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SUMMARY:Double Bill: basin/Urge
DESCRIPTION:Double Bill: basin/Urge\nMolly McDermott/ Kate Stashko (Edmonton) \nThere are the vessels we choose – a sink and a jacket – and the vessels we inherit – our bodies: Two female bodies and all of the ephemeral\, gritty\, gentle\, brutish and strange traces that are inextricably wrapped up in them. With physical rigour and precision\, these solos lead to transformative states and sensations that are then transmitted to you\, vessel to vessel. \nJanuary 17+ 18\n7:30 PM\nTickets | $30/$25 Members \nSHOW CREDITS \nbasin \nChoreographer/performer – Kate Stashko\nSound design/performer – Raylene Campbell\nOriginal set & light design – Whittyn Jason\nAdapted set & light design – Even Gilchrist\nOutside eye – Tia Kushniruk \nPhoto credit: Marc Chalifoux \nUrge \nChoreographer/performer – Molly McDermott\nMusic – DakhaBrakha\nLight Design – Even Gilchrist\nOutside eye – Alison Kause\nStage Manager – Andraya Diogo \nPhoto credit: Armand Bladon \nFEATURING\n\n\nKate Stashko\nKate Stashko is a dance artist currently based in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan / Edmonton. She has worked with artists including Peggy Baker\, Justine A. Chambers\, Mélanie Demers\, Marynia Fekecz-Mangan\, Mile Zero Dance\, Lin Snelling\, and Heidi Strauss\, and was a member of Good Women Dance Collective from 2012-2022. In 2016\, she co-founded KnK Collective with Krista Lin. Kate has performed throughout Canada\, including collaborations with musicians\, poets and spoken word artists\, and she loves travelling to train around the world. After studying at the School of Alberta Ballet\, Kate graduated from the School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She is currently completing her Master’s degree in physiotherapy\, collaborating on projects with MFM Dance\, and working on a new thing that lives somewhere between the dance studio and the club. Kate teaches dance and Pilates\, and is an avid cyclist\, climate activist\, gardener and coffee drinker. \nMolly McDermott\n\n\nMolly McDermott is a dance artist\, gratefully performing\, creating\, and teaching movement in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan.  She is a graduate of Grant MacEwan College\, and Simon Fraser University\, receiving a BFA in dance in 2007.  She has since interpreted work by a variety of inspiring artists and companies including\, Kokoro Dance\, Co. Erasga Dance\, Les Productions Figlio\, Mascall Dance\, Billy Marchenski\, Deanna Peters\, and Justine Chambers\, among others. \nMolly is a collective artist with Good Women Dance Collective alongside her independent projects. She has presented her own choreography at Vines Art Festival\, 12 Minutes Max.\, Nextfest\, Mile Zero Dance’s cabaret series\, the Magpie Collection and Expanse Festival. She had the pleasure of curating the dance presentation at Expanse Movement Arts Festival in 2023. Alongside dance\, Molly is a mother of two small humans and welcomes the gentle chaos that comes with balancing motherhood and everything else. \n\n\nRaylene Campbell\nRaylene Campbell (she/her/they/them) is a sound artist who’s embraced various creative practices including improvisation\, composition\, performance art\, sound and image\, public intervention\, and Deep Listening. She studied/worked as a freelance artist in New York and Montreal from 2000 to 2009\, has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College\, and taught in the Department of Music at Concordia University. The focus of Raylene’s creative process involves explorations of acoustic ecology\, psychogeography\, computer interactive technology\, and audience interactivity in both performance and installation environments. \n\n\nEven Gilchrist\nEven Gilchrist is a queer and trans theatre designer and creator based in Treaty 6 territory. He recently graduated from the University of Alberta’s MFA Theatre Design program and is sometimes a creator and producer with his scrappy company\, Donkey Dog Theatre. Feel free to check out other collaborations on his website evengilchrist.com. Previous select design credits include: The Adventure of Young Turtle (So.Glad Arts)\, El Funeral (Diaspora Diaries)\, Robot Girls (Shadow Theatre)\, I Don’t Even Miss You (Tiny Bear Jaws)\, Cinderella (Alberta Musical Theatre Company)\, The Innocence of Trees (Theatre Network)\, and Boy Trouble (Amoris Projects) \n\n\nAlison Kause\nAlison Kause is a founding member of the Good Women Dance Collective. She works with the collective and independently\, and is a teacher with Edmonton Public Schools. Alison’s dance experience is based in several years of studio\, Cechetti\, ballet and modern dance technique to the Good Women Dance Collective. She is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Dance Program and the School of Contemporary Dance at SFU\, as well as the Education program at the University of Alberta. \nAlison has trained and performed across Canada and been inspired by work with local and international colleagues. She has worked with Justine Chambers\, Melanie Kloetzel\, Peggy Baker\, Shasha Ivanochko\, Melanie Demers\, Mile Zero Dance\, Heidi Bunting\, Brian Webb\, Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy\, AM Choreography\, Krista Posyniak\, Richard Lee\, Isabelle Rousseau\, Katherine Semchuk\, Jessica McMann\, Marynia Fecekz and GWD Collective artists. Alison has performed in Montreal\, Toronto\, Ottawa\, Calgary\, Vancouver and Edmonton. \nAlison is inspired by the challenge of finding an intersection between being an artist\, mother and teacher – these roles constantly demand attention\, inform one another and provide diverse perspectives. \n\n\nTia Ashley Kushiruk (亚 女弟)\nTia Ashley Kushiruk (亚 女弟) is a Chinese-Ukrainian Queer dance artist based in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) Treaty 6/Métis Territory of Edmonton AB. Since 2013 she has been affiliated with the Cirque Du Soleil and is artistic producer at Toy Guns Dance Theatre. Her work has been presented by Festival Internacional Nomada\, the Beijing International Dance Festival\, Dancing on the Edge\, Fluid Festival\, commonGround Arts Festival\, Found Festival\, and Mile Zero. She is the first recipient of the Catalyst Theatre Confluence Fellowship\, a 2023 EATF recipient and completed a mentorship with Toronto-based performance artist Bridget Moser.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/double-bill-basin-urge/
LOCATION:9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Connections//Collisions Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Connections//Collisions Cabaret \nMile Zero Dance’s Cabaret series is curated by Josh Languedoc. Stay tuned for upcoming Cabaret themes\, artist line-up and curatorial statement! \nFeaturing a variety of artists\, this exciting series welcomes audiences to experience a series of multiple new art pieces. \n$25/$20 MZD Members\n7:30 PM \nCuratorial Statement | Josh Languedoc \ncoming soon \nJANUARY 4 | Connections//Collisions Cabaret features artists:  \ncoming soon \nUpcoming 2024-25 Cabarets\nNovember 2\nJanuary 4\nMarch 1\nApril 5
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/connections-collisions-cabaret-3/
LOCATION:9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Mile Zero Dance AGM
DESCRIPTION:Mile Zero Dance AGM\nSunday\, October 27 | 2 PM MST\nRSVP your attendance below \nMZD’s AGM will be held on October 27 at 2 PM. Join us at Mile Zero Dance (9931- 78 Avenue) or attend the meeting virtually. Exercise your democratic right to participate in the organization. In order to vote at the upcoming AGM\, participants must purchase or renew MZD Memberships by October 6\, 2024.\n \nJoin the community and become an MZD Member! \nA MZD Membership can be purchased any time throughout the season and expire annually on August 31. As a member you will receive: \n\n$5 off MZD shows\, all season long;\nA MZD membership card and sticker;\nSeason program sent to you in the mail;\nAGM voting rights; and\nYour name on the MZD Members list.\n\nInterested in joining MZD’s Board?\nAnyone interested in running for the Board can contact MZD’s President\, Idris Fashan (theonlyidris@gmail.com)\, ahead of the AGM for information\, or you’re also welcome to just attend the meeting to express your interest on October 27.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mile-zero-dance-agm/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meeting
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SUMMARY:Double Bill: a practise: Misinterpretation (a performance)/Melon Piece
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening featuring performances from artists Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟 and Arash Khakpour-The Biting School! \nDouble Bill featuring: \na practise: Misinterpretation (a performance) | Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟\nMelon Piece | Arash Khakpour-The Biting School (Vancouver) \nThrough play and performance\, these two pieces creatively confront abundance\, identity\, and time in unexpected and complex ways. \nOctober 18 +19\n7:30 PM\nPrice $30/$25 MZD Members\nMile Zero Dance is located at 9931- 78 Avenue 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/double-bill-a-practise-misinterpretation-a-performance-melon-piece-2/2024-10-19/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241018T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241018T213000
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SUMMARY:Double Bill: a practise: Misinterpretation (a performance)/Melon Piece
DESCRIPTION:Join MZD for an evening featuring performances from artists Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟 and Arash Khakpour-The Biting School! \nDouble Bill: \na practise: Misinterpretation (a performance) | Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟\nMelon Piece | Arash Khakpour-The Biting School (Vancouver) \nThrough play and performance\, these two pieces creatively confront abundance\, identity\, and time in unexpected and complex ways. \nOctober 18 +19\n7:30 PM\nPrice $30/$25 members \nPERFORMANCE \na practise: Misinterpretation (a performance) | Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟 \nAn Absurdist duet involving two mixed race\, androgynous and WILDLY SEXY artists practising and performing contemporary Whiteness for yours/theirs/GODS pleasure! \nCREATIVE TEAM\nCreated by Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟 and Philip Geller\nRehearsal Assistant: Jake W. Hastey\nSound Design: Philip Geller and Jon Kereliuk\nLighting Design and Stage Manager: Trent Crosby \nAvant Premiere: Mile Zero 24/25\, Edmonton AB\nWorld Premiere: Fluid Festival 2024\, Calgary AB \nSpecial Thanks: Centre for Indigenous Theatre\, Sweet Action Theatre\, Nathaniel “Natty” Justanio\, Clarke Blair\, Joe Rogan\, Jonathan Burrows\, and SGSDance \nPERFORMANCE \nMelon Piece | Arash Khakpour-The Biting School (Vancouver) \nMelon Piece is a symbolic portrayal of human dilemmas. It is a story about the primal and maturing self in constant transformation. It is a study of our contradictory desires—those we choose to act upon\, and the ones we suppress and repress—through different stages of our lives. \nThe performer unearths embodied memories of love\, joy and play to create a distracting playground of desire to drown in. Melon Piece is a living portrait of a man finding himself lost in a world of abundance. \nYou are born. There’s your brain. There\, are your memories. It is red. It is a melon. \nWhen life hands you melons… you take them… you…
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/double-bill-a-practise-misinterpretation-a-performance-melon-piece/
LOCATION:9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240729
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SUMMARY:The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival features performances from local and international artists\, classes\, workshops\, artist talks and DJ dance parties to open and close the festival. MZD’s summer dance festival kicks off on July 15 and runs until July 28. All access festival passes are available\, or individual tickets to performances\, classes\, workshops and artist talks.  \nMZD’s festival is a bright and attractive gathering of dances that will inspire\, delight\, and move audiences with the language of dance which crosses many boundaries. Shows run on Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM at Mile Zero Dance (located at 9931- 78 Avenue). The festival line-up features over 20 classes of various dance styles including: Flamenco\, Contemporary Jazz\, West African Dance Basics\,  Breaking & Rocking Fundamentals\, Mexican Traditional Dance Class and more.  \nOther festival highlights include community classes on Sunday\, July 21 (all ages are welcome!) and an artist talk\, Contemporary African dance transformations in Canada with Aly Keita and PhD candidate Eric Awuahon\, on Sunday\, July 28 (Free\, in-person and virtual). There’s lots to discover at MZD’s summer dance festival! \n\nLead artists include: \nMinggao Zhang (Singapore)\nJosh Martin/Company 605 (Vancouver) \nAly Keita (Montreal) \nJohanna Bundon (Regina)\nEric Awuah\nJane Ogilvie/Rosanna Terracciano\nTia Kushniruk\nAlison Kause and Marynia Fekecz\nJason Romero\nPhany Peña\nAlicia Ortega Servín\nBusyrawk\nAimee Rushton\nAfroduetix \nGet tickets to The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival \nFESTIVAL TICKETS\nFESTIVAL PASS | $80 *all access to performances and classes\nSHOW | $25/$20 Members\nCLASS | $15/class\nARTIST TALKS | FREE\nMile Zero Dance is located at 9931- 78 Avenue
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-magpie-collection-a-dance-festival-2/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240428
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SUMMARY:Connections//Collisions Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:It’s Time for the Next CONNECTIONS//COLLISIONS Cabaret  \nGet tickets to MZD’s next CONNECTIONS//COLLISIONS Cabaret\, curated by Josh Languedoc! Featuring a variety of artists\, this series welcomes audiences to experience a series of new art pieces. \nFor this upcoming cabaret artists will work with the theme: Transports: Travelling\, journeying from one space to another\, public transportation\, the grey area that happens while someone/something is in transition from one point to another! \nFEATURED ARTISTS:\nJanita Frantsi\nViktoria Grynenko\nCharlee Queen\nJacqueline Ohm\nMarynia Fekecz\nJason Romero\nCydnee Chaulk\nDeanna Ketsa\nGood Women Dance Collective\nClaudia Kulay\nHebert Poll Gutierrez \nEVENT\nApril 27\n$25 | $20 MZD Members\nDoors | 7 PM\nShow | 7:30 PM\nMile Zero Dance\, 9931-78 Avenue\nGet tickets in advance online! A limited quantity will be available at the door.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/connections-collisions-cabaret-2/
LOCATION:9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231125T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
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SUMMARY:Connections//Collisions Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:CONNECTIONS//COLLISIONS | New interdisciplinary works curated by Josh Languedoc \nOn November 25\, CONNECTIONS//COLLISIONS Cabaret curated by Josh Languedoc\, is themed around the macabre to ignite your senses for the night. Featuring a variety of artists\, this series welcomes audiences to experience a series of new art pieces. \nThe MACABARET features artists: \nMolly McDermott | In and out of dark \nJacqueline Ohm | Light as a Feather \nLyndsey Daniels | Surely\, It Was A Dream \nSara Campos-Silvius | Macabre At Midnight \nCharlie Peters and Liz Hobbs | Tandem Bicycle: A Solo Show \nAllison Ulan | Tiny Dances on a Tiny Stage in the Big Vast Universe \nDJ ShakiñaRay \nEvent details: \n$25|$20 MZD Members \nDoors: 7 PM \nSHOW: 7:30 PM \nMile Zero Dance\, 9931-78 Avenue \nGet tickets in advance online! A limited quantity will be available at the door.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/connections-collisions-cabaret/
LOCATION:9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230908T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230908T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
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SUMMARY:Mile Zero Dance Season Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of MZD’s 2023-24 Season\, WILD\, on September 8! \nWith our first official season in our newly-converted venue in Ritchie\, Mile Zero Dance invites you to a season that brings the Wild into performance. From getting back to the land\, to the Land Back Movement\, we invite you to consider what is “wild”. We have pieces inspired by dogs\, wolves\, and The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival. Dance can bring us back into the wildness of our own bodies\, and it can also stretch our perception of the planet and the universe. With both grounding and freedom. \nWe’re hosting a launch party on Friday\, September 8\, that will feature an art auction\, artist talk\, performances and more! \n6 PM Artists Talk with Jesse Bishop (FREE)\n7 PM Silent Auction opens (FREE)\n8 PM Show \n$25 (includes MZD Membership) \nGET TICKETS! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/season-launch-wild-tickets-702036649517 \nLocation: Mile Zero Dance\, 9931 78 Ave \nFEATURING ARTISTS: \nPhany Peña & Jason Romero\nSandra Olarte & Caitlin Mader\nJizz Elle\nLauren Brandi\nYusi\nJeannie Vandekerkhove\nDJ The Giovanni
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mile-zero-dance-season-launch-party/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230731
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
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SUMMARY:REELING: Dance on Screen
DESCRIPTION:REELING: Dance on Screen\n\nREELING: Dance on Screen\nJULY 18-30 | $40 FESTIVAL PASS \nThis festival highlights innovations in digital dance and dance films from\nnear and afar. This year’s version will feature projection installations\,\nlocal artist screenings\, as well as panel discussions and a dance party! \nStay tuned for the upcoming call for submissions.  \nImage credit: REELING: Dance on Screen\, 2021\, Stephanie Patsula
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/reeling-dance-on-screen-2/2023-07-30/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230715T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
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SUMMARY:Movers and Shakers: A New Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Mile Zero Dance is hosting a new incubation Cabaret called Movers and Shakers\, curated by Josh Languedoc. In these challenging times\, the body knows all and the body can express what text cannot. \nEvery second month\, beginning in July\, come be a part of this new Cabaret series that highlights movement based art pieces and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Featuring a variety of artists\, this exciting new series will be a fun way to welcome audiences into Mile Zero Dance’s new space and experience a series of multiple new art pieces. \nJoin us for the launch of Movers and Shakers on Saturday\, July 15! \nFeaturing work from artists: \nErin Pettifor | The Dusty Rose\nYuliia Tvorilova | Personal Things/What I Carry\nBukunmi Oyewole\nAllara Gooliaff | Discovery\nSara Campos-Silvius | The Inner Ring\nJarome Flamand | Piano Set\nKathleen Hughes\nDJ Bad Sumeritan (aka Brett Mckenzie)
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/movers-and-shakers-a-new-cabaret/
LOCATION:9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230705T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230705T123000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
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SUMMARY:MZD WORKSHOP WITH JAMES VIVEIROS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for upcoming workshops with special guest James Viveiros. \nSession 1:\nWednesday\, July 5\n11 AM – 12:30 PM\n$15\nage minimum of 16 years and older to attend this class.\nPlease note: this class is geared towards dancers.  \nSession 2:\nFriday\, July 7\n6 PM – 7:30 PM\n$15\nThis class is open to everyone! (age minimum of 16 years and older to attend this class).
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mzd-workshop-with-james-viveiros/
LOCATION:9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230513T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
CREATED:20230129T203830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230129T203830Z
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SUMMARY:SHADOW OF A DOUBT | MZD Mainstage
DESCRIPTION:SHADOW OF A DOUBT\n\nMZD Mainstage\nSHADOW OF A DOUBT\nMAY 11-13 AT 7:30 PM\n$25 GENERAL/$20 MEMBERS \nGET TICKETS \nMZD Mainstage work by Gerry Morita with collaborators exploring notions of loss\, flight\, and transcendence.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/shadow-of-a-doubt-mzd-mainstage/2023-05-13/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230415T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
CREATED:20230129T203536Z
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SUMMARY:PARALLAX | eryn tempest
DESCRIPTION:PARALLAX\neryn tempest \nAPRIL 13-15 AT 7:30 PM\n$20 GENERAL/$15 MEMBERS\nLocation: MZD’s new space at 9931- 78 Avenue\nGET TICKETS \nWorking in the vein of science-fiction and borrowing ideas from futurology\, cyborgism and mycology\, “Parallax” considers human being (and feeling) at the intersection of technology and nature. It inquires into humanity’s relation with the earth and the cosmos\, encountering the body as a mysterious amalgam of matter always on the brink of collapse. \nMore about eryn tempest\neryn tempest is a Canadian choreographer\, film maker\, and glitch artist of settler descent currently splitting their time between amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) and Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). They are engaged in practices around softness\, transformation\, and disruption\, encountering the body as the strange ineffable site where dreams coalesce into matter and where imagination takes form. As a performer they have worked with Mile Zero Dance\, K.O Dance Project\, Andrea Peña\, Benoît Lachambre\, Project Contrabête\, Camille Lacelle-Wilsey\, and Nien Tzu Weng. eryn’s work has been presented by Le Festival International du Film Sur L’Art\, Nextfest\, Expanse\, Vous Êtes Ici/You Are Here\, Tangente Danse\, Mile Zero Dance\, and Shooting Gallery Performance Series. They have danced in experimental films by choreographer/film maker Kaitlyn Ramsden as well as in music videos for Basia Bulat\, Camille Delean\, and Busty and the Bass. They have received support from Circuit-est\, The Edmonton Arts Council\, Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec\, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts. eryn is one third of the sun sets collective\, an interdisciplinary research project that explores the real and the artificial through the phenomenon of the sunset.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/parallax-eryn-tempest/2023-04-15/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230318T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230318T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
CREATED:20230129T203053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230129T203053Z
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SUMMARY:GO WHERE LIGHT IS | Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy
DESCRIPTION:GO WHERE LIGHT IS\nJen Mesch Dance Conspiracy \nMARCH 16-18 AT 7:30 PM\n$25 GENERAL/$20 MEMBERS\nLocation: MZD’s new space at 9931- 78 Avenue \nNew group dance work by Jen Mesch in collaboration with aAron Munson (projections). \n“I look back one more time. It’s like a crater\, a hole where something happened.”\n-Emma Donoghue \nMore about the artist\nJen Mesch is a multi-disciplinary artist working in the realms of dance\, performance art\, fibre arts\, and film & video. She formed Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy in 1998 as an umbrella for her wide-ranging collaborations\, often in unexpected places. Her work often explores concepts of solitude and remoteness\, but also frequently employs humour and satire. She has performed in the US and Canada and has created over 200 works for performances and installations \nFor show info and tickets visit:\nhttps://milezerodance.com/event/go-where-light-is/2023-03-16/
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/go-where-light-is-jen-mesch-dance-conspiracy/2023-03-18/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230204T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
CREATED:20230106T190013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230106T190013Z
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SUMMARY:SELFIE CONCERT | Ivo Dimchev
DESCRIPTION:Ivo Dimchev (Bulgaria)\nSELFIE CONCERT\nFebruary 4 | 7:30 PM\n$25 GENERAL/$20 MEMBERS \nEvent location | MZD’s new space located at 9931 78 Ave NW\, Edmonton \n \nPlease note\, you must be an MZD Member to attend this event. The purchase of a general admission ticket includes an MZD Membership for the 22-23 Season! \n“Selfie is a choreography\, selfie is a sculpture\, selfie is a tragedy\, selfie is love. Selfie is less about me\, it’s more about us.” – Ivo Dimchev \nSelfie Concert is the most recent work of Ivo Dimchev and is part of a series of performances in which Dimchev investigates different ways of interacting with the audience. In P Project (2012)\, Dimchev paid the audience to perform with him on stage\, while in Facebook Theatre (2016) the performance was based on texts written by spectators on real time in social media\, which the author considers an endless source of content and interaction. \nA Selfie Concert suggests an altering of the relationship between the audience and the performer\, a different way of sharing. Selfie simply shows. It does not explain\, it is evidence. However\, the selfie is also a reason to be together\, to be close physically. Selfie is an instrument for making the monotonic dramaturgy of the concert more alive – and for breaking it.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/selfie-concert-ivo-dimchev/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221023T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221023T150000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
CREATED:20221004T020413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T020413Z
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SUMMARY:MZD's Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual General Meeting\n\nMZD AGM\nOctober 23 | 2 PM \nMZD’s AGM will be held on October 23 at 2 PM at our new space on 9931- 78 Avenue. Exercise your democratic right to participate in the organization. In order to vote at the upcoming AGM\, participants must purchase or renew MZD Memberships. \nJoin the community and become an MZD Member! $15/year \nA MZD Membership can be purchased any time throughout the season and expire annually on August 31. As a member you will receive: \n\n$5 off MZD shows\, all season long;\nA MZD membership card and sticker;\nSeason program sent to you in the mail;\nAGM voting rights; and\nYour name on the MZD Members list.
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/mzds-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20221015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
CREATED:20221004T020154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T020154Z
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SUMMARY:Launch Party!
DESCRIPTION:LAUNCH!\nOctober 15 6 PM\n$20 (INCLUDES $15 MEMBERSHIP)\nMZD’s new space! 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton \nGet ready for MZD’s 37th Season\, Carte Blanche. We’re launching the season in the best way possible… with a party in our new space!\n\nJoin us to celebrate the opening of our new space\, artistic beginnings and imaginings on October 15! Our fundraiser dance party will feature dance performances\, DJ sets\, art activities and refreshments.\n\nGET TICKETS\n\nLaunch artists included:\nAudrey Boccara\nDeviani Andrea\nDJ Effy in the Sky\nDJ Giovanni\nDrag Queens: Artasia + Jizz Elle\n…and more!\n\nAt MZD\, Carte Blanche celebrates the ingenuity of artists\, their ability to imagine anew and to transform time and space through the human body and its movements. Join us for events that involve you directly in immersive experiences\, question the artist/audience relationship\, and re-imagine our physical bodies in relation to technology.\nCarte Blanche will include a cross-Canada creative exchange\, outdoor showings\, inquisitive digital musings\, group dances\, daring international work and a summer celebration of dance on screen.\n\nStart the season off at the Launch Party!\n 
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/launch-party/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221003
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221216
DTSTAMP:20260507T061123
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T020553Z
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SUMMARY:The MZD Progressive Artist Award Nomination
DESCRIPTION:The MZD Progressive Artist Award Nomination: Nominations Now Open \nThe Mile Zero Dance 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\, announced later in our 2022-23 Season\, Carte Blanche. This biennial award was made possible by a gift from private donors in celebration of Mile Zero Dance’s 30th anniversary\, and is now gifted in memory of Harry Garfinkle. \nNominations for the 2023 MZD Progressive Artist Award are now being accepted until December 15th\, 2022. \nGuidelines for Eligibility\nRecipients for this award must:\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\nArtists of all ages\, communities\, cultural backgrounds\, and artistic discipline and approaches are encouraged to apply. \nEvaluation Criteria\nNominee fulfillment of eligibility criteria\nNominee’s body of work\nEvidence of nominee’s engagement with broader ideas\, theories\, politics\, and aesthetic issues relevant to the Edmonton region\nImpact of the nominee’s work\, artistically and aesthetically\nSignificance of artist’s impact on the community and Edmonton’s art ecology \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. Please include two references with self- nominations. \nSend your applications to info@milezerodance.com\nPlease contact us at 877-708-2213 for further questions about the opportunity.\nApplications due by December 15\, 2022
URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-mzd-progressive-artist-award-nomination/
LOCATION:Mile Zero Dance\, 9931- 78 Avenue\, Edmonton\, Edmonton\, T6E 1N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mile Zero Dance":MAILTO:info@milezerodance.com
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