Join us for a Reggaeton class OUTDOORS every SUNDAY 12:15-1:15pm! This class is a beginner level class so no experience is needed. Check our website for more information on our Summer Sessions! REGGAETON originated out of the music scene in Puerto Rico in the late 90’s. The style is an
by Inner Fish Performance Co. Army and Navy Building, 10411 82 Ave, Edmonton (outdoors) October 20-23 Ongoing Free A 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
Through all of the shifts and pivots, questions about resilience, confidence, dancer engagement, future goals, and stress continue to ripple through our community. Lauren is excited to keep these conversations going and share both the research and best practices of mental skills for dance teachers looking to support their dancers mind, body
The Calgary based contemporary dance collective Project InTandem returns to stage to tour their works Deep END by Meghann Michalsky and moving through, it all amounts to something by Sylvie Moquin to the 2021 “Chutzpah! Festival” in Vancouver, BC and at the Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre in
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
* Kathy Metzger and Kathy Ochoa have combined their 30 plus years of contemporary dance education, instruction, international training and Edmonton dance history archiving, to write and create the: TOTAL DANCER CURRICULUM (TDC). * This INTRODUCTORY workshop brings TDC’s new syllabus to interested Dancers and Teachers in a short ‘Teacher-Training’
(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)
Mélanie Demers/ MAYDAY February 18 | 8 PM Mountain Time February 19 | 8 PM Mountain Time In person event at The Army and Navy Building, 10411 82 Ave NW Icône Pop is a playful clash between religious and pop iconographies, the sacred and the profane, saintly exultation and self-glorification.
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/
The Play the Fool Film Festival is back! The festival showcases 2-min films from around the world that celebrate clowning and physical comedy. Join us online on April Fools Day (April 1st) for the world's shortest short film festival, that's sure to offer snack-sized comedic delights! New this year we
The Model Minority Project is a multidisciplinary arts concert focused on Asian Canadian experiences and current topics in society. This production will explore the stories and accounts of Asian Canadians during the peak of Covid-19 in 2020. It will feature traditional and contemporary musicians, dancers, martial artists, and speakers. Entry
UNESCO International Dance Day April 29 Celebrate another year of dance in Alberta w/ ADA support! If you have programming set for the April 29 (including the surrounding dates) please email us at info@abdancealliance.ab.ca so we can begin the conversation and start spreading the word! Only performances, workshops, events emailed
The Real Disaster Show April 29 | 8 PM Mountain Time April 30 | 8 PM Mountain Time In person event FAVA Studio A, at the Orange Hub 10045 156 St NW MZD Artistic Director Gerry Morita and team explores the notion of the body facing climate change, pitting humans
TOTAL DANCER CURRICULUM (TDC) - The Ultimate Training system for the Contemporary Dance TDC combines: Modern dance training influenced by Cunningham, Limon, & Graham, Post modern dance including release work and improvisation, Ballet, creative, Laban Movement Analysis, Pilates, and Yoga SPRING Adult / Kids classes / May 5 - June
In partnership with National Music Centre with support from Scotiabank Backbeat, Lawson Percussive Dance Arts Company is excited to bring live tap dance, body percussion and movement to the Studio Bell for an afternoon of pop-up performances. The company will activate numerous museum exhibits with tap battles, rhythmic soundscapes, body
Tasha Lawson and Tri-Tone Rhythm Society have partnered with the National Music Center and Jaimie Hill & Tammy-Lynn Powers Memorial Foundation, to bring together the Alberta tap dance community for an evening of rhythm and expression. National Tap Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989 and
SHED | knowing each other as different and the same Choreographed by Pam Tzeng At The Orange Hub, Black Box Theatre June 3 | 8 PM Mountain Time June 4 | 8 PM Mountain Time In person event with simultaneous live streaming. $20 general $15 members Presented by Mile
The Magpie Collection: A Dance 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. From July 16 to 24, MZD will host a series of dance workshops and panel discussions followed by three days filled
We are back with the third installment of the Woezo Africa Cultural Festival (WACF)! The Woezo Africa Cultural Festival aims to share and educate the community at large on the level of artistry and innovation that exists within African culture and African Diasporic history through a series of interactive activities, artisan demonstrations, cultural performances and workshops that will be delivered virtually.
The MZD Progressive Artist Award Nomination: Nominations Now Open The 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. The
