Alberta Dance Alliance

Movers and Shakers: A New Cabaret
2023-07-15 19:00 (America/Edmonton)
Mile Zero Dance is hosting a new incubation Cabaret called Movers and Shakers, curated by Josh Languedoc. In these challenging times, the body knows all and the body can express what text cannot.
Every second month, beginning in July, come be a part of this new Cabaret series that highlights movement based art pieces and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Featuring a variety of artists, this exciting new series will be a fun way to welcome audiences into Mile Zero Dance’s new space and experience a series of multiple new art pieces.
Join us for the launch of Movers and Shakers on Saturday, July 15!
Featuring work from artists:
Erin Pettifor | The Dusty Rose
Yuliia Tvorilova | Personal Things/What I Carry
Bukunmi Oyewole
Allara Gooliaff | Discovery
Sara Campos-Silvius | The Inner Ring
Jarome Flamand | Piano Set
Kathleen Hughes
DJ Bad Sumeritan (aka Brett Mckenzie)

Afro Urban Dance Workshop Vol. 8
2023-07-15 10:00 - 15:00
Join us for the eighth instalment of our workshop series highlighting modern dance styles from Africa and the Afro-Diaspora! A celebration & recognition of popular Afro-Diasporic dances that will allow you to delve deep into movements and education about African traditional, street and social dances contributing to the urban setting of Calgary. Register by clicking on the links below!
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Part 1 – Saturday, July 15, 2023 (10 am – 3 pm)
Wesley Ruzibiza – Germaine Acogny contemporary
Keiron Sargaent – Caribbean Folk
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/653337478987
Part 2 – Saturday, July 22, 2023 (10 am – 3 pm)
Imania Detry – Sabar Traditional and Mbalax
Omari Wiles – Vogue Femme
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/653352393597
Part 3 – Saturday, July 29, 2023 (10 am – 3 pm)
Omari Wiles – South African Footwork
Akosua Akoto – Coupé Décalé
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/653358652317
Limited space is available! See you there!

Wen Wei Dance & Company
2023-07-12 20:00 - 2023-07-13 20:00
BWDC presents dancers Alexis Fletcher, Arianna Barr, Adrian De Leeuw and Matthew Wyllie. Inspired by the choreography of two dance makers, Wen Wei Wang and Francesca Lettieri, who met in Siena, Italy, and are now able to build an international collaboration.

Calgary Stampede Pow Wow 2023
2023-07-12 00:00 - 2023-07-13 00:00
July 12-13, 2023
Grand Entry at Noon each day with Grass Dance Blessing at 11:30am
Eight Dance Categories: Teens (13 – 17); Jr. Adults (18 – 34); Sr. Adults (35 – 54); Golden Age (55+)
Men’s Fancy; Women’s Fancy; Men’s Traditional; Women’s Traditional; Men’s Grass; Men’s Chicken; Women’s Jingle; Men’s Buckskin
First Place for Adults: $2000.00, jacket & buckle
First Place for Teens; $1000.00, jacket & buckle
Invited Group Drums: Blackfoot Confederacy. Blacklodge, Black Otter, Cree Confederation, Nakoda Nation, Stoney River, Stoney Park, Tsuut’ina Singers, Young Spirit, Whitefish Jr’s
MCs – Ruben Littlehead, Ellery Starlight, Howie Thompson
Arena Directors – Kelly Crowchief, George Deiarlais, Rusty Gillette, Donny Rain, Sheldon Scalplock Sr., Shyles Small Eyes and more
Head Judges – Desi Rider and Coreen Onespot-Ridel

Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation 46th Annual Pow Wow 2023
2023-07-07 00:00 - 2023-07-09 00:00

Audition Notice: SkirtsAfire Festival
2023-07-07
SkirtsAfire Festival is holding auditions for their 2024 MainStage play, Mermaid Legs by Beth Graham. The play will run from February 28 to March 10, 2024.
Directed by Annette Loiselle
Choreographed by Ainsley Hillyard

MZD WORKSHOP WITH JAMES VIVEIROS
2023-07-05 11:00 - 12:30
Join us for upcoming workshops with special guest James Viveiros.
Session 1:
Wednesday, July 5
11 AM – 12:30 PM
$15
age minimum of 16 years and older to attend this class.
Please note: this class is geared towards dancers.
Session 2:
Friday, July 7
6 PM – 7:30 PM
$15
This class is open to everyone! (age minimum of 16 years and older to attend this class).

Reggaeton Dance – Studio & Online classes
2023-07-02 18:00 - 19:00
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

DJD presents PLACE/ is a city written on this body?
2023-06-02 19:30 - 2023-06-03 19:30
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) presents a work of live performance and projected film interpreted by Rosanna Terracciano with her dad, Vincenzo Terracciano, on film and choreography by Myriam Allard, Juan Carlos Lérida and Rosanna Terracciano.

"Double Time" International Tap Day Celebration
2023-05-28 15:30 - 2023-05-30 18:30 | National Music Centre/ Studio Bell, 850 4 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1R1, Canada
International Tap Day Celebration
CALGARY ALBERTA, May 27-28, 2023 – Tasha Lawson, Artistic director of Tri-Tone Productions, is excited to invite you to our 5th Annual Tap Day Celebration.
In partnership with the National Music Centre and Jaimie Hill & Tammy-Lynn Powers Memorial Foundation, we bring together over 80 Tap Dancers from across Alberta for an eclectic evening of rhythm and expression, honouring the legacy of Tap Legend, the late Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
The focus of the weekend is to develop a vibrant, inspired, and inclusive tap dance community,
to create a platform for the creation and presentation of new work, and to advance and celebrate rhythm tap and the percussive arts in Alberta. Tap Day is a community-oriented event, welcoming rhythmic artists, musicians and spectators of all ages.
This year also marks the 10th Anniversary of the Tri-Tone Rhythm Ensemble, Calgary’s pre-professional intensive tap training program, so we have expanded our Tap Day Celebrations to include community workshops and two performances at the National Music Center.
We invite you to join us for our concert presentations of “DOUBLE TIME”; a double bill featuring:
The 5th Annual Tap Day Community Concert and Tri-Tone Rhythm Ensemble’s 10th Anniversary.
Act 1 will present Tap Dancers from across Alberta, including music selections of jazz greats, classical icons, and contemporary artists. Act 2 will share a compilation of Tri-Tone works from the past decade, taking the viewer through a retrospective, rhythmic journey.
National Tap Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989 and was signed into US-American law by President George H.W. Bush on November 8, 1989. It is now celebrated internationally every year, from Tokyo to New York City and throughout Canada, Europe and Asia. Tap dance enthusiasts, students, and professionals come together to celebrate the art form with performances, workshops, tap jams and more. Tap Day is celebrated online, with over 27.5 million mentions on social media in 2018.
Workshops: Tap, Body Percussion & History
Saturday, May 27th – 3:30PM-6:30PM @ Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
Concerts: “Double Time”
Sunday, May 28th – 2:00PM & 7:30PM @ Studio Bell: Home of the The National Music Centre
Tickets: @ eventbrite.ca – Search: Double Time / Tap Day
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/double-time-5th-annual-tap-day-concert-tickets-603920220637
Contact: Tasha@tashalawson.com

National Tap Day
2023-05-25 | 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.

SHADOW OF A DOUBT | MZD Mainstage
2023-05-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
SHADOW OF A DOUBT

MZD Mainstage
SHADOW OF A DOUBT
MAY 11-13 AT 7:30 PM
$25 GENERAL/$20 MEMBERS
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MZD Mainstage work by Gerry Morita with collaborators exploring notions of loss, flight, and transcendence.

Nimihitowin!
2023-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Bert Church Theatre, 1000 East Lake Blvd NE, Airdrie, AB, T4A 2A1, Canada
Nimihitowin! (Knee-me-toe-in) is an all-ages, music and dance performance created and performed by Wild Mint Arts! Nimihitowin! translated from Cree to means “to dance” and “to be in movement.” This performance expresses Indigenous culture through Powwow dance, hoop dance and Métis jigging, providing entertainment and education throughout the show.
This is a Pay-What-You-Choose performance with a recommended donation of $15 per seat. Advance sales are available for a guaranteed seat, or Pay-What-You-Choose at the box office on the day of the performance!

all these things collide inside of me - matinee
2023-05-06 14:00 - 16:00 | La cite francophone, 8627 91 St (Office #12), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Good Women Dance Collective is proud to present the culmination of its FEATURE ARTIST PROGRAM with the debut of Jess McMann’s original work, all these things collide inside of me.
DATES & TIMES:
May 4 7:30pm (Opening reception).
May 5 7:30pm (ASL/Deaf-Interpreted, audio description & post-show
discussion)
May 6 2:00pm

ABOUT JESS MACMANN
Jessica McMann is an Alberta -based Cree (Cowessess, SK), multi-disciplinary artist. She interweaves land, Indigenous identity, history, and language throughout her dance and music creation/performance practice. A classically trained flutist, she holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Calgary and an MFA in Contemporary Arts from Simon Fraser University. Her work fuses together traditional language and dance with her own contemporary experiences as an Indigenous woman and Two-Spirit person. She also is a champion powwow dancer and spends time travelling in the summer.
Her first album of Indigenous-Classical music “Incandescent Tales” (June 2021) won Global Music Awards as well as Classical Album of the year at the 2022 YYC Music Awards. She was nominated for Indigenous Arts of the year at the 2022 WCMA’s.
She is currently working on her second album slated to be released October 2023. Her musical, composition, and soundscapes focus on land based creation and ideas of connection, disconnection, and home.
Her compositions include The Realities We Have Made (2022, Cecilia Concerts) Muskwa’s Mountain Home (2021, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra), Inni (2018, Coastal Jazz) and soundscapes including beguiling (the) land (2020, Project 686). Jessica has played and performed venues and festivals across Canada, as well as toured in Sweden, and with Laura Vinson in the Netherlands, and Belgium. “Too Good; That MAY Be”, an immersive soundscape performance was shown at the Urban Shaman Gallery in Winnipeg as part of “The 60’s Scoop; A Place Between” in 2017.
Jessica currently resides in Cochrane, Alberta, where she works for the City of Calgary as Curator of Indigenous Art. She is also co-founder and co-director Wild Mint Arts, an Indigenous arts company and is a Laureate of the Hnatyshyn Foundation REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards (2017).
CREW:
CHOREOGRAPHER- Jess McMann
PERFORMERS – Deviani Andrea, Kadin Aumentado, Alison Kause, Alida Kendell,
Katharina Schier, Emily Solstice Tait.
ACCESSIBILITY – Crystal Wolfe (Deaf Interpreter), Gail Benin (ASL Interpreter), Robyn Lavender (ASL Interpreter), Jessy Ardern (Audio Description)
TECH – Galen Hite (Stage Manager), Jess McMann (Sound Design), Even Gilchrist (Set & Costume Designer),
Ainsley Hillyard (Lighting Design).

all these things collide inside of me
2023-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | La cite francophone, 8627 91 St (Office #12), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Good Women Dance Collective is proud to present the culmination of its FEATURE ARTIST PROGRAM with the debut of Jess McMann’s original work, all these things collide inside of me.
DATES & TIMES:
May 4 7:30pm (Opening reception).
May 5 7:30pm (ASL/Deaf-Interpreted, audio description & post-show
discussion)
May 6 2:00pm

PARALLAX | eryn tempest
2023-04-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
PARALLAX
eryn tempest
APRIL 13-15 AT 7:30 PM
$20 GENERAL/$15 MEMBERS
Location: MZD’s new space at 9931- 78 Avenue
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Working in the vein of science-fiction and borrowing ideas from futurology, cyborgism and mycology, “Parallax” considers human being (and feeling) at the intersection of technology and nature. It inquires into humanity’s relation with the earth and the cosmos, encountering the body as a mysterious amalgam of matter always on the brink of collapse.
More about eryn tempest
eryn tempest is a Canadian choreographer, film maker, and glitch artist of settler descent currently splitting their time between amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) and Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). They are engaged in practices around softness, transformation, and disruption, encountering the body as the strange ineffable site where dreams coalesce into matter and where imagination takes form. As a performer they have worked with Mile Zero Dance, K.O Dance Project, Andrea Peña, Benoît Lachambre, Project Contrabête, Camille Lacelle-Wilsey, and Nien Tzu Weng. eryn’s work has been presented by Le Festival International du Film Sur L’Art, Nextfest, Expanse, Vous Êtes Ici/You Are Here, Tangente Danse, Mile Zero Dance, and Shooting Gallery Performance Series. They have danced in experimental films by choreographer/film maker Kaitlyn Ramsden as well as in music videos for Basia Bulat, Camille Delean, and Busty and the Bass. They have received support from Circuit-est, The Edmonton Arts Council, Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts. eryn is one third of the sun sets collective, an interdisciplinary research project that explores the real and the artificial through the phenomenon of the sunset.

GO WHERE LIGHT IS | Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy
2023-03-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
GO WHERE LIGHT IS
Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy
MARCH 16-18 AT 7:30 PM
$25 GENERAL/$20 MEMBERS
Location: MZD’s new space at 9931- 78 Avenue
New group dance work by Jen Mesch in collaboration with aAron Munson (projections).
“I look back one more time. It’s like a crater, a hole where something happened.”
-Emma Donoghue
More about the artist
Jen Mesch is a multi-disciplinary artist working in the realms of dance, performance art, fibre arts, and film & video. She formed Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy in 1998 as an umbrella for her wide-ranging collaborations, often in unexpected places. Her work often explores concepts of solitude and remoteness, but also frequently employs humour and satire. She has performed in the US and Canada and has created over 200 works for performances and installations
For show info and tickets visit:
https://milezerodance.com/event/go-where-light-is/2023-03-16/

SELFIE CONCERT | Ivo Dimchev
2023-02-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Ivo Dimchev (Bulgaria)
SELFIE CONCERT
February 4 | 7:30 PM
$25 GENERAL/$20 MEMBERS
Event location | MZD’s new space located at 9931 78 Ave NW, Edmonton

Please note, you must be an MZD Member to attend this event. The purchase of a general admission ticket includes an MZD Membership for the 22-23 Season!
“Selfie is a choreography, selfie is a sculpture, selfie is a tragedy, selfie is love. Selfie is less about me, it’s more about us.” – Ivo Dimchev
Selfie Concert is the most recent work of Ivo Dimchev and is part of a series of performances in which Dimchev investigates different ways of interacting with the audience. In P Project (2012), Dimchev paid the audience to perform with him on stage, while in Facebook Theatre (2016) the performance was based on texts written by spectators on real time in social media, which the author considers an endless source of content and interaction.
A Selfie Concert suggests an altering of the relationship between the audience and the performer, a different way of sharing. Selfie simply shows. It does not explain, it is evidence. However, the selfie is also a reason to be together, to be close physically. Selfie is an instrument for making the monotonic dramaturgy of the concert more alive – and for breaking it.

MZD's Annual General Meeting
2022-10-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Annual General Meeting

MZD AGM
October 23 | 2 PM
MZD’s AGM will be held on October 23 at 2 PM at our new space on 9931- 78 Avenue. Exercise your democratic right to participate in the organization. In order to vote at the upcoming AGM, participants must purchase or renew MZD Memberships.
Join the community and become an MZD Member! $15/year
A MZD Membership can be purchased any time throughout the season and expire annually on August 31. As a member you will receive:

$5 off MZD shows, all season long;
A MZD membership card and sticker;
Season program sent to you in the mail;
AGM voting rights; and
Your name on the MZD Members list.

CanNatyam: Online Symposium co-presented with Alberta Dance Alliance: How do we make traditional performance presentations better?
2022-10-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Online, Canada
REGISTER FOR THE CANNATYAM ONLINE SYMPOSIUM
Starts Sat Sept 10 @ 8:30am
The CanNatyam Online Symposium is free and open to the public by registration only where you will have access to exclusive links and behind the scenes discussions on the topic of traditional dance presentation and how we can make it better. We will go into the technical and design elements dancers use to tell their stories. We will hear from successful presenters of traditional Ukrainian and Indigenous dance in Canada. The chat lines will be open to capture your thoughts, observations and experiences related to the presentation of traditional dance. The panels will be recorded and the information will be shared online by Alberta Dance Alliance and Thousand Faces.
Sat Sept 10 @8:30am: Behind the Scenes Rundown and Technical Consultations
Sat Sept 10 @10am: Canadian experience of Shumka and Justin Many Fingers
Sat Oct. 22 @10am: The journey of South Asian classical dance

Project InTandem @ Fluid Fest
2022-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | The GRAND, 608 1 ST SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 1M6, Canada
The Calgary based contemporary dance collective Project InTandem has commissioned an exciting evening of dance debuting at The GRAND, October 20th & 21st at 7pm at the Fluid Festival. The double-bill dance production features a duet by LajaMartin from Salt Lake City and a quintet by Karissa Barry from Vancouver.
We are honoured to be the kick-off performance of the festival and proud to be collaborating and combining resources with Springboard Performance to bring these works to the stage. Come support local!
Featured Dancers: Sylvie Moquin, Meghann Michalsky, Reese Wilson, Kaili Che, Karissa Barry
“As female dance 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 for contemporary dance to thrive in Calgary and very excited to invest in a commission of this scale” – Meghann Michalsky & Sylvie Moquin (Project InTandem producers)
Parking Info:
Street parking in downtown Calgary is free after 6:00pm.
THE BROOKFIELD PARKADE
(6th Avenue entrance) Across from The GRAND
$2 flat rate after 6pm
THE JAMES SHORT PARKADE
112 – 5 Ave SW (5 Ave entrance)
115 – 4 Ave SW (4 Ave entrance)

This show is produced by Project InTandem & presented by Springboard Performance.
Follow us on facebook & instagram @projectintandem to stay up to date with our creative process!
Project InTandem acknowledges the Canada Council for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, W&M Dance Projects Artist support program, Evolved Movement Arts, and Decidedly Jazz Danceworks residency program for the support of this project.

Launch Party!
2022-10-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
LAUNCH!
October 15 6 PM
$20 (INCLUDES $15 MEMBERSHIP)
MZD’s new space! 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton
Get ready for MZD’s 37th Season, Carte Blanche. We’re launching the season in the best way possible… with a party in our new space!

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new space, artistic beginnings and imaginings on October 15! Our fundraiser dance party will feature dance performances, DJ sets, art activities and refreshments.

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Launch artists included:
Audrey Boccara
Deviani Andrea
DJ Effy in the Sky
DJ Giovanni
Drag Queens: Artasia + Jizz Elle
…and more!

At MZD, Carte Blanche celebrates the ingenuity of artists, their ability to imagine anew and to transform time and space through the human body and its movements. Join us for events that involve you directly in immersive experiences, question the artist/audience relationship, and re-imagine our physical bodies in relation to technology.
Carte Blanche will include a cross-Canada creative exchange, outdoor showings, inquisitive digital musings, group dances, daring international work and a summer celebration of dance on screen.

Start the season off at the Launch Party!

The MZD Progressive Artist Award Nomination
2022-10-03 - 2022-12-15 | Mile Zero Dance, 9931- 78 Avenue, Edmonton, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
The MZD Progressive Artist Award Nomination: Nominations Now Open
The Mile Zero Dance 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, announced later in our 2022-23 Season, Carte Blanche. This biennial award was made possible by a gift from private donors in celebration of Mile Zero Dance’s 30th anniversary, and is now gifted in memory of Harry Garfinkle.
Nominations for the 2023 MZD Progressive Artist Award are now being accepted until December 15th, 2022.
Guidelines for Eligibility
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
Artists of all ages, communities, cultural backgrounds, and artistic discipline and approaches are encouraged to apply.
Evaluation Criteria
Nominee fulfillment of eligibility criteria
Nominee’s body of work
Evidence of nominee’s engagement with broader ideas, theories, politics, and aesthetic issues relevant to the Edmonton region
Impact of the nominee’s work, artistically and aesthetically
Significance of artist’s impact on the community and Edmonton’s art ecology
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. Please include two references with self- nominations.
Send your applications to info@milezerodance.com
Please contact us at 877-708-2213 for further questions about the opportunity.
Applications due by December 15, 2022

Woezo Africa Cultural Festival
2022-08-26 09:00 - 2022-08-27 23:30
We are back with the third installment of the Woezo Africa Cultural Festival (WACF)! The Woezo Africa Cultural Festival aims to share and educate the community at large on the level of artistry and innovation that exists within African culture and African Diasporic history through a series of interactive activities, artisan demonstrations, cultural performances and workshops that will be delivered virtually.
On August 26th and 27th, participants can expect two days filled with African music and dance performances, family-friendly arts and crafts workshops, a bustling cultural fair, an immersive visual art and jam session, and a community-oriented networking mixer all held within the lovely atmosphere of Downtown Calgary.
We believe that African, Caribbean and Black cultural practices have a place in the mainstream. We are driven by a desire to advocate for our unique art forms through broader community exposure to the rich, dynamic, and inviting cultures of peoples of African descent. The festival encourages the Calgary community to engage in events that challenge dominant culture and more accurately represents the diversity of the city, and Canada as a whole.
All communities are welcome to join us for the WACF in learning, participating in and viewing many creative mediums enriched with the history of African culture. Try something new, or join it all – we are excited to share a piece of our culture with you!
Register at https://2022WACF.eventbrite.ca

The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival
2022-07-16 - 2022-07-24 | University of Alberta, 1-047 Lister Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H6, Canada
The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival is a bright and attractive gathering of dances that will inspire, delight, and move audiences with the language of dance which crosses many boundaries.
From July 16 to 24, MZD will host a series of dance workshops and panel discussions followed by three days filled with dance performances!
The affordable series of intensive workshops include: ballet, modern, Afro beats, contemporary Asian, bhangra, professional development workshops, a contact improv jam, and Performance in Digital artist panels. Three days of live performances will include two double features with such groups as KO Dance Projects, Running Thunder Dancers, Usha Gupta Dance Entourage, Diego Ramalho, a new collective work by Lebo Disele, and more, while the Sunday surprise bike tour of dance will include site specific pieces to delight all ages.
The dance community has developed in recent years, to include a wide range of movement expressions. Alone, these styles are often hard to discover, but together we anticipate a strong impact on Edmonton’s cultural scene!
Festival Passes are available and ticketing to individual performances + workshops.
View the complete performance + workshop times | Performance and Workshop Information
WORKSHOP LOCATION
Held at The U of A Fine Arts Building
in The Movement Studio
Room Number 3-117

PERFORMANCE LOCATION
At University of Alberta
Campus Saint-Jean Auditorium
8406, rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury

SHED | knowing each other as different and the same
2022-06-04 20:00 - 21:30 | The Orange Hub, 10045 156 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5P 2P7
SHED | knowing each other as different and the same
Choreographed by Pam Tzeng
At The Orange Hub, Black Box Theatre

June 3 | 8 PM Mountain Time
June 4 | 8 PM Mountain Time
In person event with simultaneous live streaming.
$20 general
$15 members
Presented by Mile Zero Dance, SHED is a sensorial unravelling. A conjuring of ancestral love, grief, and the embodied values of Pam Tzeng and collaborators. The performance installation features a collection of moving portraits centering the multiplicity and humanity of bodies of culture, including a duet created with experimental musician FOONYAP.
Tickets and registration,
https://milezerodance.com/event/shed-knowing-each-other-as-different-and-the-same/2022-06-03/

4th Annual Tap Day Celebration
2022-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | National Music Centre/ Studio Bell, 850 4 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1R1, Canada
Tasha Lawson and Tri-Tone Rhythm Society have partnered with the National Music Center and Jaimie Hill & Tammy-Lynn Powers Memorial Foundation, to bring together the Alberta tap dance community for an evening of rhythm and expression.
National Tap Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989 and was signed into US-American law by President George H.W. Bush on November 8, 1989. It is now celebrated internationally every year, from Tokyo to New York City and throughout Canada, Europe and Asia. Tap dance enthusiasts, students, and professionals come together to celebrate the art form with performances, workshops, tap jams and more. Tap Day is celebrated online, with over 27.5 million mentions on social media in 2018.
Honouring the legacy of Tap Legend, the late Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, over 60 Tap dancers from across the province gather to present an eclectic evening of rhythm. This all-ages event includes music selections of jazz greats, classical icons, and contemporary artists, performed by inspired youth and professional artists.
The focus of the concert is to develop a vibrant, inspired, and expressive tap dance community, to create a platform for the creation and presentation of new work, and to advance and celebrate rhythm tap and the percussive arts in Alberta. Tap Day is an inclusive, community-oriented event open to all rhythmic artists and musicians.

Lawson Percussive Dance Arts Company Presents: Play It Forward
2022-05-21 12:00 - 14:30 | National Music Centre/ Studio Bell, 850 4 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1R1, Canada
In partnership with National Music Centre with support from Scotiabank Backbeat, Lawson Percussive Dance Arts Company is excited to bring live tap dance, body percussion and movement to the Studio Bell for an afternoon of pop-up performances.
The company will activate numerous museum exhibits with tap battles, rhythmic soundscapes, body music, staircase dances, and choreographic compositions, celebrating Canadian icons Oscar Peterson, KD Lang, Diana Krall, and music from around the globe. Live musicians include bass player Kodi Hutchinson and vocalist Johanna Sillanpaa.
Play It Forward, integrates rhythm tap, body percussion and somatic movement practices into a unique visual and rhythmic experience, invigorating the viewers’ senses. LPDAC will have you snapping your fingers, while tapping into the heartbeat of our shared human experience during the pandemic.

Total Dancer Curriculum - Spring Adult & Children classes
2022-05-05 10:00 - 2022-06-25 15:30 | The Orange Hub, 10045 – 156 Street NW - Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
TOTAL DANCER CURRICULUM (TDC) – The Ultimate Training system for the Contemporary Dance
TDC combines:

Modern dance training influenced by Cunningham, Limon, & Graham,
Post modern dance including release work and improvisation,
Ballet, creative, Laban Movement Analysis, Pilates, and Yoga

SPRING Adult / Kids classes / May 5 – June 25, 2022:

Thursdays 10 – 10:45 am Preschool 3 – 4 years old Kids drop-in = $14/class
Thursdays 11 – 11:45 am Preschool 4 – 5 years old Kids 8 week session = $96
Saturdays: 1 – 2 pm Level 1 6 – 7 years old Adults drop-in = $18/class
Saturdays: 2:15 – 3:30 pm Adult Beginner/Intermediate Adults 8 weeks = $128

Location: The Orange Hub – 10045 – 156 Street NW Edmonton, AB / Room 262

32 years of instruction: Kathy Metzger

TO REGISTER: 780.913.563 kathymetzger@hotmail.com

The Real Disaster Show
2022-04-30 20:00 - 21:30 | The Orange Hub, 10045 156 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5P 2P7
The Real Disaster Show
April 29 | 8 PM Mountain Time
April 30 | 8 PM Mountain Time
In person event
FAVA Studio A, at the Orange Hub
10045 156 St NW
MZD Artistic Director Gerry Morita and team explores the notion of the body facing climate change, pitting humans against fire, hurricane, and melting ice in a series of vignettes providing both a lament and a warning. A continuation of work with Erin Gruber, aAron Munson, Deviani Bonilla, eryn tempest, Tia Krushniuk, Nico Arnaez, Farhad Khosravi, and Daniel Stadnicki.
