ESSENTIA

Thanks to the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council, .6 Ricochet will be presentingESSENTIA, here in Winnipeg! This past year, we’ve been fortunate enough to tour the show to Stratford’s SpringWorks Festival: indie theatre and dance festival, and Edmonton’s DanceFest @ NextFest curated by The Good Women Collective. All year we’ve been performing and re-imagining this show, to bring it home for a final presentation at The Rachel Browne Theatre and it is finally here!
 

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“Visually arresting… Somber, haunting, lovely, that is Essentia” 
– CBC Manitoba
 

Prepare to confront and question your inner reality as .6 Ricochet transports you to a precarious place between the known and the invisible. ESSENTIA is an energetic and beautiful 50-minute double bill featuring two contemporary dance works choreographed and performed by Winnipeg’s newest dance company, .6 Ricochet, with members Hilary Crist and Janelle Hacault.
 
Friday, September 9th @ 8pm
Saturday, September 10th @ 8pm
Sunday, September 11th @ 8pm
 
The Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Ave. (2nd Floor)
Tickets are $20
Reserve at [email protected] or purchase at the door

The creative team includes Choreographers/Performers Hilary Crist and Janelle Hacault, Production Manager James Jansen, and Stage Manager Kristin Haight

Watch the promotional video at https://youtu.be/-6Xw6pSAloM
 

A band and a Ballerina

SARAH MURPHY-DYSON is back onstage in Winnipeg after 10 years away! An electric collaboration with dream pop/shoegaze music phenom EVAN FREEMAN and special guest, Winnipeg’s own DJ SHEEN SAYER! 

https://www.facebook.com/events/906054939506177/
Tickets are going fast, you don’t want to miss this one.
Only $15, or $20 at the door. 

About the Artists:
Sarah Murphy-Dyson
The Gemini award-winning actor was a leading soloist with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for many years before she retired to study acting full time. She starred in Dirty Dancing and was stunt double for Kate Beckinsale and Milla Jovovich and now appears regularly onstage and screen. She is thrilled to “back in the boots” in the city she called home for 10 years!!
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Instagram: @sarahmd26
Twitter: @saharadare

Evan Freeman
“Calgary musician Evan Freeman’s debut album Luna is quite possibly one of the most ambitious and successfully so works of epic musical art to come out of this city in years if not decades — a masterfully sculpted piece of pop-informed shoegazing wonderment that is as intricate and realized and brilliant as it is pretty and pleasurable and spiritually uplifting. It changes things.” 
-Mike Bell, Calgary Herald
Www.evanfreeman.ca

DJ Sheen Sayer
Born in Brandon, raised in Winnipeg. Has loved dance music more than milk since his inception on planet Earth. Now, this prairie space cowboy or “Da Vinci of the Discotheque” spins this innate passion over dance floors for humanoids righteous enough to listen.

Darren Young – Lead Guitar
Keath Mueller – Keyboards, trumpet
Robin Cillo – Drums
Rauth Clement – Bass
 

YLDE co-presents /// Music + Movement

a co-production from young lungs dance exchange and tick tock presenting new works exploring the physical performance of sound by sasha amaya (can/uk), luke nickel(can/uk) + louis d’heudieres (uk/fr)

featuring jillian groening, ian mozdzen, natasha torres-garner + naomi woo

20h friday 12 august
ace art at 290 mcdermot avenue
winnipeg, manitoba, canada

Please note the Research Series NEXT DEADLINE: AUGUST 25, 2016

But the last one was only recently!? That’s what all the excitement is about! We are doing four series in one year. This October will be the start of the second round of the quarterly series. It will overlap with the first round to allow for even more crossover. 

YLDE /// Call for Submission: 
The next 2016/17 Research Series

What is the Research Series?

A research laboratory designed to support the individualized creative process of movement-based artists by providing resources such as artists fees, rehearsal space, performance and public presentation opportunities. The purpose of the series is to allow for in-depth research, critical thinking, risk-taking, professional development, skill enhancement and an exchange of expertise.

Three (3) artists or artistic teams will be selected to participate per quarter of the 2016/17 Research Series via this application process. Applications will be reviewed and chosen by a selection committee.

Applications must be submitted online to [email protected]

Dates: Currently accepting submissions for the first quarter: October-December, 2016

Deadline: Applications must be submitted by August 25th, 2016.

Please read the guidelines before applying. 

MONA LISA MUSTACHE (or Mona Lisa Must Ache!)

out of line theatre dares you (… are all focked!)
(a perfomance)
AUGUST 4-6, 2016
2 shows nightly
7:30pm AND 9:30pm

PERFROMANCE BY
Mia van Leeuwen
Coral Maloney
Charlene Van Buekenhout
DIRECTED BY
Ian Mozdzen

THE MONA LISA’S WEEP AND THEN EXCLAIM ……………………………
“And my talents I bury, and dead is my Fame!”
– Leonardo Da Caprio
PfffffffRRfT!!!

LIMITED SEATING
please reserve (text)
204-960-4451
or facebook message this event
$10 cash

A Small Idea

by WEATHER PARADE DANCE THEATRE

Performed by Ali Robson, Natasha Torres-Garner and Ashley Au

2016 Winnipeg Fringe Festival

(see below for exact show times)

Kids Venue # 30 – Manitoba Theatre for Young People

WEATHER PARADE DANCE THEATRE
will explore what it feels like to have an idea through movement and music!

What do you do with an idea? Do you think about an idea and let it grow? Does your idea get bigger? Faster? Bouncier? Smaller? Harder to recognize? What happens if you let an idea go? Does it float away? What if you give it a little push? 
 

Mitzvah Classes with Kano Nemoto

Ace Art, 290 McDermot Ave.

Mon Jun 13 930am

Mon Jun 20 930am
Mon Jul 4 930am
Mon Jul 11 930am
Mon Jul 18 930am

Drop in $18

The Mitzvah Technique and Itcush Method:
The Mitzvah Technique and Itcush Method is a new approach to learn movement and function of the body. Focusing on the alignment and mechanics of the body, we learn to release unnecessary tension and find efficient movement with minimum effort. Concentrating on fundamental movements by learning exercises on the floor and using a chair we allow the body to return to its ideal movement, function and freedom to expand movement possibility.
 
Specific benefits for dancers are:
•   Learn exercises that help open and release unnecessary tension in the joints and muscles
•   Bring more awareness of your own body and movement
•   Find a better relationship with the floor so that you can feel and understand the forces acting in your body
•   Return to an optimal postural alignment that will prolong your health and
prevent pain and injuries

Community /// Class with Kristina Washchyshyn

Intermediate/Advanced ballet classes

NAfro studios (109 Pulford Ave)

Dates: (Thursdays) June 23, 30, July 7,14,21 and August 11, 18

Time: 6:30 – 8:00
 
Cost: $10 for a drop in and $55 if you pay up front for the full 7 classes

Kristina Washchyshyn

Kristina is a graduate of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Teacher Training program and holds her Licenciate teacher designation with the Cecchetti Society of Canada and Cecchetti International Classical Ballet.  She currently teaches at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in the Recreational School and the Teacher’s Training Program.  She was the ballet mistress and technical director for Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble over a period of 8 years and is currently the Artistic Director with Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in Selkirk, MB.  She has travelled to Ukraine several times to further her studies as a director, choreographer, dancer and dance educator as well as attended Ukrainian dance workshops in Manitoba and Alberta.  She has had the pleasure of adjudicating several festivals in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.  As a dancer with Verba Dance Company she has had many wonderful opportunities to perform with an exceptional group of dancers and dear friends.  She is proud to be in her role as Director for Sopilka for the seventh consecutive year.  She enjoys sharing her passion and knowledge of dance education to her artistic team and the many talented students that make the Sopilka family.

Community /// Free Community Dance Classes

JAZZ DANCE TECHNIQUE

with Ray Hogg, Kimberley Rampersad and Sam Manchulenko

ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY WELCOME

WHERE: Nafro Dance Productions Inc – 109 Pulford St

WHEN: 10:00-11:30 am

Mon, May2 Wed, May 4 Fri, May 6
Mon, May 9 Wed, May 11 Fri, May 13

Mon, May 16 Wed, May 18 Fri, May 20

Mon, May 23 Wed, May 25 Fri, May 27

Mon, May 30

Community /// Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers Summer School

Rachel Browne Theatre 204-211 Bannatyne Ave

August 22nd to 26th & August 29th September 2nd.

10:00am – Noon Technique with Johanna Riley

1:00pm – 3:00pm Contact Improv with Ali Robson

Full session $175

Technique only $100

Contact Improv $100

Drop In $13/class

Space is limited to 20 participants so register early! Participants include those entering the senior professional programYou can reserve a spot with a $40 deposit and pay the balance on the first day of class i