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SUMMARY:El Faro Flamenco Tablao
DESCRIPTION:Experience the magic of flamenco at El Faro Flamenco\, held every first Friday of the month at the quirky and artisanal Congress Coffee Company. El Faro\, meaning the lighthouse in Spanish\, aims to be a beacon of improvised live music in Calgary\, featuring the top local and visiting flamenco performers alongside new and emerging artists. With flamenco\, we bring together many artforms of guitar\, signing\, dance\, and percussion\, whether it is with a traditional approach\, or a modern spin to create wonder for all types of audiences. \nEnjoy an unforgettable evening of captivating rhythms and passionate performances at this cozy coffee spot. Don’t miss it!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/el-faro-flamenco-tablao/2025-01-03/
LOCATION:Alberta
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SUMMARY:MZD's Connections//Collisions Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Connections//Collisions Cabaret \nMile Zero Dance’s Cabaret series is curated by Josh Languedoc \nFeaturing a variety of artists\, this exciting new series will welcome new audiences to experience a series of multiple new art pieces. \n$25/$20 MZD Members\n7:30 PM \nStay tuned for Cabaret theme\, curatorial statement and artist line-up announcements!  \nUpcoming Cabaret dates:\nNovember 2\nJanuary 4\nMarch 1\nApril 5
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mzds-connections-collisions-cabaret/2025-01-04/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Connections//Collisions Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Connections//Collisions Cabaret \nMile Zero Dance’s Cabaret series is curated by Josh Languedoc. Stay tuned for upcoming Cabaret themes\, artist line-up and curatorial statement! \nFeaturing a variety of artists\, this exciting series welcomes audiences to experience a series of multiple new art pieces. \n$25/$20 MZD Members\n7:30 PM \nCuratorial Statement | Josh Languedoc \ncoming soon \nJANUARY 4 | Connections//Collisions Cabaret features artists:  \ncoming soon \nUpcoming 2024-25 Cabarets\nNovember 2\nJanuary 4\nMarch 1\nApril 5
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/connections-collisions-cabaret-3/
LOCATION:Alberta
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SUMMARY:Double Bill: basin/Urge
DESCRIPTION:Double Bill: basin/Urge\nMolly McDermott/ Kate Stashko (Edmonton) \nThere are the vessels we choose – a sink and a jacket – and the vessels we inherit – our bodies: Two female bodies and all of the ephemeral\, gritty\, gentle\, brutish and strange traces that are inextricably wrapped up in them. With physical rigour and precision\, these solos lead to transformative states and sensations that are then transmitted to you\, vessel to vessel. \nJanuary 17+ 18\n7:30 PM\nTickets | $30/$25 Members \nSHOW CREDITS \nbasin \nChoreographer/performer – Kate Stashko\nSound design/performer – Raylene Campbell\nOriginal set & light design – Whittyn Jason\nAdapted set & light design – Even Gilchrist\nOutside eye – Tia Kushniruk \nPhoto credit: Marc Chalifoux \nUrge \nChoreographer/performer – Molly McDermott\nMusic – DakhaBrakha\nLight Design – Even Gilchrist\nOutside eye – Alison Kause\nStage Manager – Andraya Diogo \nPhoto credit: Armand Bladon \nFEATURING\n\n\nKate Stashko\nKate Stashko is a dance artist currently based in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan / Edmonton. She has worked with artists including Peggy Baker\, Justine A. Chambers\, Mélanie Demers\, Marynia Fekecz-Mangan\, Mile Zero Dance\, Lin Snelling\, and Heidi Strauss\, and was a member of Good Women Dance Collective from 2012-2022. In 2016\, she co-founded KnK Collective with Krista Lin. Kate has performed throughout Canada\, including collaborations with musicians\, poets and spoken word artists\, and she loves travelling to train around the world. After studying at the School of Alberta Ballet\, Kate graduated from the School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She is currently completing her Master’s degree in physiotherapy\, collaborating on projects with MFM Dance\, and working on a new thing that lives somewhere between the dance studio and the club. Kate teaches dance and Pilates\, and is an avid cyclist\, climate activist\, gardener and coffee drinker. \nMolly McDermott\n\n\nMolly McDermott is a dance artist\, gratefully performing\, creating\, and teaching movement in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan.  She is a graduate of Grant MacEwan College\, and Simon Fraser University\, receiving a BFA in dance in 2007.  She has since interpreted work by a variety of inspiring artists and companies including\, Kokoro Dance\, Co. Erasga Dance\, Les Productions Figlio\, Mascall Dance\, Billy Marchenski\, Deanna Peters\, and Justine Chambers\, among others. \nMolly is a collective artist with Good Women Dance Collective alongside her independent projects. She has presented her own choreography at Vines Art Festival\, 12 Minutes Max.\, Nextfest\, Mile Zero Dance’s cabaret series\, the Magpie Collection and Expanse Festival. She had the pleasure of curating the dance presentation at Expanse Movement Arts Festival in 2023. Alongside dance\, Molly is a mother of two small humans and welcomes the gentle chaos that comes with balancing motherhood and everything else. \n\n\nRaylene Campbell\nRaylene Campbell (she/her/they/them) is a sound artist who’s embraced various creative practices including improvisation\, composition\, performance art\, sound and image\, public intervention\, and Deep Listening. She studied/worked as a freelance artist in New York and Montreal from 2000 to 2009\, has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College\, and taught in the Department of Music at Concordia University. The focus of Raylene’s creative process involves explorations of acoustic ecology\, psychogeography\, computer interactive technology\, and audience interactivity in both performance and installation environments. \n\n\nEven Gilchrist\nEven Gilchrist is a queer and trans theatre designer and creator based in Treaty 6 territory. He recently graduated from the University of Alberta’s MFA Theatre Design program and is sometimes a creator and producer with his scrappy company\, Donkey Dog Theatre. Feel free to check out other collaborations on his website evengilchrist.com. Previous select design credits include: The Adventure of Young Turtle (So.Glad Arts)\, El Funeral (Diaspora Diaries)\, Robot Girls (Shadow Theatre)\, I Don’t Even Miss You (Tiny Bear Jaws)\, Cinderella (Alberta Musical Theatre Company)\, The Innocence of Trees (Theatre Network)\, and Boy Trouble (Amoris Projects) \n\n\nAlison Kause\nAlison Kause is a founding member of the Good Women Dance Collective. She works with the collective and independently\, and is a teacher with Edmonton Public Schools. Alison’s dance experience is based in several years of studio\, Cechetti\, ballet and modern dance technique to the Good Women Dance Collective. She is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Dance Program and the School of Contemporary Dance at SFU\, as well as the Education program at the University of Alberta. \nAlison has trained and performed across Canada and been inspired by work with local and international colleagues. She has worked with Justine Chambers\, Melanie Kloetzel\, Peggy Baker\, Shasha Ivanochko\, Melanie Demers\, Mile Zero Dance\, Heidi Bunting\, Brian Webb\, Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy\, AM Choreography\, Krista Posyniak\, Richard Lee\, Isabelle Rousseau\, Katherine Semchuk\, Jessica McMann\, Marynia Fecekz and GWD Collective artists. Alison has performed in Montreal\, Toronto\, Ottawa\, Calgary\, Vancouver and Edmonton. \nAlison is inspired by the challenge of finding an intersection between being an artist\, mother and teacher – these roles constantly demand attention\, inform one another and provide diverse perspectives. \n\n\nTia Ashley Kushiruk (亚 女弟)\nTia Ashley Kushiruk (亚 女弟) is a Chinese-Ukrainian Queer dance artist based in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) Treaty 6/Métis Territory of Edmonton AB. Since 2013 she has been affiliated with the Cirque Du Soleil and is artistic producer at Toy Guns Dance Theatre. Her work has been presented by Festival Internacional Nomada\, the Beijing International Dance Festival\, Dancing on the Edge\, Fluid Festival\, commonGround Arts Festival\, Found Festival\, and Mile Zero. She is the first recipient of the Catalyst Theatre Confluence Fellowship\, a 2023 EATF recipient and completed a mentorship with Toronto-based performance artist Bridget Moser.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/double-bill-basin-urge/
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SUMMARY:East Side Dance Festival Teacher Training Conference
DESCRIPTION:The East Side Dance Festival Societycalls all dance teachers and enthusiasts across Alberta to join us for two days of inspiring\, keynote presentations\, workshops\, and lectures curated to energize your teaching practices. We want you to fill your buckets\, provide tangible\, exciting resources to elevate your dance classes to the next level and root your pedagogy in authentic\, socially conscious methods. We aim to build strong relationships between dance educators\, community partners\, dance students\, and pedagogical approaches through meaningful connections and shared experiences. We are all part of Alberta’s inclusive and dynamic arts community and have so much to share with and learn from each other. We hope you will come and join us! \nWho: Dance instructors\, private studio owners\, public and private school teachers\, dance enthusiasts\, and anyone interested in Dance Education in Alberta. \nWhat: 2 days of workshops and lectures on Dance Education\, including 2 Keynote breakfasts \nView the Conference schedule at https://sites.google.com/learn.cssd.ab.ca/esdfttc2025/home?authuser=0 \nWhen: January 23 and 24th from 9:00 am -4:45 pm \nWhere: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Centre\, 111 12 Ave SE\, Calgary\, AB \nWhy: To enrich the dance education of instructors and their students across Alberta \nHow: Click HERE to register! Once you register you will be sent an invoice for your chosen workshops. If you are a private or public school educator\, The Alberta Teacher’s Association will cover the cost of your tuition\, travel\, parking\, and food through their professional development subsidies. (See your ATA local website for more information) \n\n2-Day Conference Pass (2 Keynote Speakers\, breakfast\, and 6 workshops) $330\n1-Day Conference Pass (1 Keynote Speaker\, breakfast\, and 3 workshops)   $170\n1 Keynote Speaker\, including breakfast                                                           $80\n1 Single Workshop                                                                                           $35\n\nUniversity Students receive a 50% discount. \nNeed more information? Check out our website at www.eastsidedancefestival.ca or email info@eastsidedancefestival.ca Follow @eastsidedanceyyc for frequent updates about the Teachers’ Conference and all our events! \nWe look forward to dancing with you in the New Year!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/east-side-dance-festival-teacher-training-conference-2/
LOCATION:Decidedly Jazz Danceworks\, 111 12 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, AB\, T2G 0Z9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Convention,Discussion,Festival,Professional Development,Reception,Workshop
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