Part of The Female Gaze, our celebration of women in film! Cunningham traces Merce’s artistic evolution over three decades of risk and discovery (1944–1972), from his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York to his emergence as one of the world’s most visionary choreographers. The 3D technology
March 6-8 Friday 7 pm – 10 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 5:30 pm $175 for all three classes $50/ for Friday $75 each day for Saturday and Sunday Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood has been dedicated to improvisation as a performing art for nearly 40 years and is
Come celebrate International Dance Day with Mile Zero Dance! Dance Blitz is an event that exalts the short dance piece. Originally the event was planned as a live event in Edmonton’s historic Chez Pierre Cabaret. In spite of the mass self-isolation happening across the world, dancers will continue to perform
Actors, dancers, writers, artists and creative folk of all variety welcome! All levels of experience welcome. About this Event DEVISING DIGITAL PERFORMANCE Taught by Ben Gorodetsky Thursday August 13th | 6-8:30 PM Mountain Time On Zoom By donation This 2.5 hour, practical workshop will explore tools for creating digital performance
photo Joanne Gervais IN LIEU: Ben Gorodetsky & Larissa Poho August 15th | 7:00 PM Mountain Time On Zoom Free, or Pay What You Will In lieu of their cancelled dance-theatre performance Biblioteka (march 2020) at Mile Zero Dance, Ben Gorodetsky and Larissa Poho present IN LIEU. FEATURING: Dolik's Clothes - 12
The Spine Folds, Far Away, reimagines the body as a multitudinous structure of strange matter and alien organisms: a vessel in constant transformation always on the brink of collapse. It attempts to situate the human experience in terms of its relation to dreams, sensation, and the cosmos, using space and
This work explores the relationship between live performance and live-streamed performance – a multidisciplinary installation with three live performances, with each one building off the last. All shows are free and can be watched from the sidewalk in front of MZD (10816–95 ST | Edmonton, AB) or lived streamed below
November 27th | 7 PM Mountain Time November 28th | 2 PM Mountain Time Free or by Donation New site-specific, collaborative, devised work by MZD Artistic Director Gerry Morita, with a lens towards catastrophe and hope. This work will explore the elemental impacts of fire, wind, and ice and the
Midwinter Dreams curated by Creeasian Presented by Mile Zero Dance Streaming online through Zoom December 12, 7 PM Mountain Time Inspired by the movement and colours of the Northern Lights, Matthew Creeasian’s Midwinter Dreams touches on how our perception of time and place shifts based on the land we stand
BREAKING CLASS WITH CREEASIAN Online Via Zoom Wednesdays at 7:00- 8:00 PM Mountain Time October 14-December 16 Free or by donation Register in advance for classes. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/436121 Learn the fundamentals of breaking from Matthew Creeasian! This weekly class is appropriate for all ages and skill levels and will guide participants
Call for Participants, deadline January 15 Multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, teacher, arts producer and community organizer Kevin Jesuino is seeking LGBT & BIPOC community members and emerging artists to participate in an upcoming community-based workshop and participation-based performance, Cruising at 30 Kilometers a Second and Attempting Not To Crash. Just like in
Call for submissions, deadline January 31 MZD is accepting submissions of short video works (10 minutes or less) for REELING: Dance for Screen Festival. REELING’s focus is to represent the best work from artists across Alberta, Canada, and the world who have been pushed by the 2020 pandemic to innovate
Cruising at 30 Kilometers a Second and Attempting Not To Crash A new work by Kevin Jesuino Presented by Mile Zero Dance Streaming online through Zoom February 12, 7 PM Mountain Time February 13, 2 PM Mountain Time In a live streaming performance Kevin Jesuino will show new work. In
What’s The Score? MZD Artistic Director Gerry Morita kicks-off 2021 with a new online course, What’s the Score? Open to all types of artists (dancers, actors, performance artists in particular) and anyone curious about making short pieces, What’s the Score? – as the title indicates – is about making score-based
Mile Zero Dance presents a work by Julianne Chapple entitled City of Glass - a solo exploration of text, movement, sound and objects. Drawing inspiration from the West Coast ‘wellness’ movement, this project investigates the isolation and dissociation of contemporary commodification of the body, using the climate-controlled skyscraper (colloquially known
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 –
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.
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
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
Fantasy Picnic - The Complete Rites & Rituals of Spring Awakening. Curated bt Mikiki June 12 at 7 PM MDT Online $15 or by donation A Mile Zero Dance Salon curated by performance & video artist and queer community health activist Mikiki. Spring is a time for us to celebrate