Alberta Dance Alliance

Confession Publique | MAYDAY (Montreal)
2025-10-14 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Mile Zero Dance presents:
Confession Publique
MAYDAY (Montreal)
Its title serving as a promise, Confession Publique explores ambiguity and paradox, probes the noble and the vulgar, oscillates between grace and brutality.
Tuesday, October 14
7:30 PM
$30/$35
Location:
MILE ZERO DANCE
9931 78 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB
CONFESSION PUBLIQUE
Confession Publique is an autobiographical solo that has never seen the light of day. Luckily, Angélique Willkie has rekindled interest in this artistic object previously consigned to obscurity. Confession Publique has now taken on the guise of an offering to her. This intimate dive into self-interrogation is now a two-person operation. From now on, Angélique is its muse, and it is her mysteries that form and structure what the work confides in us, a work where introspection has no choice but to come face-to-face with its inevitable opponent, confession.
In this work, we take on the themes of privacy and secrecy, delving into the marshy depths of the psyche in a revolt against the vulgar self-exposure that bombards us every day. We examine the nobility and elegance to be found in the ways we acknowledge our shortcomings, our flaws, and our manufacturing defects. We try to see confession as a poetic gesture, a necessity, a small concession to our vanity.
The protagonist concentrates on the margins as she takes a deep dive into herself and ourselves. The connection is intimate, intimidating. The performance becomes the setting for questions asked a thousand times over: our relationship to the world, how the environment holds our destinies in its hands, and the power others have to dictate and dominate our life-choices.
Amidst grand declarations and petty confessions, doubts and half-truths, the shadowy zones of the psyche confront reality and take on verbal form in words spectacular or trivial, meaningless or visionary. We immerse ourselves in a duel between intimacy and publicity. It’s through this crack that we observe our shortcomings, nurse our scars, and contemplate our faults. Because it’s in our flaws, our fractures, and our fissures that we are at our most authentic. And dance is the best way to glue all these pieces back together.
The show features the ghostly yet earthy musical presence of Frannie Holder and her electroacoustic soundscape. Their voices tinged with just a tad of nostalgia, Frannie and Angélique form a celestial combination that strangely conveys a biting message, imbued with the spirit of a nursery rhyme but breathing like a hymn.

Double Bill #1 | Tanveer Alam + Max Hanic
2025-10-17 19:30 - 20:30 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Mile Zero Dance Double Bills: Witness a pair of artists- one from Edmonton and one not- in an artistic conversation

Double Bill #1:
Tanveer Alam (Toronto) and Max Hanic (Edmonton/Vancouver)
This show will run for two evenings!
Friday, October 17 + Saturday, October 18
7:30 PM
$20 MZD Members/$25 General Admission
Location:
MILE ZERO DANCE
9931 78 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB

Dancing In Draft
2025-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The first episode was such a hit, you knew we were gonna bring episode 2! There’s so much great dance in Edmonton, we had to!

An evening of dance unlike any other. Different dancers. Different styles. Different points in the process. All lovers of movement.
Shift Happens Dance is proud to present a space to showcase newly found steps. A space where you the audience gets to witness creativity being born.

Tickets are $20.Email shifthappensdance@gmail.com to purchase.

Mile Zero Dance AGM
2025-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Join us for Mile Zero Dance’s Annual General Meeting!
Sunday, October 26
3 PM at MZD
Location:
MILE ZERO DANCE
9931 78 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB

Connections//Collisions
2025-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Connections//Collisions
Mile Zero Dance Cabaret | Curated by Josh Languedoc

Featuring a variety of artists, this ambitious and unpredictable event welcomes new audiences to experience a series of multiple new art pieces, both experimental and emerging. Now for two nights due to popular demand at the same low cost! This season, we are sharing the curation with Edmonton-based partner organizations.
7:30 PM
$20 MZD Members/ $25 General Admission
Location:
MILE ZERO DANCE
9931 78 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB
Connections//Collisions Show Dates:
November 14-15
January 2-3
February 20-21
April 10-11
Artist line-ups and curatorial themes coming soon!

Spatial Pull
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Edmonton City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2R7, Canada
Mile Zero Dance presents: Spatial Pull

An ensemble’s dream descent down the staircase
Choreographed by Gerry Morita

This performance will take place at Edmonton’s City Hall on November 18. Free performance, everyone is welcome to attend!
Tuesday, November 18
Noon
FREE
Location:
Edmonton City Hall
1 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW

Swing at Fringe
2025-11-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Fringe Theatre Adventures, 10330-84 Ave Nw, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E 2G9, Canada
Join us for Swing at Fringe, Tuesdays this fall!
Hit That Jive is thrilled to host social dances in the beautiful Fringe Grounds Cafe at Fringe Theatre Adventures.
6:30-8:30pm on Nov 18th, Dec 2nd, and Dec 16th. Music is great for Lindy Hop, Balboa, and other swing dances.
This event is FREE. Please bring indoor shoes to help keep the floor clean. If you would like to support the venue, they will have drinks and snacks for purchase.

Double Bill #2 | Ian Mozdzen + Alida Kendell
2025-11-21 19:30 - 20:30 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Mile Zero Dance Double Bills: Witness a pair of artists- one from Edmonton and one not- in an artistic conversation
Double Bill #2:
Ian Mozdzen (Winnipeg) + Alida Kendell (Edmonton)
This show will run for two evenings!
Friday, November 21 + Saturday, November 22
7:30 PM
$20 MZD Members/$25 General Admission
Location:
MILE ZERO DANCE
9931 78 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB

East Side Dance Festival Teacher Training Conference
2026-01-22 09:00 - 2026-01-23 17:00 | Edmonton
“Kicking Up a Fuss”
Dance as a Catylyst for Social Justice
This year’s conference theme is inspired by two powerful documentary films that explore the historic court case of Charles Daniels, a civil rights activist who was denied his theatre seat in 1914 simply for being Black. The case was brought against James A. Lougheed and W.B. Sherman, owner and manager of Calgary’s Sherman Grand Theatre.
We are honoured to welcome Cheryl Foggo—local historian, author, and filmmaker—who will present her documentary Kicking Up a Fuss: The Charles Daniels Story. Featuring original transcripts, archival images, and other primary sources, this film reminds us that Alberta’s history is shaped by often-overlooked, yet deeply inspiring heroes.
In the follow-up film, We Call Him Sir Charles, produced by the Grand Theatre, Calgary’s Poet Laureate Wakefield Brewster, and professional tap dancer Lisa La Touche offer personal reflections on Daniels’ legacy through spoken word and dance. Directed by Cheryl Foggo and with cinematography by Joel Varjassy, this moving tribute celebrates Charles Daniels’ courage and enduring impact.
Following the screenings, a panel discussion with all three artists will delve into their creative processes and explore how Alberta’s history continues to shape our collective identity.
We hope this year’s offerings—including the documentary screenings, keynote address, networking opportunities, and a diverse lineup of instructors and speakers—will energize your teaching practice, enrich your professional toolkit, and provide tangible, socially conscious resources to elevate your dance pedagogy.
