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 …
CRIPSiE & GWDC Ticket Pack
Attend two dance performances for the price of one! It’s a special ticket deal for GWDC’s Convergence (November 10-12) and CRIPSiE’s Careful (November 18-19). When you buy the $20 ticket, it entitles you to entrance to both shows. How the ticket pack works: Buy a ticket for $20 …
Citie Ballet Choreographer instructs GWDC Class
The Edmonton dance community is getting a chance to work with celebrated Ontario-based choreographer, Alysa Pires. She’s teaching GWDC’s contemporary dance class on Tuesday, October 18. The 1.5 hour session runs 10-11:30am at the Muriel Taylor Studio at Ruth Carse Centre for Dance (11205-107 Ave in Edmonton). This …
