Alberta Dance Alliance

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 | 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=VEhiSEU0TGtLT1cxUVBFeWhxTHplQT09

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.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Announcement (MacEwan)
2021-04-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Canada
Please join us for the announcement of MacEwan University’s newest degree, the Bachelor of Fine Arts.
When
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM MDT
Where
This is an online event.
Learn about the program, its majors and the opportunities this new degree brings to students and the arts community. The live online presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
Schedule:

Opening remarks:

Dr. Annette Trimbee (President)
Dr. Craig Monk (Provost & Vice-President, Academic)
The Honourable Demetrios Nicolaides, MLA (Calgary-Bow), Minister of Advanced Education

Degree overview:

Dr. Allan Gilliland (Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications)
Sanjay Shahani (Edmonton Arts Council)

Overview of majors
Q&A

RSVP Now!

Discoverability Webinar - Virtual Shift: Pivoting to Digital Arts and Learning
2021-04-27 10:00 | Online, Canada
In this panel discussion, we will explore how organizations working in two very different contexts overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to deliver meaningful arts experiences to students within a global pandemic.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music was one of the first music schools in the country to pivot to online learning at the onset of the pandemic. Through this panel discussion, we will explore some of the major challenges they encountered, ways they reached out to new virtual students, their accomplishments as well as their plans for moving forward post-pandemic.
On the opposite coast, the Labrador Creative Arts Festival faced a completely different set of challenges when shifting to an online format – from lack of reliable internet, to connecting school communities with remote artists, to video production from a distance and more. Throughout this discussion we will discover the steps they took to engage their students despite the odds.
Register Now!
Meet the panelists:
Angela Elster, President & CEO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Gillian Hunter Gibbs, Director, VSO School of Music
Louise Ironside, Director, Marketing & Communications
Tim Borlase, Founder, Labrador Creative Arts Festival
Sandra Broomfield, Festival Coordinator, Labrador Creative Arts Festival
Jamie Lewis, Film Producer, Labrador Creative Arts Festival

We are grateful for the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Azrieli Foundation for the Discoverability Webinar Series.

Accessibility Support in Preparing a Grant Application (EAC)
2021-04-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Online, Canada
Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 6-7:30pm
As the Edmonton Arts Council strives to better accommodate all of the artists in our community, we recognize that many individuals face unique challenges relating to language, disability and other factors. In preparation for the next deadline of our Equity & Access program, we are seeking to engage with artists to talk about resources that we can provide, and what you’ll need. ASL interpretation will be available at this session. If you would like to connect with the interpreter prior to the session to ensure that your needs are best met, please email us at your earliest convenience. To register for this free session, email grants@edmontonarts.ca.

IDO Continent vs Continent World Championship Submission
2021-04-20 23:55 | Online, Canada
I. Who We Are
The International Dance Organization (IDO) is a non-profit World Dance-and-Dancesport Federation consisting of over 90 member and contact nations, representing more than 500,000 dancers from SIX CONTINENTS. This year, the IDO will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary! Member: IDO-Canada (Dance and Dancesport) compete under the name Team Canada Dance. We have been the IDO Member Representative for Canadian dancers attending the World Championships since the 90’s! teamcanadadance.ca
II. Mandate
To bring all dancers and organizations together from around the world through friendly competition, while displaying good sportsmanship and fostering goodwill among the dancers through all organizations worldwide.
III. Who is Eligible?
IDO is offering this exciting world dance event as an ‘INTERNATIONAL OPEN’, meaning this World Continental Championship is open to all dancers around the world. GENERAL INFORMATION P A G E 3 / 1 1
IV. Why?
We are struggling with the impacts from COVID-19 all around the world and are seeking solutions to keep our dancers happy and engaged. Our future is unpredictable at the moment in terms of safely travelling to international competitions. The IDO has invested 40 years and great effort into the development of the top tier World Championships that we have today. We now have the technology to bring a solution to our current situation and bring our dancers into the future…. Furthermore, this isn’t just about the IDO community – we want to include the world in our exciting new event! Dancers will not be restricted by social, financial, or affiliations – there is no travel costs, costuming, or new choreography needed. You may use any performance from January 2019 to present with only ONE LOW ENTRY FEE. We are inclusive to all and are willing to work with those in need if it is not financially feasible at this time. Contact us about our special rates for Street Dance. This is a not-for profit organization and any entry fees are to cover costs of adjudicators and prizes.
For more information visit: https://teamcanadadance.ca/continent-championships-1
Deadline for Round 1 is April 20, 2021.

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

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

Next Steps:

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

Find out more including eligibility and a timeline here.

Brain-Body Connection hosted by Free Flow Dance Theatre
2021-04-19 14:30 - 16:00 | Online, Canada
Professional and emerging dancers are welcome to attend the online zoom platform based Brain-Body Connection Professional Development Series hosted by Free Flow Dance Theatre free of charge. If you would like and can afford to make a donation to support the future of the company please do! We are pleased to host this series of workshops with the support of the Community Initiative Fund, City of Saskatoon and Sasktel. Please note you must register individually at the links below for each workshop.
April 12th 2:30-4pm: Ashley Johnson
April 19th 2:30-4pm: Kathleen Rea

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

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

monolith a new work by Tia Ashley Kushniruk
2021-04-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Online, Canada
monolith
A film by Tia Ashley Kushniruk
Streaming live on:

April 16 — 7PM MST
April 17 — 2PM MST

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

Dance Games for small children - Focus on dancing stories
2021-04-15 19:30 - 20:30 | Online, Canada
Facilitated by Foolish Operations’ Isabelle Rousseau (Edmonton) and Miriam Colvin (Smithers).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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