Montreal-based Parts+Labour_Danse are leading three days of contemporary dance instruction presented by GWDC in partnership with The Chinook Series. The company’s co-creators Emily Gualtieri and David Albert-Toth will be instructing the two daily sessions on February 8 through 10: Technique Class – Reinvention – with Emily Gualtieri I see technique as a …
Dancefest @ Nextfest Internships
We’re looking to fill two internships for Dancefest @ Nextfest 2017. The dance showcase at Nextfest is curated by Good Women Dance Collective. It features emerging dance artists from around Edmonton and across Canada. This year’s festival runs June 1-11, 2017. The two positions are: Assistant Stage Manager Working with …
What’s Cooking? Call for Artists
The Good Women Dance Collective is calling for What’s Cooking? submissions. The informal work-in-progress showcase on April 29, 2017 is for artists to present their work and engage in a critical dialogue with the audience about it. Following each performance, audience members will provide feedback in a question and answer session, …
Nextfest Choreographic Opportunity
We’re in search of an emerging choreographer to create a new work for Dancefest @ Nextfest 2017. Who can apply? Dancefest is geared towards emerging choreographers and movement artists under the age of 30 who are pursuing a professional career in dance. Who will you be working with? …
Call for Submissions: Dancefest @ Nextfest
Curated by Good Women Dance Collective, Dancefest @ Nextfest is now accepting submissions for the 2017 edition (June 1-11)! The series features emerging dance and performance artists from around Edmonton and across Canada. Who can apply? Dancefest is geared towards emerging choreographers under the age of 30, who are pursuing a professional career in …
Sasha Kleinplatz leads Workshop
Sasha Kleinplatz brings a decade’s worth of expertise and experience as a professional contemporary dance choreographer, performance curator and teacher to the workshop, Spontaneous composition. Vibrating togetherness. Making everyday. The three-hour sessions will offer participants time to consider the challenges we face as contemporary performance creators and interpreters. Through a …
Convergence Volunteers Needed
We’ve got 12 volunteer shifts at Convergence. All volunteers get a FREE ticket to the show If you’re interested, please contact our Front of House Coordinator, Connor Meeker via email: cmeeker@ualberta.ca Please put “Convergence Volunteer” in subject line. Volunteer shifts available: NOVEMBER 10 Bartender (1 position) Serving beverages before the show and …
Raena Waddell guest instructs GWDC Classes
Raena Waddell brings her wealth of knowledge and experience as a dancer, choreographer and movement instructor to GWDC contemporary dance classes on November 10-11 at 10-11:30am. Raena is fascinated with the human body communicating through movement, Raena has built a 15 year career as a dancer, choreographer and movement …
