Exploring the importance of African origins in popular dance genres, this dance theatre production is a not-to-be-missed highlight for the 2021 Black History Month celebration. UNGANISHA, a Swahili word for “connection,” invites all to share, learn and connect through the beauty and diversity of African arts and culture. On February
February 17 - 23, 2021 | Streaming available in Canada only Experience Crystal Pite’s daring new work in a Canadian Exclusive Digital Premiere! Springboard Performance is excited to offer to Canadian audiences the film premiere of Body and Soul, choreographed by the 2020 Order of Canada inductee Crystal Pite for the legendary Paris Opera
Exploring the importance of African origins in popular dance genres, this dance theatre production is a not-to-be-missed highlight for the 2021 Black History Month celebration. UNGANISHA, a Swahili word for “connection,” invites all to share, learn and connect through the beauty and diversity of African arts and culture. On February
Come and play with us in our Live Lab on Wednesday 24th February, 10.00 PST, 11.00 MST, 13.00 ET, 18.00 GMT. There’s no need to register, just save the date and join us here: https://meet.google.com/nsp-ettg-nbb. This is your opportunity to experiment and play with what we’ve developed so far in DCD
Over the past year, our dance community has encountered shifts, shutdowns, pivots, opportunities, and losses. With these changes, and an uncertain future for many artists and businesses, mental health and well-being are at the forefront of our conversations. Open to all Alberta dancers and educators! Join us on Friday, March
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
Springboard Performance, in partnership with Digidance, is proud to offer a new film celebrating Red Sky Performance’s 20th anniversary story as a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide. More Than Dance, We Are A Movement contains excerpts from their award-winning work and interviews with collaborators who
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 –
Spring Studio Salon After a hugely successful pivot to a digital format during the unforeseen circumstances of 2020, our sharing series featuring works in progress by local Vancouver artists is back! One event over two days, livestreamed on Facebook -- followed by a talkback with the presenting artists facilitated by Artistic
Free Flow Dance Theatre presents a free week-long online showcase highlighting the cultural diversity and collaborations of different dance artists in short daily live streams from April 25th through to May 1st. Stay after the performance for a live talkback experience with the artists! The International Dance Week ONLINE event
The National Forum’s purpose is to bring together lawyers, law students, art organizations, and artists from across the country to discuss how we can increase access to justice for the arts sector. We wanted to invite you to participate in these conversations, and represent the voice of your specific discipline.
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
Come and play with us in our Live Lab on Thursday 19th May 10.00 PDT, 13.00 EDT, 14.00 ADT/14.30 NL, 18.00 GMT @ https://dcd.dgen.net/live/ @ Join us for an exciting session that brings the past and the present together with some of Canada's future artists. Dance and Theatre Production students from Ryerson
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
We’re thrilled to be back for the 6th annual Play the Fool Theatre Festival! This year the Festival is keeping our community safe with digital-only delights! We’ve got lots of fun and hilarity for you including; a live interactive Zoom experience, on-demand laughs, a workshop, and more! Join us from
Site/Sight/Place December 11 | 8 PM Mountain Time In person event with simultaneous live streaming. FAVA, Studio A Orange Hub, 10045 156 St $20 general $15 members In 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
(Afro) Groove With Ivan are weekly dance socials where you will get to move your body, dance, have fun, socialize and hopefully relieve yourself from the everyday stress we all experience. The goal with Groove With Ivan is to build safe spaces where everyone feels empowered to (learn how to)
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 Tickets and registration, https://milezerodance.com/event/blur/
REGISTER FOR THE CANNATYAM ONLINE SYMPOSIUM Starts Sat Sept 10 @ 8:30am The CanNatyam Online Symposium is free and open to the public by registration only where you will have access to exclusive links and behind the scenes discussions on the topic of traditional dance presentation and how we can make
