Alberta Dance Alliance

Reggaeton Dance – Studio & Online classes
2022-02-02 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

Dance Teacher Training Workshop - Introducing the "Total Dancer Curriculum"
2021-12-27 10:00 - 2021-12-30 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | The Orange Hub, 10045 – 156 Street NW - Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
* Kathy Metzger and Kathy Ochoa have combined their 30 plus years of contemporary dance education, instruction, international training and Edmonton dance history archiving, to write and create the:
TOTAL DANCER CURRICULUM (TDC).
* This INTRODUCTORY workshop
brings TDC’s new syllabus to interested Dancers and Teachers in a short ‘Teacher-Training’
4 – day Workshop: December 27 – 30, 2021.
Get back in shape after the December break with:
* Daily Technique classes intermixed with TDC philosophy and pedagogy
* Daily movement exploration and creation through improvisation
* Experience a daily live percussionist

Site/Sight/Place
2021-12-11 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton)
Site/Sight/Place
December 11 | 8 PM Mountain Time
In person event with simultaneous live streaming.
FAVA, Studio A
Orange Hub, 10045 156 St
$20 general
$15 members
In this mid-winter salon, MZD Associate Artist 2021-22, Lebo Disele comes together with some of Edmonton’s most exciting artists to explore place, voice and visibility. Site/Sight/Place is an interdisciplinary performance that brings together the West African and Caribbean Dances of Masani St. Rose and the searing poetry of Shima Robinson a.k.a. Dwennimmen, In addition to performances by Lebo Disele, Mpoe Mogale, Timiro Mohamed to ask “Where are we seen?” “When are we seen?” “How are we seen?” Also including visual artist, Elsa Robinson, who brings a spiritual grounding to this performance through a co-created collage with the audience.
Tickets and registration,
https://milezerodance.com/event/sitesightplace/

Project InTandem: Double-Bill Dance Production
2021-11-13 19:30 (America/Edmonton) | Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre, 4501 50 Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V5J1, Canada
The Calgary based contemporary dance collective Project InTandem returns to stage to tour their works Deep END by Meghann Michalsky and moving through, it all amounts to something by Sylvie Moquin to the 2021 “Chutzpah! Festival” in Vancouver, BC and at the Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre in Camrose, AB.
This double-bill will consist of a quartet, choreographed by Moquin, and a quintet, choreographed by Michalsky. Sylvie’s work explores neuroplasticity and the rewiring of self; her choreography is visceral and gravity-defying. Meghann’s work focuses on primal movement aesthetics, exploring raw physicality in correlation to a spiritual rebirth.
The all female cast embodies the bold, risk-taking and athletic physicality that Project InTandem is known for. A must-see event, this highly anticipated double-bill celebrates feminine prowess.
“As female artists who are boldly venturing to make waves in the prairie region, we view the Project InTandem platform as a vehicle to express our voices and enrich our community. We are passionate about sharing Calgarian contemporary dance with our neighbours through this tour.”

Mental Skills Teacher Training
2021-10-29 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Vancouver)
Through all of the shifts and pivots, questions about resilience, confidence, dancer engagement, future goals, and stress continue to ripple through our community. Lauren is excited to keep these conversations going and share both the research and best practices of mental skills for dance teachers looking to support their dancers mind, body and craft! Guest faculty include Dr. Lucie Clements, Natalka Lewis, and Erin Sanchez.

Mental Skills Online Teacher Training
Weekend Intensive: August 6-8

Friday- 4 – 6pm (pst)
Saturday- 8am -1pm (pst)
Sunday- 8am – 1pm (pst)

Consecutive Fridays

Sept. 24 – Oct. 29 (8am-10am pst)

Topics covered include awareness, adolescent learning stages, stress and energy regulation, goal setting, imagery, confidence, and leadership.
Register now at https://withlauren.ca/teacher-training

The Collective Body
2021-10-20 - 2021-10-23
by Inner Fish Performance Co.
Army and Navy Building, 10411 82 Ave, Edmonton (outdoors)
October 20-23
Ongoing
Free
A transdisciplinary audio/video project that proposes to capture the circumstances of life in isolation during Covid. Created with solo musicians and dancers from across North America, The Collective Body explores the constraints and unique possibilities of digital connection, while serving as a reminder of the deep importance and irreplaceability of shared physical space.
Video and audio compositions gathered in a mesmerizing collage of diverse bodies will be projected on the exterior of The Army and Navy Building on Whyte Ave.
Originally created by Neil Cadger, Aleksandra Dulic, Miles Thorogood, Andrew Stauffer, and Lin Snelling, with more.
Creation for Mile Zero Dance by Neil Cadger and Andrew Stauffer, with dramaturgical support from Lin Snelling.

Reggaeton In The Park
2021-09-26 12:15 - 13:15 (America/Edmonton)
Join us for a Reggaeton class OUTDOORS every SUNDAY 12:15-1:15pm! This class is a beginner level class so no experience is needed. Check our website for more information on our Summer Sessions!
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

Play the Fool Theatre Festival
2021-09-23 - 2021-09-26 | Online, Canada
We’re thrilled to be back for the 6th annual Play the Fool Theatre Festival!
This year the Festival is keeping our community safe with digital-only delights! We’ve got lots of fun and hilarity for you including; a live interactive Zoom experience, on-demand laughs, a workshop, and more! Join us from September 23rd to 26th, 2021.
Workshop and Zoom show tickets available mid-September; On-Demand show tickets will be available starting Sept 23rd.
For more information, please visit: https://playthefool.ca/

Chat & Chew
2021-09-21 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Edmonton) | Online, Canada
A monthly grassroots gathering for the collective re-imagining of an equitable and just future for the arts in Calgary.
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 through an anti-racist lens 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.
UPCOMING TOPIC
September 21 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Are you ready to hear the truth?
The day before Treaty 7 Day, the Indigenous led spiral of the Cultural Instigators–Kelli Morningbull, Riel Manywounds, Jarret Twoyoungmen and Jared Tailfeathers–invite you to listen to invited elders and community speak on how to honour Every Child Matters in practice.
The current number of children found at Residential schools is 6,509+. As Indigenous nations and families continue to investigate, grieve, and finally bring their lost family home, those responsible have yet to be charged for these crimes against humanity. Next month, there will be a change of policy makers. What will they be doing to effect change and hold the government and church accountable?
Are you ready to hear the truth about a legacy of extraction and colonialism on the stolen lands of Indigenous peoples, where settlers now occupy with Treaty?
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, through an anti-racist framework. CI is funded by but not led by Calgary Arts Development.
RSVP via Eventbrite to receive links, meeting reminders, plus topic details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/chat-chew-are-you-ready-to-hear-the-truth-tickets-170085810237

Salvage
2021-09-17 20:00 - 2021-09-19 15:30 (America/Edmonton)
September 17 | 8 PM Mountain Time
September 18 | 8 PM Mountain Time
September 19 | 2 PM Mountain Time

at Lowlands Project Space
11208 65 St
Edmonton (outdoors)

In person event with simultaneous live streaming.
$20 general
$15 members

A co-production with Lowlands Project Space. Six dancers will animate the backyard gallery of Lowlands, in a conversation with upcycled structures commissioned by local artists.

Tickets and registration,
https://milezerodance.com/event/salvaged/2021-09-17/

Call for Nominations: Progressive Artist Award
2021-08-01 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Online, Canada
Deadline: August 1 at 5 PM MST
The MZD Progressive Artist Award recognizes the achievements of Edmonton-based artists who actively work in the arts and engage with the community in challenging and exciting ways. Award recipients will be chosen by a local panel of adjudicators.
The recipient will receive a $1,000 cash prize. This biennial award is made possible by a gift from private donors in celebration of Mile Zero Dance’s 30th anniversary.
Guidelines for Eligibility
Artists of all ages, communities, cultural backgrounds, and artistic discipline and approaches are encouraged to apply.
Recipients for this award must:

Be nominated by an individual or group (nominators may not nominate more than one individual per year)
Be involved in the Edmonton Arts Community in a professional capacity and have a body of work (in any discipline) that displays innovative, progressive, or political intent and/or results. Areas of focus may include: community health, social equity or change, colonialism/reconciliation, dis/ability, accessibility, race, gender, sexuality, and environmental or educational issues

Evaluation Criteria
Each nomination submission is evaluated based on the nominee’s:

Body of work;
Engagement with broader ideas, theories, politics, and aesthetic issues relevant to the Edmonton region; and
Impact of work, artistically and aesthetically, and within their community and Edmonton’s art ecology.

Deadline to submit a nomination is August 1 at 5 PM MST
How to Nominate
Apply with a one-page letter that identifies how the artist has engaged with larger issues, including specific examples of how the applicant has met the eligibility criteria, and a list of recent works. Self nominations require two references.
Apply to info@milezerodance.com.
Direct questions to Tyler Sherard at info@milezerodance.com or 780.424.1573

CHAT & CHEW – Monthly Zoom Gatherings (Woezo)
2021-07-27 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Edmonton) | 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

An Ex-Cabaret Dancer’s Ovarian Sculptures and a Ritual of Mathematical Healing
2021-06-24 20:00 - 2021-06-26 22:00 (America/Edmonton)
“An Ex-Cabaret Dancer’s Ovarian Sculptures and a Ritual of Mathematical Healing presented by KO Dance Projects; sponsored by Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Edmonton Arts Council.
Another mysterious guerrilla, site-specific performance by maverick local choreographer, KO, taking rhythmic human sculpture, the shaman coyote and a ritual of cabaret mathematics, into one of Edmonton’s many forgotten architectural landscapes- the old provincial museum.
Catch 3 impulsive performances broadcasted on Zoom: June 24, 25 & 26, 2021, @ 8:00 pm featuring 5 of Edmonton’s smartest dancers, visual installations by Montreal/Edmonton-based, visual artist/scenographer, Jeremy Gordaneer, and, special guest, straight from Edmonton’s river valley… a wild animal.
KO Dance Projects is a project-based dance company in Edmonton, led by local movement artist, Kathleen Ochoa (KO). It is inspired by Qi Gong, improvisational movement research, visual art, and site-specific installations. Through the use of audience feedback and working alongside various artistic and scientific collaborators, KO creates work that connects the body to interdisciplinary experiments through perception and internal energy work. For more information about KO Dance Projects visit www.koisnow.blogspot.com
Start and end dates: June 24, 25 & 26, 2021
Start and end times: 8:00 – 10:00 pm
Venue Details – Zoom presentation (Links on Facebook event page)
Facebook event page LINK: https://fb.me/e/1BNH7N5il
Eventbrite cost: $20 Suggested donation or ‘pay what you can’.

Artist names:
Producer/Choreographer: Kathleen Ochoa (KO)
Dance Artists: Janita Frantsi, Kathy Metzger, Katrina Smy, Kate Stashko, Jeannie Vandekerkhove
Visual Artist/ Videographer: Jeremy Gordaneer
Dramaturge: Thea Patterson
Co-Videographer: Daniel Robinson
Sponsors:
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Edmonton Arts Council

Wall/petroglyph art is in the background of the poster and images…
Writing-On-Stone Wall – Royal Alberta Museum
Artist: Luke Lindoe

Photo credit to: Jeremy Gordaneer

Meet the Street Arts & Culture Festival Call For Submissions
2021-06-16 23:55 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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).

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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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton) | 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 (America/Edmonton)
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 (America/Edmonton) | 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]
