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SUMMARY:Quick + Dirty: A Festival of Emerging Artists and Ideas
DESCRIPTION: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: \nCindy Ansah : “Sanctum.” \nMaxime Beauregard: “Percep[T]ion” \nKara Bullock : “Bowness” feat. Johanna Vrielink \nBranden “Busy Rock” Cha : “Manpashikjeok 만파식적: The Flute to Calm Ten Thousand Waves” feat. Matthew “Creeasian” Wood \nShondra Cromwell-Krywulak and Shayna McCord : “French Vanilla with Chocolate Sprinkles” \nBarbara England : “Here I am\, there I’ll be (waiting)” \nAngela Gladue : “ᐃᐢᐱᒋᐃᐧᐣ (ispiciwin) – The Journey” \nJoin 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. \nTickets:\n$15 for single\n$30 per household\nPay-what-you-can \nTo purchase your tickets through eventbrite\, follow this link \nOur 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.\nFor DSW:\nSasha Ivanochko\, Artistic Director\nLinnea Swan and Jacob Niedzwiecki\, Creative Intensive Facilitators/over-seeing festival production\nSiobhan Cooney\, Programme Coordinator/Graphic Designer\nMonica Micallef\, Business Manager\nBoard of Directors: Marie France Forcer (Chair)\, Alisa Mackinnon (Vice-Chair/Treasurer)\, Kourtney Pratt (Secretary)\, Christahh Ahh and Serenella Argueta. \nWe hope you can make it!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/quick-dirty-a-festival-of-emerging-artists-and-ideas/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210413T190000
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SUMMARY:DSW: Public Relations Workshop Series (Session 3)
DESCRIPTION: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 \nYou can see more about Aldona and her A La Carte Communications and Visual services at aldonab.com. \nSESSION THREE: The Basics of PR  \nTuesday April 13\, 2021 7 p.m.  \nGetting 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! \nThese 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. \nDSW Members: $50 for all three workshops\n(PROMO CODE: DSWFAN at checkout)\, or $20 for a single session (PROMO CODE: DSWLIVE at checkout) \nNon-Members: $60 for all three workshops\, or $22 for a single session \n(BTW\, memberships are free! Follow this link to become a member of the DSW community: Membership Sign-Up ) \nGet your tickets here!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dsw-public-relations-workshop-series-session-3/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210406T190000
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SUMMARY:DSW: Public Relations Workshop Series (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION: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 \nYou can see more about Aldona and her A La Carte Communications and Visual services at aldonab.com. \nSESSION TWO: Let’s Get Social  \nTuesday April 6\, 2021 7 p.m.  \nIt’s all online and you should be too! In this second workshop we’ll cover the Importance of Social Media\, why you should get online\, and the most effective strategies to sharing your brand in a very busy space. Oh yeah\, and we can discuss pictures and words too. \nThese 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. \nDSW Members: $50 for all three workshops\n(PROMO CODE: DSWFAN at checkout)\, or $20 for a single session (PROMO CODE: DSWLIVE at checkout) \nNon-Members: $60 for all three workshops\, or $22 for a single session \n(BTW\, memberships are free! Follow this link to become a member of the DSW community: Membership Sign-Up ) \nGet your tickets here!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dsw-public-relations-workshop-series-session-2/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210330T190000
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SUMMARY:DSW: Public Relations Workshop Series (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION: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 \nYou can see more about Aldona and her A La Carte Communications and Visual services at aldonab.com. \nSESSION ONE: Developing Your Personal Brand  \nTuesday March 30\, 2021 7 p.m.  \nCreating a personal brand can be daunting\, and don’t even get us started on then sharing that brand with the world. As an artist\, whether you’re working for another company or developing your own work\, a personal brand is essential. In this first session we’ll cover: \n\nDeveloping a Brand Identity\nBrand Strategy Elements\nBrand Building Steps\n\nThese 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. \nDSW Members: $50 for all three workshops\n(PROMO CODE: DSWFAN at checkout)\, or $20 for a single session (PROMO CODE: DSWLIVE at checkout) \nNon-Members: $60 for all three workshops\, or $22 for a single session \n(BTW\, memberships are free! Follow this link to become a member of the DSW community: Membership Sign-Up ) \nGet your tickets here!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dsw-public-relations-workshop-series-session-1/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210325T190000
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SUMMARY:The Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body: Community Check-In (DSW)
DESCRIPTION: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 Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body – Calgary. March 25th\, 7pm. To catalyze our conversation\, we offer the following prompts and resources.  Looking forward to seeing you soon! \n– What has sustained you and your practice through the pandemic?\n– What has fundamentally shifted for you and your practice?\n– What can we acknowledge now and aspire to in the future? \nRSVP now!  \nCAPACOA’s’ COVID Impact Statistics\nhttps://capacoa.ca/en/research/covid-impact-statistics/ \n‘When the gigs are gone: Valuing arts\, culture and media in the COVID-19 pandemic”\, by M. Sharon Jeannotte\nhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291120300863
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-talking-thinking-dancing-body-community-check-in-dsw/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210225T190000
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SUMMARY:The Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body (DSW)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHello friends\, we are excited to share February’s Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing\, Body discussion regarding Intercultural\, Artistic Exchange with you all!\n\nFor this discussion Pam and Sasha welcome our guests Jessica McMann and Katharina Schier.\nSome questions we will be considering are:\n\nWhat is culture in dance?\nWhat is exchange in dance?\nHow do we understand the exchange of culture in dance?\nHow do we invite intercultural exchange and Why?\nWhat is rooted in that desire and process?\nHow do we honour a just process of cultural or intercultural exchange?\n\nJoin us Thursday\, February 25th at 7pm on zoom.\nRegister here. 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-talking-thinking-dancing-body-dsw/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210202T235900
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SUMMARY:Call for Artists - Quick + Dirty 2021 (DSW)
DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR ARTISTS!\nDSW’s dance-on-film Creative Intensive and our 2021 edition of The Quick + Dirty: A Festival of Emerging Artists and Ideas \nRunning 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 short dance film (5 minutes max!). Choreographer/filmmakers Linnea Swan and Jacob Niedzwiecki will provide technical support and compositional guidance throughout the intensive. The finished films will be streamed online\, on-demand for the two-week Quick + Dirty festival run in May! Artists will receive a presentation fee of $750. \nCriteria: Interested artists must have an established creative practice\, have a keen interest in DIY filmmaking\, and be available for up to 8 hours for online\, group tutorials and one-on-one Zoom meetings with the mentors. As the entire project will done virtually\, artists will be required to find their own space to work. \nThe CI and Q+D promotes emerging voices and fresh ideas. We invite applications from creators whose primary practice is movement-based\, and we welcome exploration of all genres\, forms and expressions of identity. If you require ASL translation or have any accessibility or special accommodation requests\, please let us know in the application! \nTo apply\, please submit the following information to communications@dswlive.ca by 11:59pm MDT\, February 2nd 2021:\n– A 3 page CV. Please highlight any dance-on-film experience you may have\n– A link to a video sample of your choreography or dance film work\n500 words describing what you want to work on or make\n– Will you work with any collaborators\, such as dancers\, videographers\, editors\, etc.. ? Do you have anyone in mind? Or will you be doing it all yourself?\n– Any accessibility or special accommodation requests \nAny additional queries can be directed to our Program Coordinator\, Samantha\, at communications@dswlive.ca \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/call-for-artists-quick-dirty-2021-dsw/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210128T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T034637
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SUMMARY:Special Artist Talk Presentation: Queer Arts Practices - Queering Space
DESCRIPTION: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 be provided. If you have any other accessibility or special accommodation requests\, please contact our Programme Coordinator Sam at communications@dswlive.ca \nStay tuned for more details and RSVP via Facebook in early January!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/special-artist-talk-presentation-queer-arts-practices-queering-space/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201126T190000
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SUMMARY:THE TALKING\, THINKING\, DANCING BODY - CALGARY
DESCRIPTION: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 from an awareness of our bodies as well as the world it lives in. Schedule and information on topics will be provided to those who are in our Facebook Group. \nThis Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body will take place via the almighty Zoom on Thursday\, November 26th at 7pm MST. With guest co-facilitator and short-term residency artist Kara Bullock\, Artistic Director Sasha will lead a conversation around ethics and aesthetics. Source texts to catalyze this discussion are accessible in the description of the Facebook event. \nFind more information and RSVP here. 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-talking-thinking-dancing-body-calgary-2/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online/Streaming Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201122T150000
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SUMMARY:Made Up - A Dance Film Installation by Associate Artist Linnea Swan
DESCRIPTION:Dancers’ Studio West presents Made Up\, a dance film installation by 2018-2020 Associate Artist Linnea Swan.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nProjecting 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 to question the binary construct of the male/female gaze. Working significantly with tight framing and close ups\, Swan draws the viewer to follow her own gaze\, one which is complicated by the historical impact of female subjectivity in narrative art forms. \n\n\nA word from Sasha Ivanochko\, Artistic Director of DSW: \nDancers’ Studio West just celebrated our 40th anniversary. Over the years\, the organization’s profile has shifted and our programming has varied considerably. As a result\,  I think there continues to be some confusion about who we are\, what we do and what Contemporary dance is! \nOur programming emerges from a desire to support artists at every stage of career\, while offering opportunities for the general public to deepen their appreciation of Contemporary dance. Our associated artists are encouraged to deep-dive into their questions and curiosities\, and to share their research and work as a way to support dance literacy. \nIt has been a real honour to collaborate with Linnea throughout her two-year term as Associate Artist. I’ve always been excited by the  interdisciplinary nature of her work\, and it is her experience as a filmmaker which has enabled her to transform her project when COVID-19 fell upon us. She likes to use the word “collision” when describing her process and use of materials\, which include the dancer’s body\, film and tulle fabric. And that we can present this dance film installation safely for small groups of people during this incredibly isolating pandemic is a really good feeling. \n\n\nCreated by Linnea Swan\, DSW Associate Artist \nWith collaboration by Tania Alvarado\, Nicole Charlton Goodbrand\, and Meghann Michalsky \nLighting design by Steve Isom \nPoster designed by Deanna Peters/Mutable Subject \nPromotional photo by Alexander J. Slobodian \nPR and Marketing by Aldona B. Creative \n\n\nMade Up is presented as a dance film installation in the Studio Theatre at cSPACE King Edward\, located on the west end of the ground floor of this historic building. There are multiple screening/viewing times per show date\, with a limit of ten patrons per showing. If you have any concerns with accessibility or questions regarding our health and safety protocols for this presentation\, please contact Samantha at communications@dswlive.ca. \nFor more information about Dancers’ Studio West\, visit dancersstudiowest.ca
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/made-up-a-dance-film-installation-by-associate-artist-linnea-swan/2020-11-22/
LOCATION:cSPACE\, 1721 29 AVE SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2T 6T7\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200816
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SUMMARY:Dancers' Studio West: The Quick + Dirty Festival
DESCRIPTION: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! \nAs a measured response to the quarantine restrictions we are living with\, we have redirected the resources for our Creative Intensive and Quick + Dirty Festival to create a pilot program with a dance on screen focus. Q+D 2020 artists Meghann Michalsky\, Jocelyn Mah\, Nicole Charlton Goodbrand\, Jeannie Vandekerkhove\, and Marynia Fekecz have re-conceived their original proposals and\, with the mentorship of Linnea Swan and Jacob Niedzwiecki\, will create short dance films for the small screen! We feel deeply blessed and excited to have Jacob and Linnea as guest mentors. \nDance on screen is about much\, much more than just putting dance on a screen. Each artist in the program has been challenged to shift their perspective and sensibilities as artists whose bodies of work primarily focus on the live space. \nThe Quick + Dirty Film Festival is a PWYC\, on-demand online event from July 31st – August 15th 2020.  \nSign up via Eventbrite to receive the link and instructions for your dance film experience.  \nWhat this transition to the virtual world holds… you’ll have to see for yourself! \nWith love\, popcorn\, and a glass of wine\,\nDancers’ Studio West
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dancers-studio-west-the-quick-dirty-festival/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200625T190000
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SUMMARY:DSW: Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body - what anti-racism\, anti-colonialism\, and intersectional feminism feels likes right now.
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn alignment with TTDB’s mandate and within the immediacy of current social unrest and the push to dismantle certain structures (such as defunding the police)\, we feel it is of vital importance that we reflect upon together what anti-racism\, anti-colonialism\, and intersectional feminism feels likes right now\, in this moment\, in relation to our bodies and practice. \nWe are meeting via Zoom. Please find the log in details below! See you then! \nTopic: TTDB\nTime: Jun 25\, 2020 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86297288868?pwd=Z2V1ZlRlVFR3TkRKM2tBc3NqdEZLUT09 \nMeeting ID: 862 9728 8868\nPassword: 408072\nOne tap mobile\n+12532158782\,\,86297288868#\,\,\,\,0#\,\,408072# US (Tacoma)\n+13017158592\,\,86297288868#\,\,\,\,0#\,\,408072# US (Germantown) \nDial by your location\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York) \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdmpJ2PPo7
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dsw-talking-thinking-dancing-body-what-anti-racism-anti-colonialism-and-intersectional-feminism-feels-likes-right-now/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200511
DTSTAMP:20260408T034637
CREATED:20200214T192536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200214T192536Z
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SUMMARY:Quick + Dirty: A Festival for Emerging Artists and Ideas and The Creative Intensive
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nPrior to the festival\, choreographers will have the opportunity to workshop their ideas and refine their pieces through a five-day Creative Intensive\, guided by artistic director Sasha Ivanochko. Throughout the intensive\, choreographers will have multiple chances to show their work\, and to practice talking about the works as they are being developed. Nurturing the ability to clearly see what the qualities of a given work are\, to coherently describe them\, and to assess the work is the foundation for any critical artistic discussion. \n  \nWe proudly announce this year’s line up: \nJocelyn Mah (Toronto)\nJennie Vanderkerkhove (Edmonton)\nMarynia Fekecz (Edmonton)\nMeghann Michalsky (Calgary)\nNicole Charlton Goodbrand (Calgary) \n  \nTickets for all the events will go on sale at the end of March! Stay tuned in to our Facebook page\, instagram and website for artist features\, and up-to-the minute info!
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/quick-dirty-a-festival-for-emerging-artists-and-ideas-and-the-creative-intensive/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200510
DTSTAMP:20260408T034637
CREATED:20200214T192859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200304T182718Z
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SUMMARY:DSW:  Linnea Swan's New Work
DESCRIPTION:Details TBA
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dsw-linnea-swans-new-work/2020-05-09/
LOCATION:TBD
CATEGORIES:Performance
ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200508
DTSTAMP:20260408T034637
CREATED:20200214T192741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T230554Z
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SUMMARY:DSW: 40th Anniversary Gala
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dsw-40th-anniversary-gala/
LOCATION:TBD
CATEGORIES:Gala
ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200224T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T034637
CREATED:20200214T191853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200214T191853Z
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SUMMARY:The Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body-Calgary
DESCRIPTION: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: \n– strategies to deal with unforeseen changes in a project/contract once it has already started\n– non-violent conflict resolution\n– defining working conditions\n– authorship/where does the work lie?\n– saying no\n– and more! \nBring your questions and experience! We’ll have wine and snacks available! \nFacilitated by Artistic Director Sasha Ivanochko and DSW Artist in Residence Pam Tzeng\, the discussion is articulated through a lens that is concerned with anti-colonialism\, anti-racism and feminism. \nNorth Treehouse\, cSPACE King Edward\, 7pm
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-talking-thinking-dancing-body-calgary/
LOCATION:cSPACE\, 1721 29 AVE SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2T 6T7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca
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