Alberta Dance Alliance

Reggaeton Dance – Studio & Online classes
2021-06-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton)
Join us for a Reggaeton class ONLINE every Wednesday 6-7pm! This class is a beginner level class so no experience is needed. Aya Sol also offers an in studio Reggaeton class on Sundays. Check our website for more information on our October session for this and other classes!
REGGAETON originated out of the music scene in Puerto Rico in the late 90’s. The style is an energetic mix of Latin American, Hip Hop, Dancehall and Caribbean styles. It is a social dance but can also be danced without a partner.
AYA SOL is an Edmonton based dance company that is building community through education, movement, health and fitness. Styles taught include Hip Hop, House, Heels and Reggaeton. In each class you will learn the foundation, history and culture of the style. Aya Sol offers group classes, private lessons, workshops and choreography. Classes are available in studio and online.
Follow our Facebook and Instagram accounts at ayasol.yeg
Message us directly if you have any questions: info@ayasol.ca

Meet the Street Arts & Culture Festival Call For Submissions
2021-06-16 23:55 | Online, Canada
Call for artisans, performers and community pop-ups for Meet the Street festival, happening September 3-5 in downtown Red Deer. All applicants and activities must prioritize the health and safety of participants and must comply with current public health restrictions. For more information and online application forms, visit reddeer.ca/meetthestreet.
Please note: At this time, we are proceeding with the planning of this event. We realize there will be challenges related to the pandemic and understand public health restrictions may require changes to the format. Organizers will adjust event details as needed to ensure public health restrictions are adhered to, and to protect the health and safety of all participants.
The deadline for applications is June 16, 2021.

Project Grant Program – Individuals and Collectives (CADA)
2021-06-14 16:30 | Online, Canada
Program Guidelines Published: March 28, 2021
Applications Open: May 3, 2021
Deadline: June 14, 2021 at 4:30pm MT
This program is intended to provide one-time project funding to individual artists and artist collectives who pursue a professional practice, working in any artistic discipline. Artists must either be Calgary-based (known as Moh’kinsstis in Blackfoot), or be able to demonstrate that they make significant contributions to the arts that are accessible to Calgarians on an ongoing basis. Please review the Investment Program FAQs for a glossary of terms and frequently asked questions about program eligibility.
Individual artists may apply for up to $15,000. Artist collectives may apply for up to $20,000. This fund is intended to support one-time projects that contribute to the vibrancy and vitality of Calgary’s arts sector. Projects should be complete by December 31, 2022. This program will be assessed in two streams:

Program & Present: For projects resulting in the production, presentation, exhibition, or sharing of work that is accessible to the public.
Create & Develop: For projects that are primarily focused on artistic, professional, or business development, or will not result in work that is accessible to the public.

Projects or expenses related to post-secondary, credit, or diploma granting institutions are not eligible. This program cannot fund projects retroactively. Projects that are fully completed before the deadline of June 14, 2021 are not eligible.
The total pool of funding will be $1,100,000. This program will be assessed by an arms-length peer committee.
Calgary Arts Development grant investment programs for individual artists and artist collectives are supplemented through the Cultural Vitality Fund, with donations from Calgary Arts Foundation, Calgary Foundation, an anonymous donor to the Edmonton Community Foundation, RBC, and the Palmer Family Foundation. We thank these donors for their generous support.
Get the full timeline here.

Fantasy Picnic
2021-06-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Online, Canada
Fantasy Picnic – The Complete Rites & Rituals of Spring Awakening.
Curated bt Mikiki
June 12 at 7 PM MDT
Online
$15 or by donation
A Mile Zero Dance Salon curated by performance & video artist and queer community health activist Mikiki.
Spring is a time for us to celebrate and reinvent but also – in this moment of frisson with covid still present and lockdowns opening and closing – how do we drop down into our bodies to push our physicality, frivolity and fierceness up and into the world.
Tickets and registration,
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/406871

Roots to Branches
2021-06-07 23:55 | Online, Canada
Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre Inc. and Action Dignity’s B.L.A.C.K (Becoming Leaders Acquiring Critical Knowledge) youth program present Roots to Branches, an animation project for African, Caribbean and Black youths (ages 12 – 22.) We’re looking for 10 unique stories of lived experiences from youth in Calgary. We will then adapt these stories into an animated video with creative input from the youth involved. Applications open on May 3rd, and will close on June 7th 2021.
For more information: https://woezoafrica.com/R2B/
To start an application: Apply here!
If you have any questions, contact: rootstobranches@woezoafrica.com

Equity and Access in the Arts (EAC)
2021-06-01 23:59 | Online, Canada
Grants for Individuals and Collectives – 2021
*Formerly the Cultural Diversity in the Arts Project Grant*

Deadline: 11:59 MDT on June 1, 2021

The Edmonton Arts Council is committed to supporting a wide range of artforms and communities. This commitment is guided by Connections & Exchanges: A 10-Year Plan To Transform Arts & Heritage In Edmonton (C&E). The C&E plan includes commitments to increasing support for artists and arts professionals from Indigenous and equity-seeking communities.
Artists can apply to any Edmonton Arts Council program, but many also face systemic, historical, cultural and/or language barriers to accessing support. This program invests in these artists so they may pursue their artistic work, advance their skills, develop and strengthen connections to the broader Edmonton arts community.
This program is one way the Edmonton Arts Council pursues our commitments in Connections & Exchanges. It replaces and expands on the previous Cultural Diversity in the Arts programs that had been in place since 2008.
Purpose
To invest in a thriving and diverse arts community in Edmonton by supporting Edmonton based artists and collectives from communities that face barriers to access. This includes, but is not limited to, groups whose members are treated differently because of systemic barriers that disadvantage people based on their Indigenous heritage, the colour of their skin, their disabilities, sexual orientation and identity, and/or immigration status.
This program has three distinct streams, each with its own evaluation criteria and assessment process. Artists may only submit to one stream.
Stream 1: Exploration and Experimentation
These $5,000 grants support an artist to work on solo creation, experimentation, or research.
Stream 2: Skills and Career Development
These grants of up to $10,000 support professional development projects for individual artists and collectives.
Stream 3: Major Artist-Driven Projects
These grants of up to $25,000 support artist-initiated projects created by individual artists and collectives
Level of Support

A combined total of up to $500,000 will be allocated to the three Streams in this program
Application Format
Your application will be submitted through our online system at eacawards.fluidreview.com. The EAC supports applicants as much as possible to overcome barriers that prevent them from submitting an application, including language, ability, and access a computer or an internet connection.

Please contact us at grants@edmontonarts.ca or 780-424-2787 if you require assistance in completing your application.
Download the Guidelines
Please note that these are the guidelines for the 2020 deadline. If there are any changes to the program in 2021, new guidelines will be available here one month prior to the application deadline.

Arts Building Operating Grant (EAC)
2021-06-01 23:55 | Online, Canada
The City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Arts Council recognize that arts facilities are an important part of the community. As with any public facility, the costs associated with maintaining it can often exceed what users of that facility can reasonably support on a per-use basis. The Arts Building Operating grant program exists to help ensure these facilities remain accessible by the public in the service of a range of arts activities.
Deadline: June 1, 2021
When this date falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Completed application forms and required attachments should be submitted via email to grants@edmontonarts.ca by the deadline.
Purpose
The City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Arts Council recognize that public art facilities such as concert halls, theatres, and non-profit art galleries are an important part of the community. As with any public facility, the costs associated with maintaining it can often exceed what users of that facility can reasonably support on a per-use basis. The Arts Building Operating grant program exists to help ensure these facilities remain accessible by the public in the service of a range of arts activities.
The Arts Building Operating grant will invest in a portion of the costs associated with maintaining clean, well-lit, heated and secure arts facilities that are regularly accessible by the public, whose use is of interest to the public and community groups. These include concert halls, performing arts venues (i.e. live theatre, music, and dance), non-profit cinema facilities, and public art galleries.
This program is not intended for capital expenditures, for endowment purposes, or to support programming costs. These grants are not intended to support organizations that are primarily training or educational institutions.
This program is not intended to replace other funding through the Edmonton Arts Council and/or the City of Edmonton.
Eligibility
Registered not-for-profit arts organizations that own or have long-term leases on concert halls, performing arts venues (i.e. live theatre, music, and dance), non-profit cinema facilities, and public art galleries in the corporate limits of the City of Edmonton are eligible to apply.
Download the Guidelines
Download the Application Form
Read the FAQ

Harbour Dance Centre Intensive Training Program Audition Submission
2021-06-01 23:55 | Online, Canada
Due to Covid-19, we are going about the audition process a little differently this year. Please send an email to harbourdanceitp@gmail.com with the subject line: Audition. Once we have received your request, you will be invited to the 2 private audition videos. You will have 48 hours from the time sent to learn the technical exercises and choreography, record and submit to harbourdanceitp@gmail.com. Please make sure you have a suitable place to record yourself before sending in a video audition request. Included in your video should be some genres of your choice to show us how you like to move. Don’t be shy! Send us some hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, ballet…anything to show us who you are and why you are suitable for ITP.

Audition Submission Check List

Ballet exercises
Contemporary Jazz choreography
Your style of choice, we encourage variety (1 min time limit per video)
A current picture or headshot
Application
Resume

Videos should be shot horizontally and be in a downloadable file under 500mb each.

Deadline: June 1st, 2021

Alberta Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant Deadline
2021-05-31 23:55 | Online, Canada
Alberta Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant:
Full information here: https://www.alberta.ca/sme-relaunch-grant.aspx.
Funds can be used to:

Cover costs of items that help prevent the spread of COVID-19, such as personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies.
Pay rent, employee wages or replace inventory.
Help businesses expand their online presence or e-commerce opportunities so that they can continue to serve customers.
If any other payments, grants or amounts were received from federal or provincial government sources or from insurance to replace or compensate for the loss of revenue (other than the sources listed above), your organization is not eligible to apply.

Eligibility:

You have faced restrictions or closures due to COVID-related public health orders.
Are open or plan to reopen as public health orders are lifted through Alberta’s phased relaunch.
You experienced 30% reduction in revenue loss.
You are an AB biz, cooperatives and non-profit organizations.
You have less than 500 employees (full time, part-time and contract combined)
To be eligible for the second payment organizations must have been required to curtail operations by the public health orders in effect from November 6, 2020 and later.
You have been open for biz between Feb 29, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021.
Existing organizations:

In operation as of February 29, 2020.
Must demonstrate a revenue reduction in April or May 2020 in comparison to April 2019, May 2019 or February 2020.

New organizations:

Commenced operations between March 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020.
Must demonstrate a revenue reduction of at least 30% in November or December 2020 in comparison to any month between March and October 2020.

Seasonal businesses:

May use the number of employees from the year prior to when the COVID-19 public health orders were introduced, or the average number of employees over the 3 years prior to the COVID-19 public health orders introduced.
If you only operate for part of the year may use their average monthly sales revenue for the full months they were in operation during 2019.

Organizations with multiple Alberta permanent physical establishments that have seen revenue reduction are eligible to apply for funding for each establishment. This includes scenarios where an organization has more than one location/chapter/branch that has seen revenue reduction of at least 30% due to COVID-19 public health orders. Applicants will be required to submit separate applications for each location/chapter/branch, and check the appropriate box in the application form.

Timeline:

Application portal will open next week.
It is scheduled to be open for applications until May 31, 2021.
Turnaround time from applications to funds in bank accounts will be 10 days.
Applications received before the previous SMERG program closure on March 31 will continue to be processed.

Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Association – Junior Ensemble Auditions
2021-05-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Calgary
Date – May 30th 2021. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The audition starts at 7 pm.

#115, 3953 112 Ave SE Calgary, AB
Junior Tryzub is looking for enthusiastic and experienced dancers. Interested dancers must be at least 12 years of age. Interested dancers are encouraged to contact the school at liason@tryzub.ca
Junior Tryzub provides the opportunity for dancers 12 to 18 to increase their level of technical ability and develop the skills and passion that are Tryzub. They are the highest level of the Tryzub School of Ukrainian Dance. Junior Tryzub performs at various events to increase their exposure in the Calgary community.
They rehearse for two-and-a-half hours, twice weekly, focusing on technique and building a dance repertoire, as a means for a seamless transition into the Ensemble.
If you are interested in joining Junior Tryzub please contact Tryzub to arrange a one-to-one audition. Our studio will be complying with precautions and guidelines set out by our provincial government and health services.

Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Association – Ensemble Auditions
2021-05-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Calgary
Date – May 30th 2021. Doors open at 4 pm. The audition starts at 5 pm.
#115, 3953 112 Ave SE Calgary, AB

Tryzub is always looking for enthusiastic and experienced dancers to join the Ensemble. Interested dancers must be at least 18 years of age, or 16 with parental consent. Involvement with the Ensemble consists of eight hours of rehearsals per week, in addition to performances, festivals, and fundraising commitments.
As Ukrainian-Canadians, dance enables us to participate in our cherished heritage and culture. Most of the dancers do not have formal dance training, yet we volunteer our time to express our pride, preserve the future of our culture, and make friends for life. Our determination and dedication shapes our character in ways which otherwise would go unexplored.
Even though all Ensemble rehearsals are closed, interested dancers are encouraged to contact the Ensemble Liaison at ensemblerep@tryzub.ca to make arrangements to attend a rehearsal or schedule an individual audition. Our studio will be complying with precautions and guidelines set out by our provincial government and health services.

Pivoting to Digital: The Dance Edition
2021-05-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Online, Canada
A Pacific Legal Education & Outreach event as part of the 2021 Vancouver International Dance Festival

About this event

Virtual performances have carried many of us through the pandemic, providing new ways for us to experience art, and stay connected. But, what are the concerns for dance artists when going virtual, and how can you protect yourself? Dancers everywhere have made the necessary pivot to digital in order to continue to share their work whether it be through offering a livestream, pre-recorded and purchased performance, or more. On May 27th as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival, we’ll discuss the legal complexities at play when presenting digitally with Josh Martin of Company 605, Allison Beda of A MUSE PRODUCTIONS, and Tamar Tabori, emerging dance / video artist.
Zoom details for this meeting will be shared through your order confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please note the access details (link, meeting ID, and password) upon receipt.

Meet our panelists:
Josh Martin : Choreographer / Performer / Company 605 Artistic Co-Director:
Josh Martin is dance maker/performer who now lives and works in Vancouver, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples. In his ongoing career as an interpreter and collaborator, he has worked with many dance companies and independent choreographers such as: Justine A. Chambers, Dana Gingras (Animals of Distinction), Wen Wei Wang (Wen Wei Dance), Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond (Out Innerspace Dance Theatre), and more. In his own choreographic practice, Josh’s independent work has been presented all across Canada as well as in the USA, Costa Rica, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hungary, and throughout Germany. For over 10 years, Josh has been an Artistic Co-Director of Company 605, a Vancouver-based arts organization creating and producing new works through a collaborative process, regularly touring its expanding repertoire throughout Canada and Internationally.

Allison Beda: Director/Producer A MUSE PRODUCTIONS
Allison Beda’s artistic practice delves into the personal, examines passion and obsession, often poetically exploring the intersection of cinema, dance and “narrative” (which is sometimes documentary), resulting in bold and unique films. Ms. Beda’s award winning work screens internationally at festivals, in theaters, on television, in art galleries, on billboards, in the metro and even at the Olympic games. Her company A Muse Productions has a penchant for delightfully, deliriously flawed characters, and loves telling funny, thought-provoking and subversively feminist stories about women. Allison’s first film “Know Your Alphabet” toured the world with the works of Stan Brakhage, and is still being invited to screen internationally.

Tamar Zehava Tabori – Emerging dance/video artist
Tamar Zehava Tabori is a Canadian-Israeli emerging dance artist and experimental filmmaker, currently residing on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples; the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. She received a BFA in Contemporary Dance from Montreal’s Concordia University, and has created and performed work across Canada. Her short films have been screened internationally, at festivals such as NorthWest Film Forum’s Local Sightings, Art Volt: Watch and Listen, and Moving Images ScreenDance Festival. Tamar is interested in the documentation of dance, having done archival work for organizations such as Kaeja d’Dance, and at present holds positions as a video archivist for videocan, as well as Youth Curator for F-O-R-M (Festival of Recorded Movement).

Accessibility:
Closed captioning will be available for this event and an ASL interpreter can be booked upon request at communications@pacificlegaloutreach.com
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CHAT & CHEW – Monthly Zoom Gatherings (Woezo)
2021-05-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Online, Canada
CHAT & CHEW – Monthly Zoom Gatherings
February to July 2021
4th Tuesday of each month, at 1:00-2:30 pm MST
Feb 23 / March 23 / April 27 / May 25 / June 22 / July 27

We want to invite you into an initiative that started up in Calgary in June 2020. A number of us see the importance of keeping equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) concerns front and centre as we go through so much change everywhere including the arts sector.
Gatherings will be facilitated by the Cultural Instigators (CI)*. Once a month we will gather to collectively discuss topics of EDIA to get grassroots ideas and actions going.

Have a question or a proposal for future conversation topics and themes? Send an e-mail to citizenartistsyyc@gmail.com.
*Add reminders to your Google Calendar by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3emQCEu
Here is the Eventbrite Link!

UPCOMING TOPIC
March 23 | Collectively instigating access to Canada Council for the Arts Funding
Canada Council for the Arts has increased investment of (66 million new funding allocated by the government) in the Research and Creation and Concept to Realization programs – opening the door to New and Early Career Artists. Upcoming grant deadlines: April 8 2021 and October 6, 2021.
On March 23rd we come together to share knowledge and uplift artists who experience barriers to applying for Canada Council grants. Artists’ supporting artists to set up profiles and submit an avalanche of projects from Alberta.
PAST TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
February 23 | Acknowledging and centering the body. Embodiment supporting the work of anti-racism. Facilitate by Pam Tzeng

Details about April – July gatherings coming soon!!
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*Cultural Instigators (CI) is an initiative to support artists involved in building equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in their work to organize and to create artistic projects that build the community’s capacity to confront social issues. CI is funded by but not led by Calgary Arts Development.
**Event banner design by Priscille Bukasa

National Tap Day
2021-05-25 | Province-Wide, Alberta, Canada
Read more about this American day of celebration for Tap Dance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Tap_Dance_Day

Be sure to check the DanceLink Calendar for listings of Tap Dance Day events in your area.

Call for Volunteers! REELING Dance for Screen Festival
2021-05-22 23:55 | Online, Canada
Deadline: May 22, 2021
MZD is hosting a drive-in movie event and requires volunteer power to make it a success! The event takes place on Saturday, May 29 within the parking lot of Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre (8330 82 Ave NW).
Volunteers duties may involve:

Providing guests up to date information and direction regarding current public health restrictions and guidelines;
Managing traffic flow and parking;
Working in the box office; and
Capturing photos and video at the event.

If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Kelly at admin@milezerodance.com.

DCD Live Lab
2021-05-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, Canada
Come and play with us in our Live Lab on Thursday 19th May
10.00 PDT, 13.00 EDT, 14.00 ADT/14.30 NL, 18.00 GMT
@ https://dcd.dgen.net/live/ @
Join us for an exciting session that brings the past and the present together with some of Canada’s future artists.
Dance and Theatre Production students from Ryerson University’s School of Performance will be sharing creations sparked by dance history. From embroidery inspired by dance to re-imaginings of historic costume designs to choreographic responses that echo the past, these creative 2nd-year students have used dance research to inspire new artistic work.
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 an item. Be prepared to get involved 😁
And time for you to ask us questions and for you to add your comments. Experimentation is encouraged!
There’s no need to register, just save the date and use the link above

Quick + Dirty: A Festival of Emerging Artists and Ideas
2021-05-14 19:00 | Online, Canada
Hot on the the heels of a two-month, dance filmmaking creative intensive, Dancers’ Studio West is proud to premiere seven poignant new films at our 2nd Annual, online Quick + Dirty: A Festival of Emerging Artists and Ideas. These urgent films originate and emerge from inquires of imagination, time, gender, culture and more. This year’s artists are:
Cindy Ansah : “Sanctum.”
Maxime Beauregard: “Percep[T]ion”
Kara Bullock : “Bowness” feat. Johanna Vrielink
Branden “Busy Rock” Cha : “Manpashikjeok 만파식적: The Flute to Calm Ten Thousand Waves” feat. Matthew “Creeasian” Wood
Shondra Cromwell-Krywulak and Shayna McCord : “French Vanilla with Chocolate Sprinkles”
Barbara England : “Here I am, there I’ll be (waiting)”
Angela Gladue : “ᐃᐢᐱᒋᐃᐧᐣ (ispiciwin) – The Journey”
Join us, the artists and their collaborators on May 14th @ 7 pm MDT for the first screening! We’ll have a live chat going so you can cheer on, toast and congratulate the artists in real time. If you can’t make that date, don’t worry! The films will be available on-demand until 11:59pm, May 23rd.
Tickets:
$15 for single
$30 per household
Pay-what-you-can
To purchase your tickets through eventbrite, follow this link
Our work is made possible through the support of the Calgary Arts Development, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Canada Council for the Arts and our beloved donors. We warmly thank cSPACE King Edward for the use of their spaces for some of the film shoots, and Jacob Niedzwiecki, Linnea Swan and Cohort for loaning us their equipment.
For DSW:
Sasha Ivanochko, Artistic Director
Linnea Swan and Jacob Niedzwiecki, Creative Intensive Facilitators/over-seeing festival production
Siobhan Cooney, Programme Coordinator/Graphic Designer
Monica Micallef, Business Manager
Board of Directors: Marie France Forcer (Chair), Alisa Mackinnon (Vice-Chair/Treasurer), Kourtney Pratt (Secretary), Christahh Ahh and Serenella Argueta.
We hope you can make it!

REELING: Dance on Screen
2021-05-13 12:00 - 2021-05-29 23:30
May 13th – May 29th
REELING: Dance on Screen is a series of film screenings presented by Mile Zero Dance, every second year. Each time the breadth, scope, and quality improves greatly along with technical knowhow, as the form expands and more filmmakers become aware of dance as a viable medium.
Dancers across the planet have been working within constraints as they make work, alone at home or in vast locations. This year’s curation has a strong theme of cultural representation, and many of the selected pieces carry support for Black Lives Matter or involve dancers existing and occupying city spaces, and are from countries including Brazil, Cuba, Tokyo, Nigeria and more!
With over 1,000 international submissions received in 2021, our judges and curators are very excited to share their favorite selection of dance films that celebrate diverse bodies and abilities, dances that take over buildings and environments, and dances that take minimalism and the body to new artistic levels.
Also as part of the festival, local film maker Shawn Tse will host two open panel discussions on Facebook to discuss the evolving medium of dance on film. Everyone is welcome!
Schedule of Events
Panel Discussions

Local filmmaker Shawn Tse will also host two open panel discussions on Facebook to discuss the evolving medium of dance on film. Everyone is welcome!
May 13th – 12PM MDT
Dance Film Organizers
CO-PRESENTED BY ALBERTA DANCE ALLIANCE
What is Dance Film and where do organizers think it is going? A discussion about making space with Dance Film.
FREE EVENT on Facebook Live
May 20th – 6PM MDT
DYNAMITE, Screening and Conversation
CO-PRESENTED BY ALBERTA DANCE ALLIANCE
With Creators (Leila Jarman & Maceo Paisley) and Edmonton-based artists.
FREE EVENT on Facebook Live

Film Screenings
All screenings are available to watch on demand after each launch event, until June 5.
View the complete list of films playing at REELING: Dance on Screen. May 14 – 7 PM MDT
Digital Screening 1: Struggle
CO-PRESENTED BY METRO CINEMA
A collection of short dance-films that explore themes of struggle, both within oneself and within society. Each work uniquely showcases how dancers around the world have overcome challenges, through the use of their own unique creativity and resourcefulness.
Tickets: $15 or pay-what-you-can
May 21 – 7 PM MDT
Digital Screening 2: Divergence
CO-PRESENTED BY METRO CINEMA
A collection of short dance-films that situate the body as the work of art, not just as the subject moving. Each film challenges you to look at dance on film through various viewpoints and stages of execution, drawing questions like: what is a dance film? Does it need a body? Is dance an inner state as well as an outer expression? Is a dancer’s body their identity? Is an editor a choreographer?
Tickets: $15 or pay-what-you-can
May 29th – 10 PM MDT
Drive-in Movie Screening: Departures
CO-PRESENTED BY BONNIE DOON SHOPPING CENTRE
Touching on themes of world travel and immigration and how the body is the home, not the city or country, this collection of short dance films crosses urban spaces with Mother Nature, showing the tensions and satisfactions between the two landscapes.
Tickets: $25 per car

MORE THAN JUST GREAT DANCING
2021-05-12 19:00 | Online, Canada
Dance Safe Canada and Dance Safe Alberta are pleased to invite any and all dance parents to join us for a conversation about how we as parents can support our dancers through this latest round of restrictions. Many dancers have been left without a performance season that they so desperately tried to achieve.
We are here to support you. Please join us, you can be a student/Parent at any Canadian Dance Studio to join this important conversation.
MORE THAN JUST GREAT DANCING is hosting a timely conversation with 3 amazing international leaders in dance:
– Misty Lown, Founder of More Than Just Great Dancing!®
– Leslie Scott, Founder of Youth Protection Advocates in Dance
– Dr. Christina Donaldson, Clinical Psychologist with Dance Specialty
For a conversation on “Keeping the Spark” for our kids during challenging times.
Topic: “Keeping the Spark! A Conversation for Dance Parents Navigating Challenging Times”
Time: May 12, 2021 07:00 pm MST
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92384979483pwd=[REDACTED]

Dance Townhall: Breaking Down Recovery & Federal Support
2021-05-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, Canada
We dive into the federal budget, providing what you need to know about for sector recovery.
Join Canadian Dance Assembly and Global Public Affairs’ Cultural Industries team to review the federal government supports that are available for the dance sector, including new opportunities from Budget 2021. A presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period, and an open discussion on how to ensure that your needs are heard during the recovery period.
Featuring Senior Consultant Tara Mazurk, Research Analyst Andrea Beltran, and Public Affairs Intern Abby Tait from Global Public Affairs.
This 1-hour meeting will include:

A presentation of dance sector specific opportunities by Global Public Affairs.
What the budget changes mean for dance organizations & individuals across Canada.
Other related pertinent sector information; vaccine roll out, benefit programs and other Covid-19 related updates.
Open floor discussion to support your questions.

Wednesday May 12th, 2021
10:00-11:00am Pacific
1:00-2:00pm Eastern
2:00-3:00pm Atlantic
Register Now!
Meeting details:
Suggested for all dance organizations and individuals. Attendance is free, pre-registration is required.
This is an English language event but questions can be asked in French to the moderator and will be answered publicly in English. This meeting will not be recorded. Auto-captions available. This is a caregiver friendly meeting; we realize the complexities of our living situations and welcome you to show up as you need.
*Registration ends at 12:30pm ET*. Zoom log-in information will follow Wednesday morning to confirmed registrants. Email Oriana at oriana@dancecanada.net if you have any questions.

The National Network of Legal Clinics for the Arts’ National Forum
2021-05-11 - 2021-05-13 | Online, Canada
The National Forum’s purpose is to bring together lawyers, law students, art organizations, and artists from across the country to discuss how we can increase access to justice for the arts sector. We wanted to invite you to participate in these conversations, and represent the voice of your specific discipline.
Explore and Register for Events!
Here is the jam-packed schedule of Forum events spread out over the 11th, 12th and 13th of May:
May 11 – Meet & Greet Day
Keynote Event: Pivoting to Digital for Writers – Time TBA
Legal Types Meet & Greet – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST, 1:00 PM 2:00 PM EST, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AST
Law Students Meet & Greet – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST, 2:00 PM -3:00 PM EST, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AST
Regional Committees Meet & Greet – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AST
May 12 – Legal Resources Day
Keynote Event: Introducing the Legal Self Assessment and Learning Tool (LSALT) – 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM AST
Created by the Pacific Legal Education & Outreach Society (PLEO) and presented byPLEO Technical Director Anju Singh, the LSALT is a simple and low barrier tool that helps your non-profit understand its legal obligations and compliance through an interactive experience.
Meet the Artists’ Legal Information Society (ALIS, Nova Scotia) – 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PST, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM AST
Meet Artists’ Legal Advice Services (ALAS, Toronto) – 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM MST, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AST
Meet Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa (ALSO, Ottawa) – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AST
Meet the Legal Aid Manitoba University Law Clinic (Manitoba)- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AST
Meet Pacific Legal Education & Outreach (PLEO, BC)- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AST
Meet the Clinique Juridique des Artistes de Montreal (CJAM)- Time TBA
Meet the CreatiUM – Intellectual Property Legal Clinic (Quebec) – Time TBA

May 13 – Advocacy Day
Keynote event: Board Table Disruption – Time TBD
Arts Funders Roundtable– 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AST
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts: USA edition– 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM AST
Visit our website to learn more about each event and to register to attend.

Call For Proposals: Fantasy Picnic – The Complete Rites & Rituals of Spring Awakening
2021-05-07 23:55 | Online, Canada
Evacuation minus extraction plus exaltation minus exsanguination plus.
Submissions due by May 7.
Guest curator Mikiki collaborates with Mile Zero Dance in inviting you to consider and submit a project for our upcoming June 12 event;
Some considerations and concerns to be addressed may be included from the following list.
List A:

OFF WITH HER HEAD and/or CAKES!
Weighted Blanket Bingo
Our Fruits of Your Labour
Viscosity Drift
Entomycolonospology
Flowerchitechture
Ice Ladders/Ice Lattice/I Say Latrice
Summertime Pre-Public Fines Fitness
Small Scale Solstice SoloSensuality Seminar
Birdsong Breaks Barrier

Please submit proposal for online dance/moving image/performance project to be presented live or if necessary pre-recorded.
Interactivity possible and encouraged, political is inherent.
Artists living with chronic health conditions including LongCovid, HIV, HepC; LGBTQIA2S+; artists living with disabilities; Indigenous artists; Black, POC and racialized artists, artists without citizenship status, Mad & psychiatric survivor artists, and artists living at or below the poverty line strongly encouraged to apply.
Artist fee of $500 for each artist or artist group.
Please include:

Written description 500-1500 words
Technical rider
Artist statement (200 words or less)
Bio (200 words or less)
Relevant images/video, specifically if the work has been presented before.

Submissions due by May 7.
All interested applicants may apply via google form.

The 25th Festival de Jerez
2021-05-06 - 2021-05-22 | Online, Canada
May 6th – May 22nd
Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-life-time opportunity to watch live streaming of some of the performances of this world renowned festival.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS AS THE WORLD’S GREATEST FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
The Festival de Jerez is the foremost Flamenco and Spanish Dance Festival in the world. In 2021, it celebrates its landmark 25th edition, making it one of the longest-running festivals of its kind, but this year, the Festival de Jerez faces a new, unprecedented challenge.
With the COVID-19 global pandemic still looming, the festival administration decided to move this year’s edition to May instead of its usual dates in February and March and also to reduce the number of productions it normally presents. Moreover to protect the well-being of artists, staff and audience the theatre capacity was reduced to 50%. The festival of Jerez usually hosts a large international contingency that flood the city Jerez de la Frontera to attend the festival’s courses and performance. Due to travel restrictions this contingency will be missed and as such the festival has partnered with two different platforms to show live streaming of its performances. This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to see some of Spain’s finest performers in their newest product from the comfort and safety of home, wherever home is.
For more information and Festival performances links click here

Pricing Your Art: How to Put a Number on Your Visual Art, Craft Work and Commissions
2021-05-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Online, Canada
Pricing Your Art: How to Put a Number on Your Visual Art, Craft Work and Commissions
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from 6-7:30pm
The pricing of visual art and craft involves a delicate balance of considerations: the time and materials going into the creation of the work, the message it sends about the artist, perceptions around the work aesthetically, economically and as a social statement. Vikki Wiercinski (Royal Bison Craft Fair), Chris Carson (CARFAC Alberta), and Danny Ross (TIX on the Square) will help artists navigate thought process behind setting the right price for your work. Register through this link.

Persistence of Memory (Ballet Edmonton and BWDC)
2021-05-03 - 2021-05-08 | Online, Canada
Brian Webb Dance Company (BWDC) is thrilled to present Ballet Edmonton’s digital debut of Persistence of Memory, a new work by Wen Wei Wang, online May 3 – 8.
It has been a challenging year, to say the least, but Ballet Edmonton is poised to finish their season with a stunning new digital work by Artistic Director, Wen Wei Wang. “This work is about love, loss and distance. As this pandemic stretches on and winds its way through the whole world, it has changed us. Imaginary chains have constrained us; even our breathing has slowed to force us to feel each moment”, says Wen Wei.
This digital offering was filmed at the Ruth Carse Centre for Dance and is a digital rendering of this beautiful new work. It is also a candid look at the challenges and opportunities that presented themselves this past year.
Brian Webb Dance Company and Ballet Edmonton have a long collaborative relationship, and are thankful for this partnership in such a tumultuous time. “I am really excited that we are presenting this world premiere digital viewing” says Brian Webb, BWDC Artistic Director. “It quite simply continues our collaboration to strengthen every aspect of Edmonton’s dance community. While I was really looking forward to being able to present a live performance of Persistence of Memory, under the circumstances the creativity of our two companies have made this viewing possible for you.”
Tickets for Persistence of Memory are $15 per viewing. A link will be sent to purchasers and viewing will be available until May 8 at 11:59 MST.
Purchase viewing here!

The Experiment #5: The Coming Silence
2021-05-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Prince’s Island Park, Chevron Learning Pathway, Calgary, 2nd Street Southwest Prince's Island, 2 St SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 1N6, Canada
Calgary, AB – ReLoCate and TRAction present Part One of The Experiment #5 with The Coming Silence a self-guided walking tour past a series of solo installations by the dance theatre company kloetzel&co. from on May 1-2, 2021 from 3-4:30 pm on Prince’s Island Park. The event will also include an online presentation – all walkers will receive a link to this presentation after completing the walking tour.
The Coming Silence is a walking tour (and online presentation) that queries the divisions humans create between themselves and the rest of the biotic world. With performers precisely embodying the postures of both human and non-human animals, the work ponders humanity’s links to other species via an eerie reenactment of the natural history museum display case.
The Coming Silence is crafted so that all walkers may stroll along a particular route (of approximately one kilometer) witnessing a series of solo installations (each at least 3 meters from the path). As walkers wander through this ‘museum’, they view subtle and/or uncanny shifts of the body as well as encounter the difficult role of being a voyeur of the taxidermic display. Walkers may start the tour at the entrance to the Chevron Learning Pathway (at the East end bridge onto the island) and progress along the pathway all the way to the Prince’s Island Bridge over Memorial Drive. All interested walkers must register online ahead of time in order for facilitators to ensure staggered start times with cohort groups only. Walkers must be masked and maintain social distancing at all times during the tour and facilitators will be on site to support such measures.
The Coming Silence comments on the notion of extinction, whether through viral, climatic or ecological means, and highlights humanity’s ethical dilemmas in the Anthropocene.
The walking tour is FREE, but all walkers must register for a start time. Please register here: https://forms.gle/LafxdYg5PzpRyRSG9. The walking tour will be paired with a virtual presentation that can be viewed after the tour. A link to this virtual presentation will be sent to registrants by email after each tour.
*Please note that this tour follows a dirt pathway.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Free Flow Dance Theatre Company: International Dance Week
2021-05-01 18:45 | Online, Canada
Free Flow Dance Theatre presents a free week-long online showcase highlighting the cultural diversity and collaborations of different dance artists in short daily live streams from April 25th through to May 1st. Stay after the performance for a live talkback experience with the artists!
The International Dance Week ONLINE event includes a wide variety of top Canadian BIPOC artists and strives to promote cross-collaboration between cultures. Participating artists will present a new collaborative work via live stream performance each evening at 7 pm. The featured works are inspired by both the diversity of dance and the relationship built between the two collaborating artists during the creation period.
SUPPORT US HERE BY MAKING A DONATION! https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/free-flow-dance-theatre-inc/campaign/1-international-dance-week-online/
Featured Artists and LIVE STREAM LINKS!

April 25th Newton Moraes (Brazilian – Toronto) with Mitchell Larsen (contemporary – Saskatoon)
https://youtu.be/RBpmZFof3gg
April 26th Rachana Joshi (East Indian -Brampton ) and Taylor Zeller (contemporary – Saskatoon)
https://youtu.be/RlVU2Uswbyo
April 27th Juan Villegas (Columbian – Victoria) and Lucy Rupert (contemporary – Toronto)
https://youtu.be/Ag8_CHaLsJ4
April 28th Pulga Muchochoma (African – Toronto) and Laura Turnbull (contemporary Saskatoon)
https://youtu.be/51H1xeFhw9I
April 29th Sumeetha Geevergahse (East Indian – Saskatoon) and Kari Alba (Flamenco – Saskatoon)
https://youtu.be/seXmcwEbAkU
April 30th Ecoaborijanelle (Indigenous – Little Pine First Nation) and Kyle Syverson (contemporary – Saskatoon)
https://youtu.be/YSlY3es56_0
May 1st Marie-Paule Jen Gilles (Haiti – Toronto) and Dailyn Martinez (Cuba – Toronto)
https://youtu.be/Cn02pqj0XkM

Thank you to our funders SaskCulture and SKArts.
Thank you Sightline Design!

Participation in the Arts Info Session 5 (EAC)
2021-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, Canada
Participation in the Arts Info Session 5
Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 1-2pm
For the past year, market research firm Stone Olafson has been regularly charting the progress of Albertans’ attitudes towards COVID restrictions, arts and recreation. On a regular basis, they’ve brought this evolving picture of how we have all been changed by this pandemic back to Edmonton artists and arts organizations. In this latest instalment, see how Edmotonians’ responses and attitudes have continued to evolve, and what impact this might have on your plans for the months ahead. To register for this free session, email grants@edmontonarts.ca.

DCD Live Lab
2021-04-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, Canada
Come and play with us in our Live Lab on Thursday 29th April 10:00 PDT, 11:00 MST, 13:00 EDT, 14:00 ADT/14:30 NL, 18:00 GMT
Have you ever wondered what a cinema slide is? Or what Madame Hylda and her dancers performed before the movies in Halifax in the 1920s? Or what about postmodern dance in St. John’s and the roots of Neighbourhood Dance Works? If you want to hear about dance history in Atlantic Canada and make some new discoveries on DCD Discover, then join us for our next Live Lab and celebrate International Dance Day with DCD!
This is your opportunity to experiment and play with what we’ve developed so far in DCD Discover — https://discover.dcd.ca, 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 a chance for you to have a go and add an item. Be prepared to get involved 😁
And time for you to ask us questions and for you to add your comments.

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.

International Dance Day
2021-04-29 | Province-Wide, Alberta, Canada
UNESCO International Dance Day
April 29
Celebrate another year of dance in Alberta w/ ADA support!
If you have programming set for the April 29 (including the surrounding dates) please email us at info@abdancealliance.ab.ca so we can begin the conversation and start spreading the word! Only performances, workshops, events emailed directly to us can be guaranteed promotion.
Once again, ADA will be supporting your International Dance Day events by boosting them on Facebook and listing them on our website. We have taken out ads in the April edition of Avenue Magazine, in YEG and YYC, directing readers to our site to check out what’s on in their locale! … and that new site should be live very soon now.
So send us your events ASAP and stay tuned for the official International Dance Day messages and a listing of all celebratory activities around the province!
