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SUMMARY:The Real Disaster Show
DESCRIPTION:The Real Disaster Show \nApril 29 | 8 PM Mountain Time \nApril 30 | 8 PM Mountain Time \nIn person event \nFAVA Studio A\, at the Orange Hub \n10045 156 St NW \nMZD 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. \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-real-disaster-show/2022-04-30/
LOCATION:The  Orange Hub\, 10045 156 St NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T5P 2P7
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220327T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220327T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:blur
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mile Zero Dance\, blur seeks to engage artists across the disciplines of contemporary Art\, Music/Sound\, Dance/Movement and New Media\, with the intention of examining sensorial memories\, specifically; sight\, sound\, touch through performance. Curated by Stephanie Patsula \nTickets and registration\, \nhttps://milezerodance.com/event/blur/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/blur/2022-03-27/
LOCATION:DC3 Art Projects\, 10567 111 St NW #3E8\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T5H 3E8
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211211T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20211211T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:Site/Sight/Place
DESCRIPTION:Site/Sight/Place \nDecember 11 | 8 PM Mountain Time \nIn person event with simultaneous live streaming. \nFAVA\, Studio A \nOrange Hub\, 10045 156 St \n$20 general \n$15 members \nIn this mid-winter salon\, MZD Associate Artist 2021-22\, Lebo Disele comes together with some of Edmonton’s most exciting artists to explore place\, voice and visibility. Site/Sight/Place is an interdisciplinary performance that brings together the West African and Caribbean Dances of Masani St. Rose and the searing poetry of Shima Robinson a.k.a. Dwennimmen\, In addition to performances by Lebo Disele\, Mpoe Mogale\, Timiro Mohamed to ask “Where are we seen?” “When are we seen?” “How are we seen?” Also including visual artist\, Elsa Robinson\, who brings a spiritual grounding to this performance through a co-created collage with the audience. \nTickets and registration\, \nhttps://milezerodance.com/event/sitesightplace/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/site-sight-place/
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event,Performance
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211024
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SUMMARY:The Collective Body
DESCRIPTION:by Inner Fish Performance Co. \nArmy and Navy Building\, 10411 82 Ave\, Edmonton (outdoors)  \nOctober 20-23  \nOngoing \nFree \nA transdisciplinary audio/video project that proposes to capture the circumstances of life in isolation during Covid.  Created with solo musicians and dancers from across North America\, The Collective Body explores the constraints and unique possibilities of digital connection\, while serving as a reminder of the deep importance and irreplaceability of shared physical space. \nVideo and audio compositions gathered in a mesmerizing collage of diverse bodies will be projected on the exterior of The Army and Navy Building on Whyte Ave. \nOriginally created by Neil Cadger\, Aleksandra Dulic\, Miles Thorogood\, Andrew Stauffer\, and Lin Snelling\, with more. \nCreation for Mile Zero Dance by Neil Cadger and Andrew Stauffer\, with dramaturgical support from Lin Snelling. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-collective-body/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210917T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210919T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:Salvage
DESCRIPTION:September 17 | 8 PM Mountain Time \nSeptember 18 | 8 PM Mountain Time \nSeptember 19 | 2 PM Mountain Time \n  \nat Lowlands Project Space \n11208 65 St  \nEdmonton (outdoors)  \n  \nIn person event with simultaneous live streaming. \n$20 general \n$15 members \n  \nA co-production with Lowlands Project Space. Six dancers will animate the backyard gallery of Lowlands\, in a conversation with upcycled structures commissioned by local artists.  \n  \nTickets and registration\, \nhttps://milezerodance.com/event/salvaged/2021-09-17/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/salvage/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210801T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:Call for Nominations: Progressive Artist Award
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: August 1 at 5 PM MST \nThe MZD 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. \nThe recipient will receive a $1\,000 cash prize.  This biennial award is made possible by a gift from private donors in celebration of Mile Zero Dance’s 30th anniversary. \nGuidelines for Eligibility\nArtists of all ages\, communities\, cultural backgrounds\, and artistic discipline and approaches are encouraged to apply. \nRecipients for this award must: \n\nBe nominated by an individual or group (nominators may not nominate more than one individual per year)\nBe 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\n\nEvaluation Criteria\nEach nomination submission is evaluated based on the nominee’s: \n\nBody of work;\nEngagement with broader ideas\, theories\, politics\, and aesthetic issues relevant to the Edmonton region; and\nImpact of work\, artistically and aesthetically\, and within their community and Edmonton’s art ecology.\n\nDeadline to submit a nomination is August 1 at 5 PM MST \nHow to Nominate\nApply 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. Self nominations require two references. \nApply to info@milezerodance.com.\nDirect questions to Tyler Sherard at info@milezerodance.com  or 780.424.1573
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/call-for-nominations-progressive-artist-award/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210612T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Fantasy Picnic – The Complete Rites & Rituals of Spring Awakening. \nCurated bt Mikiki \nJune 12 at 7 PM MDT \nOnline  \n$15 or by donation \nA Mile Zero Dance Salon curated by performance & video artist and queer community health activist Mikiki. \nSpring is a time for us to celebrate and reinvent but also – in this moment of frisson with covid still present and lockdowns opening and closing – how do we drop down into our bodies to push our physicality\, frivolity and fierceness up and into the world.  \nTickets and registration\, \nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/406871
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/fantasy-picnic/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210522T235500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210522T235500
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
CREATED:20210403T035036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210403T035100Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Volunteers! REELING Dance for Screen Festival
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: May 22\, 2021 \nMZD 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). \nVolunteers duties may involve: \n\nProviding guests up to date information and direction regarding current public health restrictions and guidelines;\nManaging traffic flow and parking;\nWorking in the box office; and\nCapturing photos and video at the event.\n\nIf you are interested in joining the team\, please contact Kelly at admin@milezerodance.com.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/call-for-volunteers-reeling-dance-for-screen-festival/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210513T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210529T233000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
CREATED:20210411T010131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210514T221339Z
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SUMMARY:REELING: Dance on Screen
DESCRIPTION:May 13th – May 29th  \nREELING: 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. \nDancers 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! \nWith 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. \nAlso 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! \nSchedule of Events\nPanel Discussions\n\nLocal filmmaker Shawn Tse will also host two open panel discussions on Facebook to discuss the evolving medium of dance on film. Everyone is welcome! \nMay 13th – 12PM MDT\nDance Film Organizers\nCO-PRESENTED BY ALBERTA DANCE ALLIANCE\nWhat is Dance Film and where do organizers think it is going? A discussion about making space with Dance Film.\nFREE EVENT on Facebook Live \nMay 20th – 6PM MDT\nDYNAMITE\, Screening and Conversation\nCO-PRESENTED BY ALBERTA DANCE ALLIANCE\nWith Creators (Leila Jarman & Maceo Paisley) and Edmonton-based artists.\nFREE EVENT on Facebook Live \n\n  \nFilm Screenings\nAll screenings are available to watch on demand after each launch event\, until June 5. \nView the complete list of films playing at REELING: Dance on Screen. May 14 – 7 PM MDT\nDigital Screening 1: Struggle\nCO-PRESENTED BY METRO CINEMA\nA 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.\nTickets: $15 or pay-what-you-can \nMay 21 – 7 PM MDT\nDigital Screening 2: Divergence\nCO-PRESENTED BY METRO CINEMA\nA 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? \nTickets: $15 or pay-what-you-can \nMay 29th – 10 PM MDT\nDrive-in Movie Screening: Departures\nCO-PRESENTED BY BONNIE DOON SHOPPING CENTRE\nTouching 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.\nTickets: $25 per car  \n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/reeling-dance-on-screen/
CATEGORIES:Festival,Online/Streaming Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210507T235500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210507T235500
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:Call For Proposals: Fantasy Picnic – The Complete Rites & Rituals of Spring Awakening
DESCRIPTION:Evacuation minus extraction plus exaltation minus exsanguination plus. \nSubmissions due by May 7. \nGuest curator Mikiki collaborates with Mile Zero Dance in inviting you to consider and submit a project for our upcoming June 12 event;  \nSome considerations and concerns to be addressed may be included from the following list.  \nList A: \n\nOFF WITH HER HEAD and/or CAKES! \nWeighted Blanket Bingo\nOur Fruits of Your Labour\nViscosity Drift\nEntomycolonospology\nFlowerchitechture \nIce Ladders/Ice Lattice/I Say Latrice\nSummertime Pre-Public Fines Fitness\nSmall Scale Solstice SoloSensuality Seminar\nBirdsong Breaks Barrier\n\nPlease submit proposal for online dance/moving image/performance project to be presented live or if necessary pre-recorded.  \nInteractivity possible and encouraged\, political is inherent.  \nArtists 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.  \nArtist fee of $500 for each artist or artist group. \nPlease include: \n\nWritten description 500-1500 words\nTechnical rider\nArtist statement (200 words or less)\nBio (200 words or less)\nRelevant images/video\, specifically if the work has been presented before. \n\nSubmissions due by May 7. \nAll interested applicants may apply via google form.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/call-for-proposals-fantasy-picnic-the-complete-rites-rituals-of-spring-awakening/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210417T153000
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SUMMARY:monolith a new work by Tia Ashley Kushniruk
DESCRIPTION:monolith\nA film by Tia Ashley Kushniruk \nStreaming live on: \n\nApril 16 — 7PM MST\nApril 17 — 2PM MST\n\nHumorous\, 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. \nDeveloping 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. \n“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!” \nTickets 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. \nTicket tailor link \nhttps://buytickets.at/milezerodance/496378
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/monolith-a-new-work-by-tia-ashley-kushniruk/2021-04-17/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210313T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210313T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:City of Glass by Julianne Chapple of Future Leisure
DESCRIPTION: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 as glass coffins) as a symbol of both containment and display. Tracing connections between the incorruptible bodies of Catholic saints\, to the fitness models trending on social media\, the commodification of the human form is dissected. The value placed on beauty\, youth and stasis\, collapses time. Person becomes object\, becomes image; disintegrating into pixels that maintain their perfect clarity forever.   \nTickets 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. \nRegister for the event below; \nhttps://buytickets.at/milezerodance/406867 \nAbout Julianne Chapple\nJulianne Chapple is the Artistic Director of Vancouver-based dance company Future Leisure\, co-producer of the Shooting Gallery Performance Series\, and a member of the women-led media artists collective\, The Work Group. She has presented her work across Canada\, Italy\, Ireland\, Germany\, the United States and the United Kingdom. Read more about Julianne and Future Leisure. 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/city-of-glass/2021-03-13/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210305T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210305T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
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SUMMARY:What’s The Score? – Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:What’s The Score? \nMZD Artistic Director Gerry Morita kicks-off 2021 with a new online course\, What’s the Score? \nOpen 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 work that uses game theory\, chance\, and specific structures for creating work. \nEach Monday a new theme is explored (with pertinent artistic examples) and students receive an assignment to then share with the class on Friday. In addition to weekly assignments this online course will engage students in group practice with dance warm ups\, community check ins\, and personal coaching. \nThe focus is interdisciplinary\, personal\, and spontaneous\, and each session is devised to help all types of artists become more comfortable with improvisation and let go of ideas of right and wrong while crafting structures for play. \nStudents can register for any of the five themed sessions. \nMondays & Fridays\, 12 to 1:30 PM – MST \nFebruary 1 & 5 (Fluxus) \nFebruary 8 & 12  (Games) \nFebruary 15 & 19  (Materiality) \nFebruary 22 & 26 (Tests) \nMarch 1 & 5 – Mail (Art) \nThis course is by donation with a suggested $15 per class to support programming. Those unable to donate at this time are welcome to participate for free. \nPre-registration is required. \nFor more information about this course\, contact Gerry Morita at info@milezerodance.com.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/whats-the-score-workshop-series/2021-03-05/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Class,Online/Streaming Event,Professional Development,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210213T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
CREATED:20201231T021014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201231T021014Z
UID:10005019-1613224800-1613230200@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Cruising at 30 Kilometers a Second A work by Kevin Jesuino
DESCRIPTION:Cruising at 30 Kilometers a Second and Attempting Not To Crash \nA new work by Kevin Jesuino \nPresented by Mile Zero Dance \nStreaming online through Zoom \nFebruary 12\, 7 PM Mountain Time \nFebruary 13\, 2 PM Mountain Time \nIn a live streaming performance Kevin Jesuino will show new work. In an attempt to not arrive\, a queer human finds their own place on Earth hoping someone will dance with them before the last song is played for the night. \nThe event is free and donations are welcome. \nRegister in advance to receive the link to the show. \n  \nMore info can be found on our website. \nhttps://milezerodance.com/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/cruising-at-30-kilometers-a-second-a-work-by-kevin-jesuino/2021-02-13/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210131T235900
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210131T235900
DTSTAMP:20260423T172010
CREATED:20201223T033033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T033124Z
UID:10005024-1612137540-1612137540@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:REELING: Dance for Screen Festival
DESCRIPTION:Call for submissions\, deadline January 31 \nMZD is accepting submissions of short video works (10 minutes or less) for REELING: Dance for Screen Festival.\nREELING’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 the dance medium through the use of video. \nWorks could include (but are not limited to): \n\nCultural dances;\nWork from under-represented artists; and\nInterdisciplinary collaborations.\n\nUp to 25 works will be selected and presented at the festival through various online and community events\, including a big screen drive-in party and presentation. \nParticipants will receive: \n\nA feature spot in the online festival\, scheduled for May 2021;\nCredit and mention in festival promotion\, and on the MZD website; and\nAn honorarium.\n\nAll individuals are welcome to apply\, and submissions must include: \n\nThe title\, length and date of your piece;\nA 140 character elevator pitch (think original Twitter\, lol);\nA 400 word (or less) description of the project;\nA link to your film or footage (up to 10 minutes long);\nHeadshot and bio (lead artist only\, please include where you are from); and\nRelevant online links (website\, social media etc.).\n\nAll applications must be submitted through the online application form. \nInquiries about the festival may be sent to info@milezerodance.com. \nApplication deadline is January 31.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/reeling-dance-for-screen-festival/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210115T235900
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210115T235900
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20201223T032729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T012740Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Participants: Community-based workshop (MZD)
DESCRIPTION:Call for Participants\, deadline January 15 \nMultidisciplinary 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. \nJust like in nature\, there is no right or wrong for this project and all individuals and bodies (18+) are encouraged to sign up to participate! \nThe goal of this experimental work is to explore  how queer bodies relate to nature\, create a safe space for discussion\, and loose to interpret and create! \nThis is a workshop based project that requires two types of participants: \n\nPre-recorded participants will receive a score (a series of prompts) that participants  will interpret in a public green space. All scores/prompts are different. Participants must have a smartphone with video capturing capability. All scores are filmed outside and no longer than 30  minutes. Videos will be submitted via wetransfer.com.\nLive performance participants will receive a score (a series of prompts) that they will interpret live on Feb 12 – 7pm or Feb 13 – 2pm. Participants must have a laptop or smartphone. You may be asked to film inside or in your backyard at times. For no longer than 60 minutes.\n\nAll participants will receive: \n\nAn invitation to a virtual collaboration dinner with various multidisciplinary artists;\nCredit for participation in the show and for any future use of its content; and\n$50 in compensation for their participation and 30 minute performance.\n\nRequirements: \n\n18+\nAvailable to attend:\n\nA virtual collaboration dinner on January 23 at 7PM MST; and\nThe live performance(s) on February 12 – 7PM and/or  February 13 – 2 PM.\n\n\nAccess to a smartphone to record or ‘witness’ to your experience.\nPerformance experience is not required.\n\nAll expressions of interest to participate can be submitted online. \nFor more information about the project\, visit www.kevinjesuino.com/participate.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/cruising-at-30-kilometers-a-second-and-attempting-not-to-crash/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201216T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20201105T193539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T193539Z
UID:10004980-1608145200-1608150600@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Breaking Class with Creeasian
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING CLASS WITH CREEASIAN\nOnline Via Zoom\nWednesdays at 7:00- 8:00 PM Mountain Time\nOctober 14-December 16\nFree or by donation\nRegister in advance for classes.\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/436121\n\nLearn the fundamentals of breaking from Matthew Creeasian! This weekly class is appropriate for all ages and skill levels and will guide participants as they develop their own personal style. If you’re not up for dancing\, that’s cool\, it’s still worth dropping in to listen to Creeasian’s killer beats and to learn about the historical and cultural significance of this genre of dance.\n\nArtist Bio\nCreeasian – Dancer\, DJ\, Beatmaker\, is a founding member of the Sampler Café collective\, Cypher Wild YEG and a long-time practitioner of hip-hop culture as a whole. He has made a living through DJ’ing\, dancing\, youth educating\, and has in recent years turned his focus to the art of beat making and music production education. Through providing a consistent blend of his indigenous roots and his hip-hop influenced background\, Creeasian continues to break boundaries while highlighting the similarities between his traditional culture and his modern influences. Previously on tour with Juno Award winning A Tribe Called Red until COVID-19 hit.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/breaking-class-with-creeasian/2020-12-16/
CATEGORIES:Class,Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20201203T192625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201203T192625Z
UID:10004966-1607799600-1607806800@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Midwinter Dreams curated by Creeasian
DESCRIPTION:Midwinter Dreams curated by Creeasian \nPresented by Mile Zero Dance  \nStreaming online through Zoom \nDecember 12\, 7 PM Mountain Time \nInspired 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 on. The curated presentation of works features a variety of short sets from interdisciplinary artists based in Edmonton and across North America including live beat makers\, music producers\, dancers\, DJs\, spoken word artists and more – all who Creeasian has performed or appeared with on bills in the past. \nAdditional artists to be announced. \nThe event is free and donations are welcome. \nRegister in advance to receive the link to the show. \nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/406869/ \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/midwinter-dreams-curated-by-creeasian/
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201128T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201128T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20201105T192821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T192821Z
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SUMMARY:The Disaster Show
DESCRIPTION:November 27th | 7 PM Mountain Time\nNovember 28th | 2 PM Mountain Time \nFree or by Donation \nNew 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 very temporal fragility of the human body. \nThis is a digital performance that will be streamed online. Please register in advance through ticket tailor to receive a link to view the performance.\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/406865\n\nARTISTIC COLLABORATORS INCLUDE;\nConcept and Direction- Gerry Morita\nDesign -T. Erin Gruber\nCinematography – aAron Munson\nSound Design -Nico Arnáez\nDancers\nDeviani Bonilla\nJustin Calvadores\nRichard Lee\nMusicians\nFarhad Khosravi\nDaniel Stadnicki\n——————————\nADDED BONUS:\nFor the month of November the dancers in The Disaster Show are offering classes twice a week. Registration details can be found here;\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/milezerodance/445283/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-disaster-show/2020-11-28/
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201122T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201122T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20201102T210227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T210453Z
UID:10004933-1606068000-1606068000@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:‘the prime of my life’ (Mile Zero Dance)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAll shows are free and can be watched from the sidewalk in front of MZD (10816–95 ST | Edmonton\, AB) or lived streamed below on: \n\nNovember 8 – 6PM MDT\nNovember 15 – 6 PM MDT\nNovember 22 – 6PM MDT\n\nAbout the Artist\nHannah Quimper-Swiderski (she/they) is an artist from Edmonton-Amiskwaciwâskahikan\, Alberta. Working primarily with video\, performance and photography\, Hannah’s work explore concepts of gender performativity\, identity and the body as a contextually loaded form. She often performs as characters\, exploring her own identity through personas and visual identities found within b-movies\, late night television\, and advertising. \nHannah has shown work in venues such as the Edmonton International Film Festival\, the Art Gallery of Alberta\, Latitude 53\, and Mile Zero Dance. She also has a background in theatre\, having been raised in the community theatre scene in rural Alberta and trained at the Foote Theatre School in Edmonton and Second City in Toronto. Hannah previously went to film school with the intention of working as a cinematographer before completing her BFA at the University of Alberta in 2019. \nArtist Statement\nWithin my practice I explore concepts of gender performativity\, identity and the body as a contextually loaded form. Within my video\, photo and performance work\, I often perform as characters\, exploring my own identity through personas and visual identities found within b-movies\, late night television\, and advertising. These range from the otherworldly (magicians\, clowns) to the archetypal (cowgirls\, news anchors\, movie stars). I am drawn to the behind-the-scenes\, often referencing the film set itself\, focusing on the constructed nature of the characters and their worlds. Through this re-presentation of reality\, I aim to reveal the uncanny within the real. \nLately\, my work has become more personal\, reflecting my own experiences growing up as a queer person in small-town Alberta. Through combinations of live performance and video\, I am exploring my complicated relationship with my own identity\, and playing with performance within real and constructed spaces.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-prime-of-my-life-mile-zero-dance/2020-11-22/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201024T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20201007T210437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T212444Z
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SUMMARY:Mile Zero Dance: The Spine Folds\, Far Away (eryn tempest)
DESCRIPTION: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 time travel to unpack the uncanny nature of an ever-evolving embodiment. \nArtist Biography\neryn tempest is a choreographer and movement artist currently based out of Montreal with roots in Edmonton\, Alberta. She is compelled by the exploration of movement and physicality within the context of emotion and affect. Her interest in subtle energies and vibrations in the body allow her to delve deeply into a research around state\, and to question the transformative and propulsive capacities of imagination and emotion. She investigates the body as a conduit\, a revealing zone wherein external forces and alien intelligences are activated and given reign to express themselves. eryn’s work has been presented by Nextfest\, Expanse\, Vous Êtes Ici/You Are Here\, and Tangente Danse. She has received support from the Edmonton Arts Council\, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec\, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts. \nProgram Credits\neryn tempest: choreography\, performance\, sound\, editing\nRico Moran: cinematography\nThea Patterson: dramaturgical consultation\nTechnical Director: Trent Crosby\nDigital Front of House: Elise Jason \nSpecial thanks to:\nHal Annett\, Deb Tempest\, Jesse Tempest\, Chris Bateman\, Stephanie Bailey \neryn would like to acknowledge the generous support of \nMile Zero Dance\nFAVA- Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta\nCanada Council for the Arts
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mile-zero-dance-the-spine-folds-far-away-eryn-tempest/2020-10-24/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200815T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200815T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20200810T203417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T200923Z
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SUMMARY:MZD: IN LIEU: Ben Gorodetsky & Larissa Poho
DESCRIPTION:photo Joanne Gervais\nIN LIEU: Ben Gorodetsky & Larissa Poho\nAugust 15th | 7:00 PM Mountain Time\nOn Zoom\nFree\, or Pay What You Will \nIn lieu of their cancelled dance-theatre performance Biblioteka (march 2020) at Mile Zero Dance\, Ben Gorodetsky and Larissa Poho present IN LIEU. \nFEATURING:\nDolik’s Clothes – 12 minutes\, 2020\nA video-dance-eulogy by Ben Gorodetsky.\n“My grandfather Dolik Lutsky died on April 3\, 2020. We were unable to gather for his funeral\, left to sort through our grief alone. One small relief was my grandmother mailing me a box of his clothes. Using these garments as performance artifacts I’ve created a digital video piece reimagining grieving rituals in the age of COVID. I explore the ceremony of wearing Dolik’s clothes and reactivating the narrative\, cultural\, and physical threads of his life. Soviet oral histories provide textual counterpoint to the dance video created through aerial drone photography. Country roads and lakes frame this physical score exploring grief and memory.”\nCommissioned by Dancing on the Edge Festival \nLarissa Poho plays a solo set of songs and stories from her deep well of Ukrainian folkloric tradition. \nAN IMPROVISED DUET WITH A SWAMP\nLarissa will play violin and accordion. Ben will broadcast live from the swamp near his house. A site-specific\, movement and music improvisation for a digital audience of people and a live audience of frogs.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mzd-in-lieu-ben-gorodetsky-larissa-poho/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200813T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20200810T202515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T202515Z
UID:10004575-1597341600-1597350600@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:MZD: Devising Digital Performance:
DESCRIPTION:Actors\, dancers\, writers\, artists and creative folk of all variety welcome! All levels of experience welcome.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nDEVISING DIGITAL PERFORMANCE \nTaught by Ben Gorodetsky \nThursday August 13th | 6-8:30 PM Mountain Time \nOn Zoom \nBy donation \nThis 2.5 hour\, practical workshop will explore tools for creating digital performance work: \n-A crash course on video production and editing from your phone \n-Collaborative writing across platforms (exquisite corpse meets digital pen pals) \n-Site specific movement for digital video \n-Zoom “screen sharing” as creative and narrative technique \nActors\, dancers\, writers\, artists and creative folk of all variety welcome! All levels of experience welcome. \nAbout the instructor: \nBen Gorodetsky is a theatre maker\, writer\, and producer based in Waterloo\, ON. He’s made two new digital performances during the pandemic: Dolik’s Clothes for Dancing on the Edge and Yard Dances for Joy and Healing for e-Volver Festival. His (live) performance work has been presented by Movement Research at Judson Church\, The Tank NYC\, Mile Zero Dance\, Brian Webb Dance Company\, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts\, Rubaboo Festival\, SpringWorks\, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. He is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre and has performed\, taught\, and directed improvisation in Atlanta\, Detroit\, Austin\, Philadelphia\, NYC\, LA\, Reunion Island\, Vienna\, Ljubljana\, Montreal\, Toronto\, Yellowknife\, Calgary\, and Vancouver. He is co-creator of political satire comedy duo Folk Lordz (VICE)\, and creator and former host of experimental variety show Dirt Buffet Cabaret. Ben is the winner of the 2016 Emerging Artist Award at the Mayor’s Celebration for the Arts and a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award. He has taught at UBC Okanagan\, and holds a BFA from the University of Alberta and an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY. \nIf you wish to send a donation to Mile Zero Dance and receive a tax receipt you can do this through our Canada Helps page. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/mile-zero-dance-society/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mzd-devising-digital-performance/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200429T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20200424T222139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T222314Z
UID:10004218-1588183200-1588190400@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Dance Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate International Dance Day with Mile Zero Dance! \nDance 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 live from their own spaces. We invite audiences to join us on Zoom and witness dance artists playing with short format works (3 minutes or less) in a virtual environment. The event will be hosted by Sue Goberdhan\, and includes DJ Joses Martin\, with performances by Justin Calvadores\, Ivan Ngandjui Touko\, Lakota Tootoosis\, Ainsley Hillyard and many more. \nThe event is free but audience members will need to register to have access to the login details.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/dance-blitz/
LOCATION:Online\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Online/Streaming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200306T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200308T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20200122T223927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T192651Z
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SUMMARY:Improvisation with Andrew Harwood
DESCRIPTION:March 6-8\nFriday 7 pm – 10 pm\, Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 5:30 pm \n$175 for all three classes\n$50/ for Friday\n$75 each day for Saturday and Sunday \nAndrew de Lotbinière Harwood has been dedicated to improvisation as a performing art for nearly 40 years and is recognized worldwide as a specialist in instantaneous choreography and contact improvisation. Since 1976\, his work has evolved through ongoing collaborations with several artists from various disciplines and through exploration into performance\, composition\, spatial design and various movement techniques. His improvisation work is influenced by the practice of gymnastics\, athletics\, yoga\, modern dance\, Alexander technique\, Aikido\, Release Technique\, and a variety of somatic approaches.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/improvisation-with-andrew-harwood/2020-03-06/2/
LOCATION:Spazio Performativo\, 10816 95 ST NW\, Edmonton\, AB\, T5H 2E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200306T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200306T204500
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20200220T191455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T191455Z
UID:10004215-1583521200-1583527500@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Cunningham at Metro Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Part of The Female Gaze\, our celebration of women in film! \nCunningham 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 weaves together Merce’s philosophies and stories\, creating a visceral journey into his innovative work. Co-presented by Mile Zero Dance. Featuring a live dance performance before the screening. \nGermany/France/USA 2019\, 93 min\, Dir: Alla Kovgan \nScreening\nMarch 6 at 7:00 pm
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/cunningham-at-metro-cinema/
LOCATION:Metro Cinema\, 8712 109 ST NW\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T6G 1E9\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200229T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200229T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20200124T222037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T204445Z
UID:10004532-1583006400-1583011800@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Place/Is a city written on this body?
DESCRIPTION:Mile Zero Dance welcomes Rosanna Terracciano to Edmonton for a solo performance as part of our Dance Crush Series. See the recent writeup in the Edmonton Journal (Feb. 11)  \nPLACE/Is a city written on this body? is a solo trilogy of cities — Napoli\, Calgary\, Madrid/Sevilla/Barcelona. It explores each city’s respective story of significant professional\, personal and bodily impact. Interpreted by Rosanna Terracciano\, it includes choreography by Terracciano\, Montreal’s Myriam Allard and Barcelona’s Juan Carlos Lérida. Creation and development is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts\, ReLoCate collective (Calgary)\, Studio Pleamar (Montréal) Artist-in-Residence program and the DJD Dance Centre Creative Residency Program. \nFor more info on Rosanna Terracciano visit http://www.rosannaflamenco.com/ \n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/place-is-a-city-written-on-this-body/2020-02-29/
LOCATION:Spazio Performativo\, 10816 95 ST NW\, Edmonton\, AB\, T5H 2E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191222T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191223T131500
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20191128T181743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T181743Z
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SUMMARY:Gaga with James Viveiros
DESCRIPTION:Our favourite Gaga instructor\, James Viveiros is back in December offering three days of classes. \nGaga Dancers;\nFriday December 20th from 10:00 am – 11:15 am\nSaturday December 21 from 12:00pm – 1:15 pm \nGaga People\nSunday December 22 from 12:00pm- 1:15 pm \n$30 per drop in | Available online or at the door \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before class. \nREGISTER HERE \n————————————- \nAbout Gaga \nGaga/dancers classes are open to professional dancers or advanced dance students ages 16+. Gaga/dancers classes are built on the same principles as Gaga/people classes but also employ the specific vocabulary and skills that are part and parcel of a dancer’s knowledge. The layering of familiar movements with Gaga tasks presents dancers with fresh challenges\, and throughout the class\, teachers prompt the dancers to visit more unfamiliar places and ways of moving as well. Gaga/dancers deepens dancers’ awareness of physical sensations\, expands their palette of available movement options\, enhances their ability to modulate their energy and engage their explosive power\, and enriches their movement quality with a wide range of textures. \nGaga is a movement language\, which Ohad Naharin developed over the course of many years and which is applied in daily practice and exercises by the Batsheva Dance Company members. The language of Gaga originated from the belief in the healing\, dynamic\, ever-changing power of movement\, and it continues to evolve today. \nGaga is a new way of gaining knowledge and self-awareness through your body. Gaga provides a framework for discovering and strengthening your body and adding flexibility\, stamina\, and agility while lightening the senses and imagination. Gaga raises awareness of physical weaknesses\, awakens numb areas\, exposes physical fixations\, and offers ways for their elimination. The work improves instinctive movement and connects conscious and unconscious movement\, and it allows for an experience of freedom and pleasure in a simple way\, in a pleasant space\, in comfortable clothes\, accompanied by music\, each person with himself and others.\n_______________________________________________________\nAbout James Viveiros \nJames is a contemporary dance artist whose performance career spans over 20 years\, most notably with Montreal’s acclaimed Compagnie Marie Chouinard. Since graduating from Grant MacEwan University’s Musical Theatre and Dance Programs in Alberta\, Canada in 1998\, James has enjoyed performing for international audiences at renowned festivals and theatres all over the world. \nJames has also danced for Canadian choreographers and companies including Martha Carter/Marta Marta Productions\, Suzanne Miller and Alvin Paivio Productions\, Tania Alvarado\, Tony Chong\, Dominique Porte\, Movement 7\, Brian Webb\, NDH Robin Poitras\, 7 doigts de la main\, Lucie Grégoire Danse\, Caroline Laurin-Beaucage\, MAYDAY Melanie Demers and Lune Rouge PY1 Project. In 2009\, James was a recipient of a Gemini Film and Television award for the Chouinard company’s ‘Best Performance’ in the film version of bODY_rEMIX/ les_vARIATIONS_gOLDBErg. He was awarded funding from the Conseil Des Arts et Lettres de Quebec (CALQ) to become a certified Gaga teacher and to study with Batsheva under the direction of Bosmat Nossan and Ohad Naharin in Tel Aviv\, Israel. He completed his training in June 2017 and travels regularly to Tel Aviv to study and update his certification. \nCurrently\, James is choreographing his own work\, and often collaborates with composer Line Katcho\, with whom he will premier a new work in September 2019 in Montreal. As well as performing\, collaborating and rehearsal directing for other artists across Canada\, he travels frequently to share his passion of Gaga as a guest teacher at festivals\, dance institutions\, and universities\, both nationally and internationally.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/gaga-with-james-viveiros/2019-12-22/
LOCATION:Spazio Performativo\, 10816 95 ST NW\, Edmonton\, AB\, T5H 2E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Class
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191214T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191214T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20191128T180938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T180938Z
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SUMMARY:Sara does a Solo
DESCRIPTION:DANCE CRUSH\nSARA DOES A SOLO\nSARA PORTER (TORONTO)\nDECEMBER 13 & 14 | 8 P.M. \n$15 MEMBERS $20 NON MEMBERS \nthree decades as a dancer and a writer\, Sara Porter stands at the collision of the two in her multi-disciplinary work Sara does a Solo. Turning her writing on herself in a fearless account of what we all face – an aging body and a reflective mind – Porter creates a world where intimacy and pathos\, hilarity and beauty co-exist in the physical stories she tells about life as an artist and a parent. Part memoir\, part stand-up comedy\, part dance performance\, Sara does a Solo is unlike anything else. A bold and beautiful account of mid-life. \n“Funny\, irreverent\, soulful … Sara Porter is magnificent. I’m awestruck!”\nNiegel Smith\, director\, \,The Flea Theatre\, NYC \n“Perfect mix of whimsy\, shenanigans\, bravado\, intellect and breathtaking talent.”\nJane Eaton Hamilton\, writer\, Vancouver \n“Brilliant! A stunning visual feast.”\nSusan Gorbet\, Gorbet Design\, Amsterdam \nBUY TICKETS
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/sara-does-a-solo/2019-12-14/
LOCATION:Spazio Performativo\, 10816 95 ST NW\, Edmonton\, AB\, T5H 2E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20191213T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T172011
CREATED:20191001T191429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T182435Z
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SUMMARY:Sara Porter: Memoir and Movement- Building material towards performance (Mile Zero Dance)
DESCRIPTION:WINTER Movement Workshop  \nDecember 9-13 | 10 am- 12:30 pm \n$175 for all four classes or $50/day \n“Memoir and Movement- Building material towards performance.” with Sara Porter \nEach class\, Sara guides participants through a variety of improvisational movement work to warm up the body and awaken the senses. Followed by creative writing: gathering images\, recording sensation and story\, to expand imaginative scope. Voice work brings text into action\, and each participant begins to craft that day’s story\, building multi-disciplinary modes of delivery to integrate these forms into performance. Choreographic structures – blended with improvisation – supports presenting material at the end of each class. \nFor artists of all experience levels. \nBRING comfortable clothes\, pen & paper\, water bottle \nThis workshop is possible through the generous assistance of the Alberta Dance Alliance
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/sara-porter-noguchi-taiso-workshop-mile-zero-dance/2019-12-13/
LOCATION:Spazio Performativo\, 10816 95 ST NW\, Edmonton\, AB\, T5H 2E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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