Exploring the importance of African origins in popular dance genres, this dance theatre production is a not-to-be-missed highlight for the 2021 Black History Month celebration. UNGANISHA, a Swahili word for “connection,” invites all to share, learn and connect through the beauty and diversity of African arts and culture. On February
February 17 - 23, 2021 | Streaming available in Canada only Experience Crystal Pite’s daring new work in a Canadian Exclusive Digital Premiere! Springboard Performance is excited to offer to Canadian audiences the film premiere of Body and Soul, choreographed by the 2020 Order of Canada inductee Crystal Pite for the legendary Paris Opera
Exploring the importance of African origins in popular dance genres, this dance theatre production is a not-to-be-missed highlight for the 2021 Black History Month celebration. UNGANISHA, a Swahili word for “connection,” invites all to share, learn and connect through the beauty and diversity of African arts and culture. On February
Mile Zero Dance presents a work by Julianne Chapple entitled City of Glass - a solo exploration of text, movement, sound and objects. Drawing inspiration from the West Coast ‘wellness’ movement, this project investigates the isolation and dissociation of contemporary commodification of the body, using the climate-controlled skyscraper (colloquially known
As you may have suspected, we still cannot welcome you to a live event; however, we hope you will tune in for the digital version of Body of Wordsas part of the SkirtsAfire event. It was initially scheduled for March 7-14 at the Westbury theatre, but now you have an excuse to
Calgary, AB – ReLoCate and TRAction present Part One of The Experiment #5 with The Coming Silence a self-guided walking tour past a series of solo installations by the dance theatre company kloetzel&co. from on May 1-2, 2021 from 3-4:30 pm on Prince’s Island Park. The event will also include
Brian Webb Dance Company (BWDC) is thrilled to present Ballet Edmonton's digital debut of Persistence of Memory, a new work by Wen Wei Wang, online May 3 - 8. It has been a challenging year, to say the least, but Ballet Edmonton is poised to finish their season with a stunning
Hot on the the heels of a two-month, dance filmmaking creative intensive, Dancers’ Studio West is proud to premiere seven poignant new films at our 2nd Annual, online Quick + Dirty: A Festival of Emerging Artists and Ideas. These urgent films originate and emerge from inquires of imagination, time, gender,
Fantasy Picnic - The Complete Rites & Rituals of Spring Awakening. Curated bt Mikiki June 12 at 7 PM MDT Online $15 or by donation A Mile Zero Dance Salon curated by performance & video artist and queer community health activist Mikiki. Spring is a time for us to celebrate
September 17 | 8 PM Mountain Time September 18 | 8 PM Mountain Time September 19 | 2 PM Mountain Time at Lowlands Project Space 11208 65 St Edmonton (outdoors) In person event with simultaneous live streaming. $20 general $15 members A co-production with Lowlands Project Space.
We’re thrilled to be back for the 6th annual Play the Fool Theatre Festival! This year the Festival is keeping our community safe with digital-only delights! We’ve got lots of fun and hilarity for you including; a live interactive Zoom experience, on-demand laughs, a workshop, and more! Join us from
by Inner Fish Performance Co. Army and Navy Building, 10411 82 Ave, Edmonton (outdoors) October 20-23 Ongoing Free A transdisciplinary audio/video project that proposes to capture the circumstances of life in isolation during Covid. Created with solo musicians and dancers from across North America, The Collective Body explores the constraints
The Calgary based contemporary dance collective Project InTandem returns to stage to tour their works Deep END by Meghann Michalsky and moving through, it all amounts to something by Sylvie Moquin to the 2021 “Chutzpah! Festival” in Vancouver, BC and at the Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre in
Site/Sight/Place December 11 | 8 PM Mountain Time In person event with simultaneous live streaming. FAVA, Studio A Orange Hub, 10045 156 St $20 general $15 members In this mid-winter salon, MZD Associate Artist 2021-22, Lebo Disele comes together with some of Edmonton’s most exciting artists to explore place, voice
Mélanie Demers/ MAYDAY February 18 | 8 PM Mountain Time February 19 | 8 PM Mountain Time In person event at The Army and Navy Building, 10411 82 Ave NW Icône Pop is a playful clash between religious and pop iconographies, the sacred and the profane, saintly exultation and self-glorification.
Presented by Mile Zero Dance, blur seeks to engage artists across the disciplines of contemporary Art, Music/Sound, Dance/Movement and New Media, with the intention of examining sensorial memories, specifically; sight, sound, touch through performance. Curated by Stephanie Patsula Tickets and registration, https://milezerodance.com/event/blur/
The Model Minority Project is a multidisciplinary arts concert focused on Asian Canadian experiences and current topics in society. This production will explore the stories and accounts of Asian Canadians during the peak of Covid-19 in 2020. It will feature traditional and contemporary musicians, dancers, martial artists, and speakers. Entry
The Real Disaster Show April 29 | 8 PM Mountain Time April 30 | 8 PM Mountain Time In person event FAVA Studio A, at the Orange Hub 10045 156 St NW MZD Artistic Director Gerry Morita and team explores the notion of the body facing climate change, pitting humans
In partnership with National Music Centre with support from Scotiabank Backbeat, Lawson Percussive Dance Arts Company is excited to bring live tap dance, body percussion and movement to the Studio Bell for an afternoon of pop-up performances. The company will activate numerous museum exhibits with tap battles, rhythmic soundscapes, body
Tasha Lawson and Tri-Tone Rhythm Society have partnered with the National Music Center and Jaimie Hill & Tammy-Lynn Powers Memorial Foundation, to bring together the Alberta tap dance community for an evening of rhythm and expression. National Tap Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989 and
