written contract rarely covers all the scenarios that may and do arise in research, rehearsal and creation projects. This edition of TTDB, we’ll be looking at: - strategies to deal with unforeseen changes in a project/contract once it has already started - non-violent conflict resolution - defining working conditions -
The 40th Anniversary Gala will be filled with wine, delicious nibbles, a silent auction, the premiere of Linnea’s new work, and the screening of her retrospective film on DSW.
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Dancers’ Studio West is pleased to announce our first annual Quick + Dirty, a one-day festival taking place on May 10th, 2020. Q + D features young, new voices presenting their very first works. The festival is paid opportunity, and we provide publicity and technical support in the theatre.
The Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body gathering encourages speaking about dance from an awareness of our bodies as well as the world it lives in. There is no practice that is outside of our bodies and its connection to the world around it. In alignment with TTDB's mandate and within the
Our 40th anniversary year has been full of shifts and surprises, and this time we have a surprise! Dancers’ Studio West is pleased to launch the first ever Quick + Dirty Film Festival! As a measured response to the quarantine restrictions we are living with, we have redirected the resources
Dancers' Studio West presents Made Up, a dance film installation by 2018-2020 Associate Artist Linnea Swan. About this Event Projecting images of the female body through multiple layers of tulle, a fabric traditionally associated with the wedding gown and a dancer’s tutu, choreographer/filmmaker Linnea Swan’s Made Up, examines the hyperbolic feminine
Initiated in 2012 by Vancouver-based artist Lee Su-Feh, The Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body-Calgary is a facilitated conversation led by Sasha Ivanochko and Artist in Residence Pamela Tzeng that courageously interrogates dance through a lens that is concerned with anti-colonialism, anti-racism and feminism. Our bi-monthly gatherings will encourage speaking about dance
DSW invites you to save the date of January 28th for a very special open discussion navigating and celebrating queer art practices and spaces! The discussion will be catalyzed by introductory comments by guest artists Maxime Beauregard and Kevin Jesuino (Calgary, AB), and Kai Hazelwood (LA, USA). ASL translation and captioning will
CALL FOR ARTISTS! DSW’s dance-on-film Creative Intensive and our 2021 edition of The Quick + Dirty: A Festival of Emerging Artists and Ideas Running March 1st to April 30th, the Creative Intensive is an opportunity for dance artists to develop skills and acquire cinematic and choreographic knowledge while making a
Coming up this Thursday, February 25th, DSW has their next Talking, Thinking, Dancing Body- Calgary. Artists Jessica McMann and Katharina Schier will be joining for the discussion on Intercultural Artistic Exchange. Hello friends, we are excited to share February's Talking, Thinking, Dancing, Body discussion regarding Intercultural, Artistic Exchange with you
It is extraordinary to know, to feel and to carry inside of us the fact that we have been living with pandemic conditions for over a year now. To reflect upon this, and as a community check in, we invite you to gather with us on Zoom at our upcoming
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
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
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
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,