Alberta Dance Alliance

Latin Heels
2021-02-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton)
A Sassy, Sultry and empowering program that focuses on dancing in heels. This heels class is a fusion of Latin styles and is set to Latin music. Classes are currently ONLINE, heels are optional and all levels welcome! Embrace your inner Latin queen.

Reggaeton Dance ONLINE
2021-02-28 12:15 - 13:15
Originating out of the Reggaeton music scene of Puerto Rico during the late 90s. The dance is a sensual mix of Latin American, Hip Hop, Dancehall, and Caribbean styles. It is a social dance but can also be danced without a partner. All levels Welcome!!
@ayasol.yeg (Instagram and Facebook)
www.ayasol.ca (Website)

Dance Individual Project Funding (AFA)
2021-03-01 23:59 | Online, Canada
This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific dance project.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
March 1, 2021
Who can apply
Individual eligibility criteria
To be eligible for individual project funding, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:

are legally entitled to be or remain in Canada
are legally entitled to work in Canada
have had your primary residence in Alberta for at least one full year before applying
ordinarily live in Alberta for a least six months of each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study

You must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.
Applicants, including ensembles or collectives, must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.
Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations
Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations are eligible to apply to this program and must list all principal artists involved in the project activities as part of their application. All members of an ensemble, collective, or collaboration must meet the individual eligibility criteria.
Principal artists cannot apply and/or receive funding for multiple projects at the same time, whether as an individual or a member of various ensembles, collectives, or collaborations.
How to apply
We only accept applications through Grant Administration Tracking and Evaluation (GATE) online application system. We must receive your online application through GATE no later than 11:59 pm Mountain Time on the deadline date, unless the deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend when it will be extended until the next working day. Please give the system time to process your application so that we receive notification of your submission before the deadline falls.

applicants may submit only one application to the AFA each deadline across all disciplines
the AFA does not accept incomplete applications
applications must be received prior to the commencement of the project
projects involving more than one artist must be submitted by one individual on behalf of the ensemble or group

We do not accept separate applications for the same project.
Get more information and apply here!

RISE UP Relaunch Lunch #6
2021-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | 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?
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 its programming, it is hosting 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.
RISE UP Relaunch Lunch #6
March 4, 2021, 12:00pm
Register at zoom.us
The next event features a discussion around hotel spaces and how artists and hoteliers can work together to activate these spaces. What are some spaces that are available? How can we use these spaces in unique, creative ways? What has already been accomplished in hotels, and what is planned for the future? What should artists be thinking about when approaching work in uncommon spaces? What do artists and hotels need from each other in order to collaborate?
Share your own ideas and stories and learn more from your colleagues in the arts and hospitality sectors.
Our panelists include Mark Hopkins, Artistic Director for Swallow A Bicycle Theatre, Brad McCarty, Group Sales Manager for Hotel Arts, Alisha Reynolds, Vice President at Sandman Hotel Group, and Sol Zia, Executive Director of the Calgary Hotel Association.
This free Zoom-based conversation 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.

Moving with Mental Health – ADA Online Workshop
2021-03-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Online, Canada
Over the past year, our dance community has encountered shifts, shutdowns, pivots, opportunities, and losses. With these changes, and an uncertain future for many artists and businesses, mental health and well-being are at the forefront of our conversations.
Open to all Alberta dancers and educators!
Join us on Friday, March 5th at 9am MST via Zoom for Moving with Mental Health.
Mental skills educator, Lauren Ritchie, will facilitate an interactive discussion and Q&A session with renowned dance councillors, Terry Hyde (MA, MBACP) and Natalka Lewis (MA Counselling Psychology, BA Dance).
Facilitator Lauren Ritchie is a mental skills trainer and dance educator from Calgary. Terry Hyde is a psychotherapist/counsellor and retired professional dancer from the UK. Natalka Lewis is a professional dancer from Calgary and founder of Luminare Dance Company. All are extremely passionate about mental wellness for the artform of dance.
We will talk about:

Mental health symptoms
Healthy mental practices
Anxiety & Stress
Resilience

But, most importantly, we want to talk about what feels important and helpful to you as you navigate your mental health.
Register for this free online event by emailing info@abdancealliance.ab.ca. A Zoom link will be provided closer to the date. We will be capping this event at 100 participants, so make sure to register early!
Dance community: If you feel that you are in need of immediate counsellor support please feel free to contact Natalka Lewis directly or alternatively Dr. Blessyl Buan.

Play the Fool: International Short Film Festival (Call for Submissions)
2021-03-07 23:59 | Online, Canada
This international short film festival for clowning around in film format is in its second instalment, based out of Edmonton, Canada, complements the Play The Fool Live Theatre Festival and welcomes interpretations of clowning from all corners of the world. International and local films are jury selected with engaging, creative content considered more important than slick production values.
Physical comedy, dance, clowning and filmmaking can be wonderfully expressive cousins at play. Submissions are open for the 2021 Play the Fool International Short Film Festival!
Submit your 2 minute short film by March 7th, 2021.
For full contest details and to submit your short film please visit https://filmfreeway.com/PlaytheFoolSF

City of Glass by Julianne Chapple of Future Leisure
2021-03-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Online, Canada
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 glass coffins) as a symbol of both containment and display. Tracing connections between the incorruptible bodies of Catholic saints, to the fitness models trending on social media, the commodification of the human form is dissected. The value placed on beauty, youth and stasis, collapses time. Person becomes object, becomes image; disintegrating into pixels that maintain their perfect clarity forever.
Tickets are ‘pay what you can’ with a suggested price of $15 to support programming. Those unable to purchase a ticket at this time are welcome to a free ticket.
Register for the event below;
https://buytickets.at/milezerodance/406867
About Julianne Chapple
Julianne Chapple is the Artistic Director of Vancouver-based dance company Future Leisure, co-producer of the Shooting Gallery Performance Series, and a member of the women-led media artists collective, The Work Group. She has presented her work across Canada, Italy, Ireland, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. Read more about Julianne and Future Leisure.

Body of Words (Ballet Edmonton and SkirtsAfire Festival)
2021-03-14 23:55 | Online, Canada
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 open a bottle of wine or make something delicious and watch from home at your convenience beginning March 7, 2021.

Body of Words is a digital collaboration between Ballet Edmonton and the SkirtsAfire Festival. It is an integrated piece featuring the work of choreographer Karissa Barry, Edmonton’s Poet Laureate Nisha Patel and multi-talented spoken word artist Medgine Mathurin. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, starting at $10. We hope you can take a few minutes now to see what we have created together. We also encourage you to tune in to see the whole lineup of talented women creators featured in the SkirtsAfire Festival lineup.
You will be able to buy a ticket on the SkirtsaFire website when you click below. They will then email you the instructions to watch our performance.
To receive a link to Body of Words, please fill out the Pay What You Can form found on the page below. Minimum payment is $10. Once payment is processed, you will receive a confirmation email with your link to enjoy Body of Words. You will be able to watch at your leisure until March 14.
Get a digital ticket now!

AUDITIONS 2021/2022 - DJD
2021-03-15 23:59 | Online, Canada
In the spirit of jazz, we dance.
The mission of DJD is to enrich lives by engaging people in exploring, evolving, and promoting the art of jazz dance. Jazz is a contemporary dance form with a rich history and many cousins. We dance to jazz music; with bent knees and movement in our torsos, we embrace improvisation, rhythmic sophistication, and individuality. Our home, the DJD Dance Centre, is becoming a global destination for aspiring jazz dance artists and is quickly becoming the dance hub of Calgary. Through our performances, education stream, and community outreach, we are creating a culture where all people move with us.
For the 2021/22 season, DJD is seeking male and female dancers who are passionate about jazz dance and the work of DJD for both our Company and Professional Training Program (PTP).
Due to the unique times, DJD will be conducting a multi-stage virtual and in-person audition process.
Stage 1: Video Submission – submissions due by March 15.
Stage 2: Online Audition – All online auditions will take place between March 22-25 and April 5-9.
Stage 3: TBD – Potential in-person audition may be scheduled for Spring of 2021.
Any questions with regards to the audition process can be emailed to Dance School Principal, Joanne Baker .
Visit decidedlyjazz.com to apply to audition!
THE COMPANY
At it’s heart, DJD is a professional dance company that is dedicated to evolving the art of jazz dance. For the 2021/22 season, DJD is seeking experienced female and male dancers who have a passion for jazz dance and music, plus strong technique and great personal groove. 33-42 week contracts include health benefits, chiropractic, physiotherapy, and fitness centre/yoga studio memberships.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
The Professional Training Program (PTP) at DJD is dedicated to the development of skilled and knowledgeable jazz dance artists. With emphasis placed on individual growth and development, dancers receive consistent feedback and guidance that encourages excellence and dedication to the form. Study is based in Jazz, Tap, Jazz Improvisation, Modern, West African, Traditional Afro-Cuban Forms, Swing, Latin, Ballet, Core Strength, Jump Rhythm Jazz Style, DJD Repertoire, Jazz History and Jazz Music Appreciation. The PTP is recognized as credit toward a University of Calgary Dance Degree. For the 2021/22 season, the PTP is seeking emerging artists who are enthusiastic about their development in the jazz idiom.
DJD DANCE CENTRE
The new DJD Dance Centre has been designed to inspire creativity for the users within its walls and to be a source of artistic energy for the community.

The Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body: Community Check-In (DSW)
2021-03-25 19:00 | Online, Canada
It is extraordinary to know, to feel and to carry inside of us the fact that we have been living with pandemic conditions for over a year now. To reflect upon this, and as a community check in, we invite you to gather with us on Zoom at our upcoming Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body – Calgary. March 25th, 7pm. To catalyze our conversation, we offer the following prompts and resources. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
– What has sustained you and your practice through the pandemic?
– What has fundamentally shifted for you and your practice?
– What can we acknowledge now and aspire to in the future?
RSVP now!
CAPACOA’s’ COVID Impact Statistics
https://capacoa.ca/en/research/covid-impact-statistics/
‘When the gigs are gone: Valuing arts, culture and media in the COVID-19 pandemic”, by M. Sharon Jeannotte
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291120300863

Arts Governance in a Pandemic
2021-03-30 18:00 | Online, Canada
What is the role of a board in helping arts organizations through this period of crisis and transition? A panel of governance and management veterans from Calgary and Edmonton discuss their experiences and perspectives on the past year, and help suggest steps forward for boards who may be seeking direction.
This free session is jointly presented by Calgary Arts Development and the Edmonton Arts Council.
Arts Governance in a Pandemic
A discussion for board members and managers
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Time: 6:00pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
To register, email grants@edmontonarts.ca.
ASL interpretation will be provided. Please contact grants@edmontonarts.ca if you have any other accessibility needs.

DSW: Public Relations Workshop Series (Session 1)
2021-03-30 19:00 | Online, Canada
Aldona has been a Publicist for the past 12 years and she’s worked with theatre companies, entrepreneurs and lifestyle brands. Her communications work includes helping businesses develop their brands, creating awesome social media content and supporting them in reaching various communications goals. Her Public Relations campaigns have landed her clients in a variety of publications and media outlets across the country
You can see more about Aldona and her A La Carte Communications and Visual services at aldonab.com.
SESSION ONE: Developing Your Personal Brand
Tuesday March 30, 2021 7 p.m.
Creating a personal brand can be daunting, and don’t even get us started on then sharing that brand with the world. As an artist, whether you’re working for another company or developing your own work, a personal brand is essential. In this first session we’ll cover:

Developing a Brand Identity
Brand Strategy Elements
Brand Building Steps

These workshops can be attended as a series or as individual sessions, and are perfect for dance and theatre artists, smaller businesses and entrepreneurs in a creative field.
DSW Members: $50 for all three workshops
(PROMO CODE: DSWFAN at checkout), or $20 for a single session (PROMO CODE: DSWLIVE at checkout)
Non-Members: $60 for all three workshops, or $22 for a single session
(BTW, memberships are free! Follow this link to become a member of the DSW community: Membership Sign-Up )
Get your tickets here!

Play the Fool International Short Film Festival
2021-04-01 12:00 - 2021-04-04 22:00 | Online, Canada
Join us on April 1st – April Fools Day – for the first annual Play the Fool International Short Film Festival! This is no joke!
We are thrilled to screen this year’s top clowning and physical comedy shorts for your viewing pleasure.
Save the date and join us online at: https://playthefool.ca/
This event is FREE!
And if you like what you see, consider a donation:
https://playthefool.ca/support/
Donations of $10+ from now until April 4th will include an invite to our online After Party!

About the Festival:
Play the Fool International Short Film Festival for clowning on screen is based out of Amiskwaciwâskahikan, also known as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Our short film festival is sister to our Play The Fool Live Theatre Festival, and welcomes interpretations of clowning from all corners of the world. International and local films are jury selected. Engaging, creative content is more important than slick production values.
The Play the Fool Short Film International Film Festival community has a mandate to support films by local artists within an international framework.

Financial Wellness for Artists
2021-04-06 13:00 | Online, Canada
The Dancer Transition Resource Centre and Calgary Arts Development are co-hosting an online workshop via Zoom to help you manage your personal and business finances more effectively.
Topics for discussion include:

Reconsidering our relationship with money.
How to plan and manage cash flow—especially when we get grants.
How to determine expenses and balance them with expected income.
How to pay off debt for the last time.
Systems to pay yourself a fixed ‘salary’ in the future.

For more information about this workshop, visit dtrc.ca.
ASL interpretation will be provided. Please contact grants@calgaryartsdevelopment.com if you have any other accessibility needs.
Date: April 6, 2021
Time: 1:00pm MT
Location: Online via Zoom
Register at eventbrite.ca.

DSW: Public Relations Workshop Series (Session 2)
2021-04-06 19:00 | Online, Canada
Aldona has been a Publicist for the past 12 years and she’s worked with theatre companies, entrepreneurs and lifestyle brands. Her communications work includes helping businesses develop their brands, creating awesome social media content and supporting them in reaching various communications goals. Her Public Relations campaigns have landed her clients in a variety of publications and media outlets across the country
You can see more about Aldona and her A La Carte Communications and Visual services at aldonab.com.
SESSION TWO: Let’s Get Social
Tuesday April 6, 2021 7 p.m.
It’s all online and you should be too! In this second workshop we’ll cover the Importance of Social Media, why you should get online, and the most effective strategies to sharing your brand in a very busy space. Oh yeah, and we can discuss pictures and words too.
These workshops can be attended as a series or as individual sessions, and are perfect for dance and theatre artists, smaller businesses and entrepreneurs in a creative field.
DSW Members: $50 for all three workshops
(PROMO CODE: DSWFAN at checkout), or $20 for a single session (PROMO CODE: DSWLIVE at checkout)
Non-Members: $60 for all three workshops, or $22 for a single session
(BTW, memberships are free! Follow this link to become a member of the DSW community: Membership Sign-Up )
Get your tickets here!

RISE UP Relaunch Lunch #7
2021-04-08 12:00 | Online, Canada
April 8, 2021, 12:00pm
Register at zoom.us
There are some terrific advocacy groups coming together to discuss relaunch strategies and what is needed to get events, artistic endeavors, and festivals back up and running. Join us for a conversation with some of these groups about what common needs and obstacles they are finding as they navigate through the phases of reopening and get back to work in creative and safe ways.
Explore commonalities and great ideas, and look for opportunities to bring them forward in an efficient and cohesive way. Share your own ideas and stories and learn more from your colleagues in the live experience and arts sectors.
Our panelists include Sara Leishman, Executive Director of the Calgary Folk Music Festival and Alberta Outdoor Festivals Coalition, Eddie Leung, Senior Director, Operations & Business Development for the Concorde Group Entertainment and Venues Coalition, Lesley Plumley, President, LP Events and the Alberta Live Events Coalition.
This free Zoom-based conversation 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.

IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists Artist Submissions
2021-04-09 23:55 | Online, Canada
The IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists is accepting artist submissions for the 2021 event!

IGNITE! is looking for exciting and creative artists who are eager to share their work to new audiences. We accept a wide selection of work, including dance, theatre, interdisciplinary, and more!

Are you an artist with exciting new or existing work just waiting to be shared? The IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists is returning, and we want to help artists share their engaging and unique art with our community!
Every year in June, Sage Theatre presents the IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists – a multi-disciplinary, 4-day festival of emerging art and artists. It’s big, it’s bold, it’s beautiful! With about 100 artists programmed each year, IGNITE! is a fantastic development, networking, and presentation opportunity for Calgary’s artists. The 2021 festival runs June 16 – 19, 2021.
IGNITE! is a festival dedicated to supporting, mentoring and presenting early career artists of all disciplines. IGNITE! allows artists to embrace risks in a supportive environment while providing resources, a bridge to the professional arts community, and meaningful opportunities for collaboration and community building with their peers.
The festival accepts applications from artists of all disciplines.
IBPOC artists, artists who identify as living with a disability, LGBQTIA2S+, and artists who identify as being part of a minority heartily encouraged to apply to all streams of the festival.
Sign up now!
Details at sagetheatre.com!

Shumka 60th Virtual Gala Celebration: A Salute to 60 years of Shumka
2021-04-10 19:00 | Online, Canada
Don’t forget this milestone event! The Shumka Family celebrates the many generations of dancers, creators, builders and supporters who have been integral to its six decades of success. This online Gala salutes the past, looks to the magic yet to come, and includes recognition of Shumka award recipients, and messages from Government dignitaries.

Email whirlwind@shumka.com to get the YouTube Live link before April 7, 2021.

Pre-Show Meal
Taste of Ukraine is offering a special Gala menu that can be ordered for pick up from their location in St. Albert (in advance with heat-at-home instructions or hot and ready-to-go!)

From Breast of Chicken Liubochka stuffed with asparagus & cheese; to a Mazeppa Rolled Steak with savoury walnut mushroom filling, the menu is divine! And these are just some of the delicious possibilities.

CLICK HERE for the FULL MENU & ORDERING PROCESS

Owned by Shumka Alumnist Odarka Wozniak, Taste of Ukraine is also generously donating 20% of all Gala meal proceeds to Shumka’s operations. We are very grateful.

Brain-Body Connection hosted by Free Flow Dance Theatre
2021-04-12 14:30 - 16:00, 2021-04-19 14:30 - 16:00 | 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. Please note you must register individually at the links below for each workshop.
April 12th 2:30-4pm: Ashley Johnson
April 19th 2:30-4pm: Kathleen Rea

Jeux de danse pour petite enfance – Focus: petits espaces et accessoires
2021-04-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Online, Canada
Facilitated by Foolish Operations’ Isabelle Rousseau (Edmonton) and Miriam Colvin (Smithers).
About this Event
Mon, April 12, 2021
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM MDT
*This event is in French. An English event is scheduled for April 15.

Les participants de cet ateliers découvriront des jeux de danse amusants à intégrer dans leur curriculum de programme préscolaire (3-5 ans). Les jeux seront spécialement adaptés pour tous ceux qui doivent enseigner dans de petits espaces. Nous allons aussi explorer le potentiel de certains accessoires pour encourager la l’expansion de potentiel du mouvement expressif chez l’enfant. L’atelier vous invitera à bouger pour mieux intégrer les concepts. L’atelier sera sur zoom. Un certificat de développement professionnel sera offert aux éducatrices/éducateurs à la petite enfance ou quiconque en a besoin.
Isabelle est une artiste de la danse qui enseigne la danse et le mouvement aux enfants, adolescents et adultes. Son parcours est enraciné dans la performance théâtrale et la somatique. Elle est ravie de faire partie de l’équipe de Foolish Operations!
Sarah Gallos est une mère, une interprète et enseignante de danse qui travaille sur les terres non cédées et ancestrales des peuples Salish de la Côte Ouest. Le travail sur lequel elle collabore avec Foolish Operations combine tous ses intérêts pour créer et apprendre avec magie pour ceux qui en font l’expérience.
Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada, le BC Arts Council , la ville de Vancouver, de Surrey et de Port Coquitlam ainsi que le Département du Patrimoine Canadien de supporter Foolish Operations.
La vision de Foolish Operations est de rassembler des personnes de toutes générations pour découvrir et créer de nouvelles expériences de danse.
Basé à Vancouver, BC, les artistes de Foolish Operations reconnaissent avec humilité qu’ils dansent sur le territoires non-cédé des Premières Nations Salish de la côte ouest: xʷməθkʷəjˀəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), et səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil Waututh).
Inscrivez-vous à notre info-lettre ici! http://eepurl.com/-ZUqX
Médias sociaux: https://www.facebook.com/foolishoperations/ https://instagram.com/foolishoperations
Register

Shumka Auditions!
2021-04-12 23:59 | Online, Canada
Audition Notice
Shumka & Studia Shumka

Take the step to exciting dance dreams & opportunities, great friendships, and life-lasting personal development.
Shumka Dancers must be at least 16 years old in 2021. If auditionees are not quite ready for Shumka, they may be suggested for Shumka’s junior performing ensemble, Studia Shumka.

FOR AUDITION INFORMATION & TO EMAIL YOUR AUDITION VIDEO PLEASE CONTACT: alyssa.eugenio@shumka.com
Due to COVID-19 restrictions and for the safety of our team and interested auditionees, Shumka 2021 Auditions will be a two-step process. After you have completed the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM, please do the following.
A: VIDEO
Please send in a video that includes the following elements. Don’t worry about production quality – as long as we can see you clearly.
Barre (1 side only)
– Plies
– Tendus & Glisses
– Adage (developpe or fondu)
– Grands Battements
You may choose to show exercises you are familiar with or you may choose exercises from this video: https://vimeo.com/407625720/895cc3a25b

Flexibility
Please show us how flexible you are by demonstrating the following stretches:
– Hamstring stretch
– Sitting in 2nd position on the floor (straddle stretch)
– Splits (centre, left and right)

Centre Work
– Girls: up to 32 Obertas (left and right) and another turning combination of your choice
– Boys: Show us some prysiadky, cabrioles and double tours

Choreography & Special Tricks
-Include a couple of examples of you dancing with your group or performing a solo/duet/small group. Please explain, with appropriate detail, where we can locate you in the choreography. You may also include a video of you performing any tricks/features you are able to showcase.
DEADLINE MONDAY APRIL 12, 2021
IN-PERSON SESSION
Dancers who successfully pass the VIDEO stage of the audition will be contacted and booked for an individual in-person audition session to take place at the Shumka Dance Centre. COVID-19 safety protocols will be strictly followed. Audition dates/times will be mutually agreed upon by the auditionee and Shumka Artistic Team.

Discoverability Webinar - Simplifying Social Media
2021-04-13 11:00 | Online, Canada
The Canadian Network for Arts and Learning
April 13, Online
How can a small arts organization or private teaching studio reap the powerful benefits of social media without spending hours online every week? In this instructive webinar, two of the sector’s most prolific social media specialists demystify the process of creating compelling content, best practises in posting across multiple social media platforms, advertisements, measuring your engagement, creating a simple social media calendar and more. After this webinar, you will better understand how social media can help you reach way beyond your social and geographical boundaries to engage new audiences and potential students.
Register Now!
Meet the presenters:
Lara Harb – Creative Director, Founder, The Social Media Artist
Lara is a social media strategist and instructor teaching at institutions like Humber College and Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto. She has developed and facilitated several online and in-person courses and loves sharing knowledge. Her company, The Social Media Artist helps busy business owners save time on marketing so they can focus on what they do best, creating! She provides training, social media management and consulting to artists and creative entrepreneurs. From local voice instructors to international food brands companies, she has worked with a variety of brands to help them tell their story online.
Cathy Landolt – Founder, Blue Elephant Productions
Cathy brings creative, distinctive management skills to a wide range of projects and clients. She works collaboratively with existing teams to help clients deliver outstanding brand experiences.
​She helps her clients transform their vision into a digital reality; leading teams through website builds/rebuilds of varying sizes and scope, and training teams to maintain and update sites using various proprietary and commercial systems (Wix, WordPress, SquareSpace).
Cathy has an extensive background in writing for web and email, creating and executing digital and print marketing campaigns. She writes for social media campaigns, designs visual assets, and has many years of process and project implementation. She has branched out into social media coaching and auditing accounts with clients to analyze performance and optimization.
You can also join Cathy on Friday, April 16 for her interactive 2-hour workshop called Creating Content without Losing your Mind.
​In November 2016, she and her partners launched EnsembleCo, a new networking and educational series of events for the next generation of decision makers.
​Previously, Cathy was Vice-President of Events for the Canadian Marketing Association from 2008 – 2016, and Director of Client Services at The Royal Conservatory of Music from 1998 – 2008.
We are grateful for the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Azrieli Foundation for the Discoverability Webinar Series.

DSW: Public Relations Workshop Series (Session 3)
2021-04-13 19:00 | Online, Canada
Aldona has been a Publicist for the past 12 years and she’s worked with theatre companies, entrepreneurs and lifestyle brands. Her communications work includes helping businesses develop their brands, creating awesome social media content and supporting them in reaching various communications goals. Her Public Relations campaigns have landed her clients in a variety of publications and media outlets across the country
You can see more about Aldona and her A La Carte Communications and Visual services at aldonab.com.
SESSION THREE: The Basics of PR
Tuesday April 13, 2021 7 p.m.
Getting yourself seen by the media is no easy feat. Before you have the funds to hire a publicist and get some professional help, we can start here by discussing what public relations can do for you and your business. We’ll go over some PR strategies and tactics, including the Pitch!
These workshops can be attended as a series or as individual sessions, and are perfect for dance and theatre artists, smaller businesses and entrepreneurs in a creative field.
DSW Members: $50 for all three workshops
(PROMO CODE: DSWFAN at checkout), or $20 for a single session (PROMO CODE: DSWLIVE at checkout)
Non-Members: $60 for all three workshops, or $22 for a single session
(BTW, memberships are free! Follow this link to become a member of the DSW community: Membership Sign-Up )
Get your tickets here!

More than Dance, We are a Movement
2021-04-14 10:00 | Online, Canada
Springboard Performance, in partnership with Digidance, is proud to offer a new film celebrating Red Sky Performance’s 20th anniversary story as a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide. More Than Dance, We Are A Movement contains excerpts from their award-winning work and interviews with collaborators who have participated in this remarkable journey. This film captures the creative drive of founder and Artistic Director Sandra Laronde and the exceptional artistic vision that propelled Red Sky Performance to prominence and critical acclaim.
This Digidance livestream is an initiative of DanceHouse (Vancouver), Danse Danse (Montreal), Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), and the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), in association with Springboard Performance (Calgary).
After purchasing your ticket, your link will be emailed and can be used to access the performance from April 14 (12:00am EST) to April 20 (11:45pm EST), 2021, on one device at the time of your choosing.
Streaming in Canada only.
Price: $16
Link to tickets: https://springboardperformance.com/red-sky
Link to website: springboardperformance.com
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Dance Games for small children - Focus on dancing stories
2021-04-15 19:30 - 20:30 | Online, Canada
Facilitated by Foolish Operations’ Isabelle Rousseau (Edmonton) and Miriam Colvin (Smithers).

About this Event
Thu, April 15, 2021
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM MDT

In this workshop, participants will be invited to discover fun dance games to integrate within early childhood preschool curriculum (3-5 yrs). We will focus on how to use children’s books into dance games. We will invite everyone to participate directly to learn in an active way. Please come prepared with a little space to move.
Isabelle is a dance artist teaching dance and movement to children, teens and adults. Her background is rooted in theatre performance and somatics. She is excited to be part of the Foolish Operations team!
Miriam Colvin lives in the rural town of Smithers, BC. She is inspired by the Wet’suwet’en territory where she lives and believes we are all movers!
We thank the Canada Council for the Arts, The BC Arts Council, The cities of Vancouver, Surrey and Port Coquitlam and the Department of Canadian Heritage for financially supporting Foolish Operations.
Foolish Operation’s vision is about people of all generations discovering and creating new dance experiences together.
Gratefully living and dancing on the ancestral and unceded Indigenous territories of the xʷməθkʷəjˀəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil Waututh) First Nations.
https://www.facebook.com/foolishoperations/ https://instagram.com/foolishoperations
Register here

monolith a new work by Tia Ashley Kushniruk
2021-04-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Online, Canada
monolith
A film by Tia Ashley Kushniruk
Streaming live on:

April 16 — 7PM MST
April 17 — 2PM MST

Humorous, existential and dark, monolith dives into a woman’s search for reason by examining the moment when she meets her maker and asks “why me?”. The film spotlights how – for so many of us – we are born into a set plan to go to school, get a degree, get a wife, get a pension, have some kids (preferably two), settle down, and then live happily-ever-after, and how that prototype of life actually does not exist.
Developing the work has also been a personal exercise for Kushniruk to explore her own identity and expectations by exposing her personal juxtaposition of expectations vs. reality. This is the first time she has tackled a project of this scale and has brought on nine collaborators, each with a skillset that is wildly different from her own, to bring the film to light.
“As dance artists we are often expected to be dancers, choreographer, rehearsal director, producer, sound designer, and so on, all in one, so in devising this project I thought ‘why should I not bring on a team to help shape this work?’” said Tia. “It’s also important to me that artists support artists, especially in this time of pandemic job loss. If I am in a position to offer employment to artists who I deeply admire then I’m absolutely going to do that!”
Tickets are ‘pay what you can’ with a suggested price of $15 to support programming. Those unable to purchase a ticket at this time are welcome to a free ticket.
Ticket tailor link
https://buytickets.at/milezerodance/496378

Co.ERASGA Spring Studio Salon
2021-04-17 18:00 | Online, Canada
Spring Studio Salon
After a hugely successful pivot to a digital format during the unforeseen circumstances of 2020, our sharing series featuring works in progress by local Vancouver artists is back! One event over two days, livestreamed on Facebook — followed by a talkback with the presenting artists facilitated by Artistic Director Alvin Erasga Tolentino.
Featuring works in progress by:
Tin Gamboa & Salome Nieto (April 17th) https://www.facebook.com/events/270953081092078
Sammy Chien & Jeanette Kotowich (April 18th) https://www.facebook.com/events/868286840628195
Head to the our Facebook page to watch the live events.
Our Studio Salon Series is a recurring series featuring local artists sharing works-in-progress with the community in an informal setting.
These events are free to the public in an effort to create more communication between artists and the community while their works are still in development. After short excerpts are shown, the featured artists engage in conversation with the audience around the topics presented in the work, creation, and development.

Intersections of Care: Dance Artists & Caregiving
2021-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Online, Canada
How do we shape the terms of dance work to include the realities of care work?
Highlighting the urgent concerns of dance artists who simultaneously hold primary caregiver responsibilities for children and/or elders, this panel presentation draws necessary attention to longstanding systemic issues in the sector, which have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The event welcomes dance artists, arts workers, arts organizations, funders and others in the sector, with the goal of working together toward supportive action and critical change.
Panellists: Justine A. Chambers, Lisa Emmons, Bonnie Kim, Diana Lopez Soto, Victoria May, Natasha Powell
Co-convenors: Susie Burpee, Tracey Norman, Kathleen Rea
Facilitator: P. Megan Andrews
Sunday, April 18, 2021
9:00-11:00am Pacific
10:00-12:00 Mountain
12:00-2:00pm Eastern
1:00-3:00pm Atlantic
Register Now!!
Register by Apr. 18, 2 hrs prior: ASL, Live Auto Captioning & English-to-French simultaneous translation provided. This is a caregiver-friendly event.
Get more details here!!
This event was shaped by the valued contributions of a national artist/caregiver working group: Myriam Allard, P. Megan Andrews, Susie Burpee, Justine A. Chambers, Emily Cheung, Allison Cummings, Lisa Emmons, Ming Hon, Neena Jayarajan, Bonnie Kim, Julie Lebel, Suzanne Liska, Diana Lopez Soto, Victoria May, Viv Moore, Sally Morgan, Tracey Norman, Bee Pallomina, Natasha Powell, Kathleen Rea
Coalition Statement: The three co-convenors of this initiative acknowledge that they are white, cis-gendered women dance artists and caregivers to children. One of the co-convenors is on the autism spectrum and identifies as being neurologically atypical. The working group process gathered a diverse group of individuals with a range of unique personal experiences to generate a complex and intersecting conversation. We are all differently implicated in and impacted by the structures and systems of power and privilege that elevate some and continue to marginalize many. We recognize that the challenges experienced by dance artist-caregivers intersect with the challenges experienced by those who are marginalized in other ways, and that multiply-marginalized individuals experience much greater impacts. In this work, we centre the experience of the dance artist-caregiver and come together as a coalition around this issue, not at the expense of other issues but with sensitivity to these many intersections. We acknowledge the fundamental systems change required to reckon with and redress the deep inequities that yet prevail in the arts, and in society generally, and understand this initiative as a small part of that larger work.
Supported by: Balancing Act, CADA/East, Canadian Dance Assembly, Dance Ontario, Dance Nova Scotia, Dance Umbrella of Ontario, Dancer Transition Resource Centre, The Dance Centre

Original Peoples Investment Program (CADA)
2021-04-19 16:30 | Online, Canada
Program Guidelines Published: February 1, 2021
Applications Open: March 15, 2021
Deadline: April 19, 2021 at 4:30pm MT
The Original Peoples Investment Program (OPIP) supports the preservation and revitalization of First Nations/Métis/Inuit (FNMI) art through art-based projects that are supported and validated by FNMI artists, community, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers.
Artists and organizations may apply for up to $15,000 to cover almost any expense related to their project. Projects funded through this program should be completed by July 31, 2022.
Total funding available for this program is $550,000.
This program will be assessed by a peer committee in two streams:
New Voices:

I have completed the basic training, development or learning necessary to begin sharing my art seriously.
I am seeking opportunities to develop a mature artistic practice.
I am only beginning to create relationships with other serious artists in my communities.
I would like more experience in things like project planning and budgeting.
I would like the mentorship of a more experienced artist or organization.

Next Steps:

I have experienced some successes and recognition for my artistic practice that I would like to build on.
I have confidence in the techniques, concepts, and execution of my artistic practice but have room to grow.
I feel that I have something to offer as a mentor to other artists, communities or organizations.

Find out more including eligibility and a timeline here.
