. \nWe are meeting via Zoom. Please find the log in details below! See you then! \nTopic: TTDB\nTime: Jun 25\, 2020 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86297288868?pwd=Z2V1ZlRlVFR3TkRKM2tBc3NqdEZLUT09 \nMeeting ID: 862 9728 8868\nPassword: 408072\nOne tap mobile\n+12532158782\,\,86297288868#\,\,\,\,0#\,\,408072# US (Tacoma)\n+13017158592\,\,86297288868#\,\,\,\,0#\,\,408072# US (Germantown) \nDial by your location\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York) \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdmpJ2PPo7
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dsw-talking-thinking-dancing-body-what-anti-racism-anti-colonialism-and-intersectional-feminism-feels-likes-right-now/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200620T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200620T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200602T075409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200612T230135Z
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SUMMARY:Afro Fusion With Yoofi Greene (All The Way From Ghana) - Community Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This is the Afro fusion dance workshop you have all been waiting for! Ivan Touko\, the Alberta Dance Alliance & La Connexional are excited to be hosting a FREE (donations encouraged) online open-level workshop with the one and only Yoofi Greene all the way from the motherland (Ghana)! \nAlso known as the founder of Afrobeats in China\, Yoofi is an accomplished Afrobeats professional Dancer\, Choreographer and Instructor normally based in Guangzhou\,China (Currently in Ghana as we speak). He is also the co-founder of DWP ACADEMY in Ghana\, China and United States . Yoofi has been making major waves across social media and his contagious energy and vibes is a true testimony of what happens when #AfroDance brings people together. \nThis special edition workshop featuriing Yoofi Green and with the support of the Alberta Dance Alliance and La Connexional will focus on Afro styles like Azonto and Afrohouse ! \nPS: Please support this class and the #AfroDance movement in Edmonton by making donations to this class. No amount is never too small and donations before & after the workshop are very encouraged! 50% of the donations from this workshop will be going towards reducing the impacts of Covid-19 in Irhambi Katana (Democratic Republic of Congo) \n*There is a limited amount of free tickets so grab yours ASAP* \n_________________________________________________________________________________________ \nYou can follow Yoofi Green and his work on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoofigreene/ \nLearn more about his journey in china via an Okay Africa article here: https://www.okayafrica.com/yoofie-greene-the-man-introducing-china-to-afrobeats-through-dance/?rebelltitem=8#rebelltitem8
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/afro-fusion-with-yoofi-greene-all-the-way-from-ghana-community-workshop/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="La Connexional":MAILTO:laconnexional@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200531T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200531T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T022739
CREATED:20200221T161608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T201124Z
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SUMMARY:Edmonton | BackStage: Social Media and Digital Marketing 2020
DESCRIPTION:The Arts Touring Alliance presents BackStage: Social Media and Digital Marketing 2020 a workshop that will examine your existing social media platforms\, and help you learn tips and tricks on how to effectively use social media to engage your current audience\, reach new audiences\, and ultimately increase ticket sales through regular posts and digital advertising. Facilitated by social media and digital marketing expert Ellen Doty\, the goal of this workshop is to provide you with realistic tools to utilize Facebook\, Instagram\, and Twitter to ultimately sell more tickets and engage your audience like you never have before. \nBring your laptop! \nThe day will involve examining your existing digital media platforms\, learning tips and tricks on how to use your various social media platforms effectively\, and learning how to run social media ads that can dramatically increase ticket sales on a limited budget. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEllen Doty’s Biography\nEllen Doty is a digital marketing and social media consultant with the expertise that has provided a variety of businesses an increase to their bottom line.  From concert venues throughout Canada including Hugh’s Room in Toronto\, and The Arden Theatre in St. Albert to shopping malls\, restaurant chains\, and hair salons\, Ellen offers effective tools that can help improve your overall digital marketing strategy.  Born in Okotoks\, Alberta\, the multi-talented Ellen is also a recording and touring artist with her most recent album being released on the Universal Music label debuting at #1 on the iTunes jazz charts.  As you can well imagine\, social media advertising has been a key component in the success of her numerous tours.\n\n\n“Before Ellen\, we had social media\, but not engagement.  Within a few posts\, Ellen\, had our Fans and Followers\, chatting about special moments at The Arden\, their favourite music\, and why the performing arts are so important.  A relatively small marketing budget suddenly reached further with measurable results at the box office. Ellen not only engaged our audience\, she found ways to get our employees and volunteers involved and recognized. Our Instagram went from a billboard\, to a beautiful\, well articulated\, scrapbook; capturing everything that makes Performing Arts in our community important and special.” \n– Elizabeth Wilkie\, Cultural Facilities Manager\, The Arden Theatre. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/backstage-social-media-and-digital-marketing-2020-2/
LOCATION:Delta Edmonton South\, 4404 Gateway Blvd NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T6H 5C2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta":MAILTO:info@artstouring.com
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