Alberta Dance Alliance

Current Conditions Talk # 3: Place and the Body, Geography and Gesture | The New Flamenco Scene in Spain and Canada
2020-11-10 23:59 (America/Edmonton) | Online, Canada
Rosanna Terracciano experiments within and around the boundaries of flamenco, dance, contemporary performance and short film, driven by an urgency to expose the vulnerable and introverted aspects of flamenco dance. Her solo performance works and short films have been presented throughout Canada and Europe, and in 2019, she collaborated with Spain’s Juan Carlos Lérida in residencies and performances at the Dusseldorf Flamenco Festival and Barcelona’s Mercat de les Flors, In 2018, she created the ongoing online short film project, a quiet flamenco. She is Associate Artist at Dancers’ Studio West for the 2020-2022 seasons and is the 2017 recipient of the Jacqueline Lemieux Prize for dance from the Canada Council for the Arts.
The Current Conditions Talk, short film screenings, presentation, and green room artist talk come with supporting essays, images, thoughts and ideas made available all week and includes an open discussion with the artists.
Current Conditions Talk # 3: Place and the Body, Geography and Gesture | The New Flamenco Scene in Spain and Canada
Gesture, place and mental maps. How contemporary flamenco, risk, history and our sense of place are felt in the body.
A whole generation of artists are offering contemporary and alternative spins on the traditional Andalusian form. Join a conversation with current voices of flamenco’s vanguard. Choreographers Rosanna Terracciano (Calgary/Montreal), Juan Carlos Lérida (Barcelona) and Myriam Allard (Montreal) join with architect Holly Simon (Seattle), writer Marcello Di Cintio (Calgary) and moderator Graziella Terracciano (UK) in a conversation rooted in flamenco perspectives, the body, politics and the edges of contemporary form.
Now playing at fluidfest.com until November 10, 2020.
Watch now!

PLACE/is a city written on this body?
2020-11-10 23:59 | Online, Canada
Rosanna Terracciano experiments within and around the boundaries of flamenco, dance, contemporary performance and short film, driven by an urgency to expose the vulnerable and introverted aspects of flamenco dance. Her solo performance works and short films have been presented throughout Canada and Europe, and in 2019, she collaborated with Spain’s Juan Carlos Lérida in residencies and performances at the Dusseldorf Flamenco Festival and Barcelona’s Mercat de les Flors, In 2018, she created the ongoing online short film project, a quiet flamenco. She is Associate Artist at Dancers’ Studio West for the 2020-2022 seasons and is the 2017 recipient of the Jacqueline Lemieux Prize for dance from the Canada Council for the Arts.
A short film adaptation of a performance trilogy of cities with significant professional and personal impact — Napoli (the city from which my parents immigrated to Calgary in the 1960s), Calgary (the city where I was born and raised) and Sevilla (a city with longstanding impact on the foundation of my flamenco).
Now playing at fluidfest.com until November 10, 2020.
Watch now!

City of Calgary: Festival and Events Microgrant Program
2020-11-13 00:00
Calgarians are looking for ways to safely participate in public events like they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. This Microgrant program is meant to support the additional costs for events to meet changing public health guidelines. Keeping arts, culture, sports and/or recreation events safe will improve the wellbeing of citizens and our communities.
There is $75,000 available to support arts, culture, sports and recreation events.
Applications will be accepted from July 20 to November 13, 2020. Apply early – the program closes November 13 or as soon as all funding is allocated.

Apply for Microgrant

Complete the Festivals and Events Microgrant Application Form
Email the completed application to eventservices@calgary.ca

Who can apply

The host organization must be a registered legal entity in good standing; as a not-for-profit, charitable organization or Calgary Business Improvement Area. Events can be in-person or virtual/online. Event date must be between July 20, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (this program cannot fund projects that are before July 20, 2020).
Other requirements include:

Event must be open to the public
All provincial and City guidelines and regulations must be followed
All required permissions and permits must be secured
A budget with estimated revenues and expenses must be provided
Microgrant must be spent according to approved eligible costs
All funds must be used in 2020
A Report Back form must be submitted within 60 days of the completion of your event

View more information on the grant’s website!

Live Action Dance - Moving Out of the Theater and Into The World (Arts in Site 2.0 Virtual Symposium)
2020-11-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Online, Canada
November 16: Live Action Dance – Moving Out of the Theater and Into The World
Mélanie Demers / MAYDAY; Tatiana Desardouin / Passion Fruit Dance Company; Alyssa Amarshi / HerTribal Roots; Lindsay Delaronde; Julia Carr / Body Narratives Collective; Vincent de Repentigny / OFFTA; Isabelle Kirouac.
Discussion topic in circle: Dance in the street – public interventions and movement aesthetics inspired by territory, space, architecture, social structures and environment.
Presentations will be in English or French, and translation/interpretation will be provided.
All are welcome!
Events happen via Zoom platform.
Link will be sent out day of the event.
Register by contacting olivia@madeinbc.org
This second Arts in Site Virtual Symposium expands on the first Made in BC Arts in Site conversation in May 2020 and will continue to highlight themes of dance made in situ, community-engaged practises, and festivals connecting artists to audiences outside traditional theatre venues with presentations from local artists, Des Arts Dehors / Dance Outside participants and special guests from BC, Québec, and internationally.
For a full schedule of events, please visit:
https://www.madeinbc.org/dadao-symposium-november-2020/

Brain Body Connection Workshop #1 Ashley Johnson
2020-11-16 13:30 - 15:00 | Online, Canada
Professional 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 with the support of the Community Initiative Fund, City of Saskatoon and Sasktel.
Internal Landscapes an Intro to Continuum Movement
Continuum movement is a somatic practice that combines breath, sound and subtle movements to calm and regulate the nervous system. Focused on developing capacity for internal sensations this gentle and restorative movement practice is accessible to all bodies. Continuum views the body not as a mechanical object but a living process and aims to often restrictive cultural conditioning through stimulating natural undulating movements. Somatic practices have shown to be beneficial for pain, recovery from injury, deep relaxation and continue to be utilized to support artists in creative practice.

About the Instructor
Ashley Johnson is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator trained in group facilitation and hands-on bodywork as a teacher of the Mitzvah Technique/Itcush Method and Continuum Movement. She works with diverse populations in movement re-education and injury rehabilitation to shift postural patterning and increase movement efficiency. Ashley completed a diploma in Dance from Grant MacEwan College and a BA in Dance from the University of Calgary. She trained extensively with her two primary mentors Amelia Itcush and Emilie Conrad until their passing in 2011 and 2014. As a dance artist and educator, Ashley creates interdisciplinary site-specific creations that blend embodiment practice with the creative process. She is currently based out of Regina, SK where she teaches and performs with New Dance Horizons. www.constantlyseekingsoftness.ca
Register now!

Call for Submissions: Foreign Relations- Artistic Residencies
2020-11-16 23:59 | Online, Canada
Vertigo Theatre invites proposals from members of the Calgary arts community for Performance Residencies as well as Development Residencies. We are welcoming applications from any artistic medium which includes, but is not limited to: theatre, visual art, dance, music, film, etc.
**Please note any and all activities and performances must follow COVID -19 safety guidelines as regulated by the province of Alberta and the City of Calgary.
PERFORMANCE RESIDENCIES
These residencies are intended for independent companies, collectives, or individual artists to utilize the Vertigo Playhouse or Studio for the staging of a live or online performance. These residencies can range from short-run ticketed productions (with social distancing and safety protocols as required) to work-in-progress showings that require technical elements (i.e: theatre performance, art show, live music concert, etc).
WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE FOR THE PERFORMANCES RESIDENCIES:

Up to a three week residency in Vertigo’s Playhouse or studio with house lighting, sound and seating plots.

Up to 30 hours with Vertigo’s Playhouse or Studio Technician for any technical needs or production support.

Box Office and FOH support for public performances can be provided based on needs of project

Requests for additional support and resources will be considered on a case by case basis, or can be provided at our Arts Partners rates.

DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES
These residencies are intended for independent companies, collectives, or individual artists to utilize the Vertigo Playhouse or Studio for script development, collective creation, or as a general creation space. These spaces could be used in a variety of ways depending on how the group or individual decide.
WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES:

The Vertigo Playhouse or Studio.

Up to 2 weeks (Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm) for development and general use of space.

A Vertigo Theatre representative to assist if needed.

Up to two evenings for invited showcase of work in-process, if desired.

Requests for additional support and resources will be considered on a case by case basis, or can be provided at our Arts Partners rates

We regret that we cannot provide accommodation or living subsidies for either residency.
AVAILABLE DATES*:

Up to THREE Performance Residency slots and up to THREE Development Residency slots available throughout the 20/21 season. The open residency dates are: January – June 2021
*Date specifics will be discussed further with Vertigo Theatre upon selection.

APPLICATION PROPOSALS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Residency stream selection (Performance or Development).
A short project description including a discussion of what stage the project is currently at; the artistic goal or line of enquiry associated with the proposed phase of your project; and a further, future goal for the project.
A list of artists involved thus far. We understand not all artists may be finalized at the time of submitting.
A brief outline of why Vertigo Theatre is a suitable partner for your work.
A description of any technical needs you anticipate during the workshop.
CV’s are not required. Applicants are encouraged to reach out to Vertigo to discuss their proposal in advance. Please contact Craig Hall at craig.hall@vertigotheatre.com and/or Kathryn Smith at kathryn.smith@vertigotheatre.com. We encourage applications from BIPOC, queer, disability/mad, and early career artists. Vertigo Theatre also acknowledges and supports the work of the 35//50 Initiative. This initiative prioritizes work that upholds the balance of projects having 35% BIPOC identified artists, and 50% women/non-binary artists/trans/intersex artists.

If these guidelines provide any barriers, please reach out to kathryn.smith@vertigotheatre.com and we would be happy to discuss an alternative application process.
Artistic Director Craig Hall, Associate Artistic Director Jenna Rodgers and Artistic Associate Kathryn Smith will be responsible for selecting the six successful applicants.
Please direct all enquiries and proposals to Kathryn Smith kathryn.smith@vertigotheatre.com by November 16th, 2020 at 11:59 pm. Successful candidates will be contacted by November 30th, 2020.

Movement with eryn tempest
2020-11-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, Canada
On November 17, 19, and 20, eryn tempest will be leading a fun and creative movement class, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am (MST), to get you playing and palling around with a bunch of virtual buddies. Join us online via Zoom for a little post breakfast dance party that engages the imagination and aims to get you feeling a little bit goofy and a little bit spiritual.

Zoom link: https://www.us02web.zoom.us/j/87676606166

About eryn tempest:
eryn tempest is a Canadian choreographer and movement artist with roots in Edmonton and Montréal. Her work explores the body as a conduit, a revealing zone through which the invisible is made visible, where distance and infinity play out in the proximal and the finite. Her research engages questions of embodiment at the intersection of poesy, scientific inquiry, and deep healing work, encountering the body as a transforming thing, whose transformation leads to notions of both healing and exorcism.

Connective Tissues - Dance, Movement, and Embodied Practice of Community in Motion (Arts in Site 2.0 Virtual Symposium)
2020-11-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Online, Canada
November 18: Connective Tissues – Dance, Movement, and Embodied Practice of Community in Motion
Andrew Suseno / PARCON; Chantal Caron / Fleuve Espace Danse; Emmanuel Jouthe / Danse CarpeDiem; Erin Hill; Ivanie Aubin-Malo; Julie Pilon / Empreinte Vague; Svea Schneider-Sierra / IN SITU.
Circle conversation topic: Public Access – Ways of Sharing Dance in the New Paradigm through Remote Performances, Virtual Broadcasting, and New Media Technologies.
Presentations will be in English or French, and translation/interpretation will be provided.
All are welcome!
Events happen via Zoom platform.
Link will be sent out day of the event.
Register by contacting olivia@madeinbc.org
This second Arts in Site Virtual Symposium expands on the first Made in BC Arts in Site conversation in May 2020 and will continue to highlight themes of dance made in situ, community-engaged practises, and festivals connecting artists to audiences outside traditional theatre venues with presentations from local artists, Des Arts Dehors / Dance Outside participants and special guests from BC, Québec, and internationally.
For a full schedule of events, please visit:
https://www.madeinbc.org/dadao-symposium-november-2020/

Prairies & The Territories Live Lab for DCD Discover
2020-11-19 10:30 | Online, Canada
DCD will be sharing progress and inviting feedback for its major new digital project that aims to make more of the collection digitally accessible. Participants will learn about the DCD Discover prototype and will have a chance to explore this exciting digital interface. We will be holding a series of regional labs over the next few months to engage with the dance and heritage communities in different parts of the country.
To join us on November 19, just click the link below at:
9:30 am (PST), 10:30 am (MST), 11:30 am (CST) and 12:30 (EST):
http://bit.ly/DCD-Labs-Live
FREE, no registration required

Long’s Hill: I live(d) here (NAC)
2020-11-19 15:30 | Online, Canada
“Long’s Hill: I live(d) Here.” is a neighbourhood walking tour by Louise Moyes Docudance, told through those who live and have lived in the Long’s Hill area, in historic downtown St. John’s Newfoundland. In 2016, crisis struck. The Neighbourhood was divided as to what to do. Through dance, photographs, interviews and stories, Long’s Hill Walk reveals our hopes and fears, homes and businesses, our public spaces – and where they intersect. This work brings us face-to-face with the issues that shape a community and how dance, and the act of walking, can express the resilient nature of its people.
The performance features neighbourhood artists, Inuk throat singer and drummer Sophie Angnatok and African/Canadian singer/songwriter Winnie Churchill.
This is one of two live streams taking place as part of partnership between Neighbourhood Dance Works (NDW) and NAC Dance through #DanceForth. #DanceForth is the new NAC Dance livestream project. Most Thursday evenings, live performances will be presented by a variety of wonderful Canadian dance artists, both from the NAC Fourth Stage and from various centres across the country.
Choreographers and dancers with a terrific range of styles will be sharing with you directly through this series that embraces a new model to celebrate this rich and dynamic art form. Please tune in with us to discover the breadth and talent of Canada’s outstanding dance milieu.
This performance will be live streamed from the historic LSPU hall on November 19 at 7pm NT (3:30pm MT).
Learn more.

Made Up - A Dance Film Installation by Associate Artist Linnea Swan
2020-11-19 19:00 - 20:30 | cSPACE, 1721 29 AVE SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2T 6T7, Canada
Dancers’ Studio West presents Made Up, a dance film installation by 2018-2020 Associate Artist Linnea Swan.

About this Event

Projecting images of the female body through multiple layers of tulle, a fabric traditionally associated with the wedding gown and a dancer’s tutu, choreographer/filmmaker Linnea Swan’s Made Up, examines the hyperbolic feminine to question the binary construct of the male/female gaze. Working significantly with tight framing and close ups, Swan draws the viewer to follow her own gaze, one which is complicated by the historical impact of female subjectivity in narrative art forms.

A word from Sasha Ivanochko, Artistic Director of DSW:
Dancers’ Studio West just celebrated our 40th anniversary. Over the years, the organization’s profile has shifted and our programming has varied considerably. As a result, I think there continues to be some confusion about who we are, what we do and what Contemporary dance is!
Our programming emerges from a desire to support artists at every stage of career, while offering opportunities for the general public to deepen their appreciation of Contemporary dance. Our associated artists are encouraged to deep-dive into their questions and curiosities, and to share their research and work as a way to support dance literacy.
It has been a real honour to collaborate with Linnea throughout her two-year term as Associate Artist. I’ve always been excited by the interdisciplinary nature of her work, and it is her experience as a filmmaker which has enabled her to transform her project when COVID-19 fell upon us. She likes to use the word “collision” when describing her process and use of materials, which include the dancer’s body, film and tulle fabric. And that we can present this dance film installation safely for small groups of people during this incredibly isolating pandemic is a really good feeling.

Created by Linnea Swan, DSW Associate Artist
With collaboration by Tania Alvarado, Nicole Charlton Goodbrand, and Meghann Michalsky
Lighting design by Steve Isom
Poster designed by Deanna Peters/Mutable Subject
Promotional photo by Alexander J. Slobodian
PR and Marketing by Aldona B. Creative

Made Up is presented as a dance film installation in the Studio Theatre at cSPACE King Edward, located on the west end of the ground floor of this historic building. There are multiple screening/viewing times per show date, with a limit of ten patrons per showing. If you have any concerns with accessibility or questions regarding our health and safety protocols for this presentation, please contact Samantha at communications@dswlive.ca.
For more information about Dancers’ Studio West, visit dancersstudiowest.ca

How the Say Goodbye: THE SOLO SERIES Solo No.3
2020-11-19 19:30 | Online, Canada
Join us from the comfort of your home and watch one of three solos developed from the company’s most recent work, How to Say Goodbye!
The creation of How to Say Goodbye began in the fall of 2019. Since the pandemic of COVID-19, the themes of absence, the passing of time, memory and the inability to leave a space and/or relationship has taken on a whole new meaning.
During the early summer of 2020, the company decided to conduct their next rehearsal process over 5 weeks via Zoom with support of the City of Vancouver
This solo series is being developed from this experience. Three different solos will be developed based on our online rehearsal process. Already, as we embark in this process, there is a longing for all of us to be together in the same room. This longing, absence and the memories of us being together will be the driving force behind The Solo Series of How to Say Goodbye.
Live Streaming Tickets are only $10!
Buy your tickets online HERE!
Thursday, November 19 @ 7.30pm
Choreography and Direction: Amber Funk Barton in collaboration with Josh Martin
Performance by Josh Martin
Music and Sound by Marc Stewart
Dramaturgy by Heidi Taylor
The Response Dance Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support of The City of Vancouver, The British Columbia Arts Council, The Landing Dance Centre, The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and Dramaturgy by Heidi Taylor, developed with the assistance of Playwrights Theatre Centre, in the creation and presentation of The Solos Series for How to Say Goodbye.

Proprioceptive Practice Class
2020-11-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, Canada
Starting November 20 through December 18, join Isabelle Rousseau for Proprioceptive Practice online classes once a week, Fridays 11 am -12 pm MT.
Precursor to Authentic Movement​​ and Thinking Body (aka Syntonics), this practice reinforces the discovery/rediscovery of your sensory kinaesthetic feelings as you pay attention to sensations and put them into action in this improvisational self-guided practice. To complement/enhance any of your physical practices. Isabelle will also guide you through experiential anatomy to enliven, inform and refresh your practice.
This one-hour class is pre-registered only. Cost is 50$ for the series of 5 classes. Classes will be held via Zoom. Contact Isabelle for details and registration: irousseau.moveandbemoved@gmail.com
Simple, accessible and clear, Proprioceptive Practice is for all, whether we are experienced movers or rediscovering our sensory worlds.

Where It Takes Us - Sharing Moving Stories of Site, Memory, and Witnessing (Arts in Site 2.0 Virtual Symposium)
2020-11-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Online, Canada
November 20: Where It Takes Us – Sharing Moving Stories of Site, Memory, and Witnessing
Alexa Mardon & Erika Mitsuhashi / MARDON + MITSUHASHI; Anya Saugstad; Kelly McInnes and Rianne Svelnis; Noemí Segarra Ramírez / PISO; Solène Bossu / Les Parleuses; Shana Wolfe; Melissa Riker / Kinesis.
Circle conversation topic: Spatial awareness – when dance and social experimentation meet to bring new experiences to public sites.
Presentations will be in English or French, and translation/interpretation will be provided.
All are welcome!
Events happen via Zoom platform.
Link will be sent out day of the event.
Register by contacting olivia@madeinbc.org
This second Arts in Site Virtual Symposium expands on the first Made in BC Arts in Site conversation in May 2020 and will continue to highlight themes of dance made in situ, community-engaged practises, and festivals connecting artists to audiences outside traditional theatre venues with presentations from local artists, Des Arts Dehors / Dance Outside participants and special guests from BC, Québec, and internationally.
For a full schedule of events, please visit:
https://www.madeinbc.org/dadao-symposium-november-2020/

Brain Body Connection Workshop #2 Ashley Johnson
2020-11-23 13:30 - 15:00 | Online, Canada

Oderin (NAC)
2020-11-26 15:30 | Online, Canada
Oderin is a new dance theatre creation based on a collection of poems by NL poet Agnes Walsh (Oderin, Pedlar Press 2018). These exquisite poems depict Walsh’s mother’s difficult life growing up in Placentia, Newfoundland, then her later decline living with dementia. A tender and raw account of a personal mother – daughter relationship, this work brings rich and complex human experiences to life through an provocative multidisciplinary collaborative lens. “These poems present a unique opportunity to put all my learning over 45 years of play-making as actor, director and teacher into the challenge of staging these poems. Oderin explores one’s sense of duty and devotion, the experience of resettlement, nostalgia, family, landscape, the loss of memory and self, dementia and death […] ” – C. Tomlinson
This is one of two live streams taking place as part of partnership between Neighbourhood Dance Works (NDW) and NAC Dance through #DanceForth. #DanceForth is the new NAC Dance livestream project. Most Thursday evenings, live performances will be presented by a variety of wonderful Canadian dance artists, both from the NAC Fourth Stage and from various centres across the country.
Choreographers and dancers with a terrific range of styles will be sharing with you directly through this series that embraces a new model to celebrate this rich and dynamic art form. Please tune in with us to discover the breadth and talent of Canada’s outstanding dance milieu.
This performance will be live streamed from the historic LSPU hall on November 26 at 7pm NT (3:30pm MT).
Learn more.

5 Minutes to Change the World Cabaret
2020-11-26 19:00 | Online, Canada
COVID has changed how we work. But art can change how we think.
Standing in the shards of the past and wading through the post-pandemic possibility, Springboard Performance asks Calgary movement artists we admire to change the world – in 5-7 minutes – for our digital cabaret.
Featuring Meghann Michalsky, Mike Czuba, Lauren Brady, Kyra Newton, Kaja Irwin, Heather Ware, Rebecca Burton, Jocelyn Mah, Cindy Ansah, Tiara Matusin, Mpoe Mogale, and Jamie Tognazzini (MC).
Joke, jest, interrogate, demand, subvert, renew, and reimagine gestures of radical solidarity between artists, audiences, and communities to help us design what is ahead.

Venue name: Online
Start/end date: NOVEMBER 26TH (THURSDAY), 7PM MST
Price: FREE
Link to tickets: https://springboardperformance.com/fluidfest
Link to website: springboardperformance.com

THE TALKING, THINKING, DANCING BODY - CALGARY
2020-11-26 19:00 | Online, Canada
Initiated in 2012 by Vancouver-based artist Lee Su-Feh, The Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body-Calgary is a facilitated conversation led by Sasha Ivanochko and Artist in Residence Pamela Tzeng that courageously interrogates dance through a lens that is concerned with anti-colonialism, anti-racism and feminism. Our bi-monthly gatherings will encourage speaking about dance from an awareness of our bodies as well as the world it lives in. Schedule and information on topics will be provided to those who are in our Facebook Group.
This Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body will take place via the almighty Zoom on Thursday, November 26th at 7pm MST. With guest co-facilitator and short-term residency artist Kara Bullock, Artistic Director Sasha will lead a conversation around ethics and aesthetics. Source texts to catalyze this discussion are accessible in the description of the Facebook event.
Find more information and RSVP here.

The Disaster Show
2020-11-27 19:00 - 20:00
November 27th | 7 PM Mountain Time
November 28th | 2 PM Mountain Time
Free or by Donation
New site-specific, collaborative, devised work by MZD Artistic Director Gerry Morita, with a lens towards catastrophe and hope. This work will explore the elemental impacts of fire, wind, and ice and the very temporal fragility of the human body.
This is a digital performance that will be streamed online. Please register in advance through ticket tailor to receive a link to view the performance.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/406865

ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS INCLUDE;
Concept and Direction- Gerry Morita
Design -T. Erin Gruber
Cinematography – aAron Munson
Sound Design -Nico Arnáez
Dancers
Deviani Bonilla
Justin Calvadores
Richard Lee
Musicians
Farhad Khosravi
Daniel Stadnicki
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ADDED BONUS:
For the month of November the dancers in The Disaster Show are offering classes twice a week. Registration details can be found here;
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/445283/

Crossed Wires Cabaret
2020-11-27 19:30 | Online, Canada
The Crossed Wires Cabaret is a celebration of what happens when live theatre and online technology mix. This year, artists all over the world have learned new ways to connect with audiences online – so we’re throwing an art party about it in the Westbury Theatre (and online) on November 27 at 7:30pm!
Enjoy panel discussions with industry pros about how to get the most out of technology for your arts work, how to find digital audiences, and what we can keep with us long after we’re able to fully gather.
Plus, enjoy innovative performance experiments showing off some big new ideas on connecting live & virtual audiences!

Offering (Co.ERASGA)
2020-11-28 16:00 | Online, Canada
In honour and celebration of Co.ERASGA’s 20th anniversary season, acclaimed choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino creates Offering, a collection of solo works for six dancers during this very trying time of COVID-19 pandemic. Six of Vancouver’s outstanding diverse dancers perform Offering a thread of solo dances that aspires and honour the living practice- Dance and Dancing alive in this extraordinary time of pandemic crisis and isolating. How do our bodies relate, move and dance for our human and earthly place at this critical time of pandemic adversity? In this new creation, Tolentino ask each dancer to bring movements as a form of devotion and prayer –allow the dance transcends luminous energy and reach. Each dance and as whole, Offering becomes a performance rituals evoking a spiritual offer for a universal connectection, awareness and healing for the world.
Co.ERASGA’s 20th milestone season faces an extraordinary challenging time of pandemic but we want to keep dance alive- We dance with gratitude with all our artists, arts partner and audiences in the last two decades of building and sharing dance together. More than ever, we rise to the gift and power of dance as the healing pulses for our human expression to be alive.
CREATIVE TEAM & PERFORMERS:
Choreography: Alvin Erasga Tolentino
Dancers: Joshua Ongcol, Olivia Shaffer, Marc Arboleda, Antonio Somera,
Molly McDermott and Marissa Wong
Composer: Emmanuel Mailly
Lighting: Jessica Han
Costume: Meagan Woods
Both 3pm PST (4pm MST) shows will be livestreamed.
Get your tickets now!

Call to Artists: Dance Work For Young Audiences (Sursaut)
2020-11-30 23:59 | Online, Canada
The Sursaut Dance Company is looking for dance artists with a project to create a work for young audiences, that could be produced within the framework of the company.
Founded in Sherbrooke in 1985, the Sursaut Dance Company is dedicated to the creation of choreographic works for young and family audiences. The company’s works are disseminated in Canada and abroad.
One of the few companies situated outside the major urban centers, Sursaut ensures the presence of professional dance in its region and participates in the decentralization of arts and culture. Sherbrooke is a mid-sized city located in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. The city is a regional hub and university center, with an urban population of 212,000 inhabitants. Strongly anchored in its milieu, the company’s presence and work make Sherbrooke an important center for dance creation for children and youth.
PROJECTS WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
The choreographic projects must meet the following criteria:

Have a minimum of two performers
The body, movement, and dance, must be at the heart of the creation
The projected choreographic work must be a minimum of 25 minutes in length

As a first step in the process, three projects will be selected for a short residency of one or two weeks. Following the residencies, one of the projects will be chosen to be produced by the company.
WHAT THE COMPANY OFFERS:

Working space, a studio at the Centre des arts de la scène Jean Besré, in Sherbrooke (Quebec);
Technical support and two of the company’s dancers;
$2000 for additional expenses incurred by the artist in the context of the residency.

CALENDAR:

Deadline for submitting projects: November 30, 2020
Selection of projects: December 2020
Virtual meeting with the artists whose projects are retained and planning of the residencies: February 2021
Residencies: May to November 2021
Selection of the project that will be produced: December 2021
Creation and production of the chosen project: beginning in March 2022
Premiere of the new creation: autumn 2022 or spring 2023.

The financial conditions for the production will be determined by the nature of the project that is chosen.
HOW TO SUBMIT A PROJECT:
Send your curriculum vitæ, a description of the proposed choreographic project, as well as audiovisual support material from your professional career, to Francine Châteauvert, Artistic Director and General Manager, at fchateauvert@sursaut.ca before 5:00 p.m., Thursday, November 30, 2020.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.sursaut.ca

ECF Funding: Community Grant Program
2020-12-01 00:00 | Online, Canada
The right funding opportunity is waiting for you with ECF’s Community Grant Program — all you have to do is apply.
AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, you have specific funding needs. We support charities in the Edmonton area across many sectors, including:

Human Services
Arts & Culture
Education
Environment & Animal Welfare
Health
Sports & Recreation

The Community Grants program can support a wide range of organizational needs. We look to organizations to determine their priority areas. If you would like to discuss your organizational needs, start with a phone call to the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) to discuss the online application process and eligibility requirements.
Eligibility
Community Grants aim to support our community. A non-profit is eligible to apply if it serves the greater Edmonton area, including Leduc County, Parkland County, Strathcona County, and Sturgeon County. The non-profit must also have a charitable registration number from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or be considered a qualified donee.
If you are not a registered charity but wish to apply for funding, you can consider the following options:

Make a formal application to CRA to become a registered charity.
Establish a written partnership with a registered charity that would apply for funds for the proposed project. CRA recommends that the relationship between the registered charity and the non-charitable organization be formalized and documented. Click here to visit CRA’s website for more details. Note that the opportunity to apply with a charitable partner is not meant to allow groups to circumvent CRA rules, but rather to support genuine partnerships between charities and non-profits.

Applying for a Community Grant
If you don’t have a recent relationship with us (successfully received a Community Grant in the last five years), your organization can apply for a grant up to approximately (see note) $50,000. If you’ve worked with ECF recently (successful Community Grant approved, completed and reported on), you can apply for a grant up to approximately (see note) $80,000.
Note: We will consider amounts slightly above these limits when there is a strong rationale.
ECF’s Two-Stage Process
We use a two-stage process that includes a preliminary online application, followed by a full proposal, if requested. This process is meant to assist applicants. For projects that are unlikely to receive funding for any reason, it prevents the applicant organization from dedicating time and resources to a full proposal that will not be successful. It also allows our staff the chance to raise questions in the Request for Proposal letter, helping to strengthen the final proposal, which is reviewed by one of five sub-committees.
Please note: Attachments such as letters of support, financial statements, or testimonials are not required during the first stage. If we need more information, we will contact the applicant.
When to Submit
We encourage you to apply early! We have a continual intake of preliminary applications with quarterly deadlines depending on when funding is required. This allows us to review each on its own merit and respond promptly with questions and feedback. There are more opportunities to provide support for charities that apply early. This also gives you more time to write a strong proposal. We do not provide retroactive funding.
The annual deadlines to submit an online application are:

March 1 for funding after June 1 (applications available December 2)
June 1 for funding after September 1 (application available March 2)
September 1 for funding after December 1 (application available June 2)
December 1 for funding after March 1 (application available September 2)

For more information about Community Grants, contact our staff at grants@ecfoundation.org or by phone at 780-426-0015.
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2021 EAC Investment in Organizations (Sustain)
2020-12-01 23:59 | Online, Canada
In late October, the Edmonton Arts Council published guidelines for two new investment streams – Sustain and Activate – programs that will direct a degree of stable and flexible funding for arts and festival organizations in 2021. The Sustain and Activate pillars are both related to investments in organizations in the short-and medium-term. Those processes are described in the document below, including guidelines, dates, and requirements.
A third stream – Invent & Adapt – will provide tools, resources, and potential investments to enable organizational structures, governance and business models for the future. Guidelines for this stream are coming soon.
The EAC will make investments to sustain operations, foster artistic and organizational resilience and facilitate dialogue to build organizational innovation and readiness for a gradual return to a wide range of artistic activities.
2021 Sustain
The intent is to assist organizations with ongoing costs, in particular related to engagement of artists and arts professionals. This baseline investment will help maintain organizational capacity through this irregular period.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2020
>> Click here to download the Sustain guidelines.

Participation in the Arts – Stage 3 (EAC)
2020-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, Canada
Participation in the Arts – Stage 3
Featuring Kim Griffin and Mathew Stone of Stone-Olafson
Wednesday, December 2nd, 1-2pm
It seems like every artist and organization in Edmonton wants to know when people will be ready to step back into in-person events and experiences. We can’t predict the future, but since March, Stone-Olafson have been carefully tracking Albertans’ evolving attitudes towards the pandemic. With this session, they present their findings on the fall, with a special focus on what this might tell us about the winter ahead. To register for this free session, email grants@edmontonarts.ca.

It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now (Mitchell Art Gallery)
2020-12-02 18:00 | John and Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery, 11-121, Allard Hall 11110 – 104 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5K 1M9, Canada
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!
Curated 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.
This 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.
Virtual conversations with the curator to learn more about It’s About Time will take place on:

September 23, 2020 at 6 p.m.

with Ashley “Colours” Perez and Adriana Contreras

October 21, 2020 at 6 p.m.

with Braxton Garneau and Preston Pavlis

November 3, 2020 at 6 p.m.

with Cheryl Thompson and Mpoe Mogale

December 2, 2020 at 6 p.m.

with Cheryl Foggo and Michèle Moss

Visit macewan.ca/mitchellartgallery or @mitchellartgallery on social media for more details.

Arts Presenting Project Funding
2020-12-02 23:59 | Online, Canada
This funding supports the public presentation of professional artists by reimbursing a portion of professional artists’ fees for the preceding year.
GATE will be undergoing maintenance on Nov. 27-28. As such, the deadline for Arts Presenting applications is now Dec. 2 @ 11:59 pm.
Who can apply?
To be eligible for this funding, applicants must be one of the following:

registered not-for-profit organizations
churches
library boards
Indian Bands as defined by the Indian Act R.S.C. 1985, C.I-5
Métis Settlements recognized under the Métis Settlements Act R.S.A. 2000, C.M14
organizations registered under the Agriculture Societies Act
organizations recognized under the Post-Secondary Institutions Act (by Faculty or Department)

Organizations must also:

be registered and in good standing in Alberta under the appropriate legislation for at least one year prior to the deadline
be in good standing with the AFA with no outstanding reporting requirements
have been in operation for at least one full year prior to the deadline
have at least 50 percent of the organization’s board members, or ruling council, living in the community or region where the presentations are given
demonstrate adherence to good governance principles, effective administration practices and commitment to fiscal responsibility
demonstrate financial stability, in the judgment of the AFA, for at least one year
operate as a stand-alone organization at arm’s length from municipalities, commercial enterprises or schools
be the primary organizer and producer of the event by directly paying professional artists and/or artist-affiliated organizations (for example: artist managers or booking agents) for professional artist fees
have a policy of presenting at least three different touring professional artists during the twelve-month period from November 15 to November 14, immediately prior to the grant deadline

organizations based in rural areas with a population of less than 3,000 may apply even if fewer than three artists are presented.

Check here for more details and information regarding application.

DCD Live Lab
2020-12-03 11:00 | Online, Canada
Come and play in our Live Lab on Thursday 3rd December, 11.00 a.m. MST
There’s no need to register, just save the date and go here: https://meet.google.com/nsp-ettg-nbb
This is your opportunity to experiment and play with what we’ve developed so far in DCD Discover, and for you to custom build DCD Discover to be what you want it to be
We’ll explore DCD Discover together, giving you time to look around and try out all the new functions and updates.
There will be the chance for you to have a go and add items—be prepared to get involved! 😁
Bring questions, add your comments, drink tea*.
Experimentation is encouraged
Please feel free to share this with anyone you think may be interested. Everything we do is open.
* tea optional
Who are we?
This project is being run by Dgen.net on DCD’s behalf to help address the needs of a wide range of users across the dance community. Dance Collection Danse [DCD] is the national centre for Canadian Dance History. Together, we are a tiny and ambitious team trying to build a meaningful, inclusive and open digital archive.

RISE UP Relaunch Lunch #2
2020-12-03 12:00 | Online, Canada
Are you someone working in the arts or the hospitality industry who is looking for creative ways to collaborate amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plan for future recovery? Are you interested in conversations exploring the live experience economy and how to get audiences out and artists back to work in safe and meaningful ways? Then join us for one of RISE UP’s upcoming Relaunch Lunches!
RISE UP Calgary is a local initiative created to kick start economic recovery for Calgary’s arts sector. It is an open-source campaign that unites arts, hospitality and tourism partners to develop a comprehensive array of initiatives and plans for relaunch by building the best possible conditions for success for audiences and artists. Together, we will RISE UP and move forward. As part of our programming, we are planning a series of relaunch lunches to connect industry professionals and give them an opportunity to network, share ideas, and look for ways to collaborate on COVID recovery planning.
At 12:00pm on December 3, 2020 we will discuss micro festivals and how smaller, scalable events could be created and taken to different communities throughout Calgary.
Hear about what this model could look like, how artists and organizations can work with communities and BRZs, and be inspired to look at new ways to create a safe arts experience for artists and audiences alike.
Our panelists include, Patti Pon, CEO Calgary Arts Development, Jennifer Rempel, General Manager of Calgary Downtown Association, and a representative from The City of Calgary.
Register at zoom.us for this free Zoom-based conversation. The event will be interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) with a live English transcription available.
If you have any questions or comments, please send them to cherie@birdcreatives.com.
We look forward to having you join us on December 3!

EPCOR Heart + Soul Fund
2020-12-04 23:59 | Online, Canada
EPCOR’s new Heart + Soul Fund is intended to provide financial support to arts, culture and recreation organizations and creators to build resilience and deliver programming that uplifts Edmontonians. EPCOR is providing $1.25 million through small, medium and large grants to support arts, culture, recreation and charitable organizations.
The grant is intended to address short-term needs, stimulate longer-term economic benefit, nurture creativity and innovation and help organizations adapt programming so the challenges of today can be overcome through new and innovative ideas.
EPCOR’s Heart + Soul Fund provides a one-time payment to organizations selected and offers three levels of funding:

Small: $5,000
Medium: $25,000-$50,000
Large: $100,000 – $200,000

Application Deadline: Intake opens August 27 and remain open until December 4 or until the funding is exhausted
