Elementor #10541

Feast on World Premieres by Brent Lott, Johanna Riley
& 2 Manitoba Premieres by Calgary’s acclaimed Helen Husak

GORGE showcases the work of three prairie artists, WCD’s Artistic Director Brent Lott, WCD dancer Johanna Riley & Calgary’s Helen Husak. 

Lott ‘s work CHASM (a World Premiere) is a new solo created for WCD apprentice Brett Owen that seeks to take you back to the vulnerability of those first movements toward intimacy. Lott’s other work on the program is the remount CENTRE OF GRAVITY a duet performed by WCD dancers Brianna Ferguson and Jasmine Allard.

Riley’s World Premiere (De)face Me is an exploration of complex dynamics within an intimate relationship, of the shift between tenderness, aggression, carelessness, and connection. The duet features WCD dancers Sam Penner and Warren McClelland

The two Manitoba premieres are new solo works by choreographer Helen Husak, and both oriented toward the darkness and beauty of humanity, one focusing on the performer’s psychological environment and the other zeroing in on our natural surroundings. MISE EN ABYME, created with performer Kate Stashko, takes inspiration from eastern European nesting dolls and the work of M.C. Escher to explore ideas of infinity, femininity and confinement. STASIS, a collaborative exchange between installation artist Peter von Tiesenhausen and performer Helen Husak, inhabits the power and vulnerability of the wild, where vast spaces continuously become smaller and smaller microcosms of themselves.

For tickets please call 204-452-0229

http://www.thedancepost.org/training-calendar/2015/11/30/dance-post-professional-community-class-alexandra-elliott

Dance Post Professional Community Class 

Monday November 16 – Thursday November 20

time: 9:30- 10:55am 

location:  Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers Rachel Browne Theatre

cost: $7 drop-in or $5 when using your class card  *More info on class card t.b.a soon!

Alexandra Elliott – Biography

Born and raised in Winnipeg Alexandra Elliott is a dedicated contemporary dancer and choreographer. At the age of four her family knew this dance form was right for her and she was enrolled at The School of Contemporary Dancers. This is where she stayed until graduating in 2004 from the professional program and received a BA Honours Degree from the University of Winnipeg. Fresh out of school Alexandra was a company dancer for four years with Ruth Cansfield Dance before joining the Young Lungs Dance Exchange to pursue choreography. After seven years of constant support from this organization she has taken an important step and is now the Artistic Director of Alexandra Elliott Dance. She has had the incredible opportunity to self present her own production and will continue to do so with the supportive community she lives in. With over ten original works under her belt, her dances have been produced in Winnipeg, New York, Toronto, and Edmonton. Alexandra remains humble with a commitment to learn from her seniors and peers. She has studied choreography with Susie Burpee (ON), Marie- Josée Chartier (QC), Susan Rethorst (NY) and Peter Bingham (BC) and has sought out rewarding mentorships with Burpee and Brent Lott (MB). She cycles to her studio every week, year round, to make work that is physically demanding and emotionally charged, and not one day is taken for granted. 

http://www.thedancepost.org/training-calendar/2015/10/19/dance-post-professional-community-class-johanna-riley

Dance Post Professional Community Class taught by Johanna Riley

Monday October 19 – Thursday October 22

time: 9:30- 10:55am 

location:  Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers Rachel Browne Theatre

cost: $7 drop-in or $5 when using your class card  *More info on class card t.b.a soon!

Teacher info:

Johanna Riley

Having worked as a professional dance artist for almost a decade and a half, Johanna Riley brings diverse and deeply-considered influences into her teaching. In her ten years as a company member of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, as well as in her independent work as a performer and choreographer, Riley has gathered knowledge from teachers and choreographers from across Canada and abroad. She is a faculty member atthe School of Contemporary Dancers, and has also taught professional community classes for over a decade. Riley offers a contemporary dance technique class combined with elements of athletic training and release technique. The class will emphasize efficiency, versatility, postural alignment and core engagement, while also engaging the intellect and the imagination.

http://nafrodance.com/whats-on/

The Apes is a full-length evening new dance creation by NAfro Dance’s Artistic Director Casimiro Nhussi. This will explore affects of human bad actions to our own being and our own environment. It is a call for change of our own behavior.

November 6-8

The Gas Station Arts Centre

 

An audience adrift.
A theatrical experiment in sound and performance taking place along the banks of the Seine River.

Choose a show time:
3pm Starting at Morier Park @ Seine River
4pm Starting at Dubuc Ave @ Seine River
5pm Starting at Morier Park @ Seine River
6pm Starting at Dubuc Ave @ Seine River

Paddling experience not necessary.
By donation.
Space is limited. To reserve a seat in a canoe (or to book a start time and bring your own canoe), call 204-979-2133 or email leighanneparry@gmail.com
If interested, inquire about volunteering your time or/and canoe. 

Sound Installations by:
Ken Gregory, Leigh Anne Parry, and Anders Swanson
including sound by Susan Chafe

Performance Installations featuring:
Emma Beech
John Bevan
Alex Elliot
Delf Gravert
Doug Melnyk
Brenda & Anais McLean
Arne MacPherson
Debbie Patterson
Ali Robson
Andraea Sartison
Brittany Thiessen
Natasha Torres-Garner
and more.

A work in progress showing
Developed by Leigh Anne Parry

The Dance Post
introduces
 

THE NEW TEACHERS ACT

 

The goal of The New Teachers Act is to develop emerging teachers by providing the resources and the opportunity to teach a professional level community class. 

We are looking for 1-3 New Teachers to receive this opportunity in our Fall Training Session.

How it works:

We will select up to three New Teachers who will be given a week of classes to teach.  Our Fall Session classes run on a Monday to Thursday schedule from October to December.  However, your week will run Monday to Friday, with Monday being a private test class with a Dance Post Director (Lise McMillan and/or Janelle Hacault) and 1 dancer of your choosing (class is free for your guest dancer).  This will allow you to prepare and solidify your exercises and class plans, as well make any changes before the Tuesday to Friday open classes. 

On Tuesday to Friday of your week, you will teach open community class.  During this time the Dance Post will provide you with on-going feedback received from anonymous comments by class attendees (attendees will have the options to send comments and feedback anonymously through TheDancePost.org)

The Dance Post will provide you with:

 ·       1-2 days of Class Planning space at Stone’s Throw Artist House in Steinbach (optional): You can choose to plan your class from home, or at another studio space of your choosing at your own cost.  However, Lise McMillan’s studio in Steinbach is available to you     for 1-2 days for as many hours as you like, any time of day, rides may be available) *Consultation with a musician is an option at Stone’s Throw, however for your classes                you will be using recorded music.

 ·       1 week of free training:  You can choose 1 week of Dance Post Classes with the Teacher of your choosing at no cost.

·       50% of class attendees’ drop-in fees during your teaching week (up to a maximum of $25/class)

·       Through a partnership with Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, the Rachel Browne Theatre will host The Dance Post Fall Training Session and The New Teachers Act

Who is eligible:

·       you must be a graduate of a professional dance training program and/or be recognized as a    professional by your peers

·       you must be a resident of Manitoba

·       this must be your first time teaching a professional community class

 How to submit your interest:

 Please submit a letter expressing your interest (1 -2 pages max). 

Include in your letter any previous teaching experience you might have, who are your teacher role models and influences, what type of class you would like to plan and teach with this opportunity, lastly, why this is the right time for you to utilize The New Teachers Act. 

Submission accepted as a single PDF to thedancepost@gmail.com, with “The New Teachers Act” as the subject line.

Submission deadline: September 30th, 2015. 

You will receive an email confirming receipt of your submission and results will be emailed by October 9th, 2015 at which time dates for your week will be discussed and scheduled. 

http://www.thedancepost.org/calls-submissions/2015/9/30/the-new-teachers-act

It’s that time again!!!

YLDE’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING!

Come to OLD MARKET SQUARE on Sunday SEPTEMBER 27th  at 4:30pm to talk about all things YLDE!

The BOARD will be there!

(Natasha, Sarah, Zorya, Johanna & Ali)

Throw in your 2 cents about dance in Winnipeg and YLDE and hear about what’s coming up for 2016-17!

There will be a vote, too!

Hope to see you there!

 

NAfro Dance Productions offers a morning dance class open to the professional community when our company is in session.

WE ARE BACK IN SESSION starting this Monday, Sept 14th!!!

Class is from 9:30-10:30am at our studio (109 Pulford in the Village)  -Monday to Friday.

Except for the odd time – class will be taught by Casimiro & will run until the end of October. It is a highly physical & dynamic class incorporating Modern & African dance … a good sweat is guaranteed. We love having guests join us & there is no cost for the class.

Feel free to drop by & pass along to others who may be interested!

https://www.facebook.com/events/105902183092678/

September 18 – September 19
Gas Station Arts Centre – 445 River Avenue

Isadora Duncan: The Muse of Modernism
Community Workshop
Sunday, October 18th, 2:00pm

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Please join us for a moving exploration of art and ideas and a celebration of the Isadora Legacy with Jeanne Bresciani, Artistic Director of the International Isadora Duncan Institute in New York City.

Suitable for all levels of movers, ages 16 and above.

Stemming from primordial, ancient and classical inspiration, Isadora as the Mother of Modern Dance, a revolutionary in art and life and, arguably, the first ‘citizen’ of the world’, laid claim on behalf of all humanity to the birthright of beauty, freedom and strength at the threshold of the 20th century. In Isadora’s ‘Divine Philosphy’ she conjoined ideals for ‘the highest intelligence of the freest body’ while merging the energies of art, life and love as the great guides and guardians to creativity.

2:00-4:00 Movement Workshop
Workshop with Jeanne Bresciani, Artistic Director of The International Isadora Duncan Institute in New York City.
Pianist: Shirley Grierson

The movement workshop will be followed by an Artist Talk with Jeanne Bresciani and conversation on mythic and historical elements. Anticipated end time is approximately 5:00pm. 

Cost: $15/dancer

Payable by cash, in person at the workshop, or in advance to Jolene Bailie

If you do not cross paths with Jolene Bailie, you may reserve your spot in the workshop by emailing Jolene at: info@gearshifting.org

If you wish to experience the afternoon as an observer, and do not wish to participate as a dancer, we would appreciate a donation at the door to help cover costs. Suggested donation: $5-10.

This workshop is possible with the generous financial subsidy from a private donor, in conjunction with the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s fundraiser, The Gallery Ball, and the volunteer efforts of Jolene Bailie. 

The Professional Program of The School of Contemporary Dancers has generously donated studio space for this event. The School of Contemporary Dancers is located at Suite 104-211 Bannatyne Ave., in Winnipeg’s Exchange District.

About Jeanne Bresciani:
Jeanne Bresciani, M.A., M.A., I.M.A., Ph.D., the main protégée of Maria Theresa Duncan, adopted daughter of Isadora Duncan, serves as Artistic Director for the Isadora Duncan International Institute, Inc. (IDII), founded by Maria-Theresa Duncan, ‘the last dancing Isadorable’ and Kay Bardsley in 1977. Jeanne is recognized nationally and internationally as a solo performer, choreographer, educator and scholar of unparalleled authority on Isadora Duncan’s life, works and performance repertoire. Her lineage encompasses years of intensive study and performance with Hortense Kooluris and Julia Levien of the Anna and Irma Duncan heritage, as well as childhood dance training and young adulthood internship with Anita Zahn of the Elizabeth Duncan School.

She has performed as soloist within the United States at many renowned venues, including Lincoln Center, The Joyce Theater, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, The Bardavon Opera House, The Woodstock Playhouse, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The National Museum for Women in the Arts, The National Museum of Dance, The Egg, The Landsburgh Theater, The Atlas Theater, before the United Nations General Assembly and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival; in Canada at Massey Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts and the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain; in Europe at the British Museum, the Teatro Carcano (Milano), at Vignaledanza (Torino), Opera Terni, Teatro Sociale (Bergamo), Centro Teatrale di Ricerca & Palazzo Pisani Moretta (Venice), Theatre Regard du Cynge (Paris), at a Rhineland Castles and Throne Rooms Tour with Wausau Dance Theater, including the Darmstadt Orangerie and Fulda Castle (Germany), Smolny Cathedral and the Pushkin Library (St. Petersburg), The National Dance Theater (Budapest), The Delphi Museum and numerous archaeological sites in Greece; in Asia at the TAMA New Parthenon, the Akasaka Theater and the Asahi Theater(Tokyo), MODAFE (Seoul); throughout Taiwan in The Soul of Nature Tour; and in Brazil at Artur Rubinstein Hall, the National Theater, Pallas Athena and Teatro SESC Pompeia.

Awards and Honors:
– Kress Fellowship, Williams College in collaboration with The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Graduate Program in the History of Art
– Maria-Theresa Duncan Award presented at Lincoln Center by Colleen Dewhurst
– Fulbright Fellowship for research, reconstruction and performance in dance throughout Brazil
– Skidmore College Alumni Association Distinguished Achievement Award
– Key to the City of Wausau, Wisconsin

Jeanne directs the first professional programs in Isadora Studies: The Certificate Program I : The Training in Technique and Choreography originally founded under Maria-Theresa Duncan’s guidance with Dr. Patricia A. Rowe and Kay Bardsley at New York University; The Certificate Program II: The Advanced Diploma in Performance and Choreography; The Certificate Program in Myth, Movement and Metaphor: specializing in choreographic research – based at three – sites Tempio di danza, the Hudson Valley home of the IDII in High Falls, NY, Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY and The 92Y Harkness Dance Center in NYC. Since 1991 she directs performance study tours abroad, entitled, Sacred Topographies: The Body and the Land. At the 92Y, an historic home of Modern Dance, she directs the Isadora Programs in education and the Jeanne Bresciani and the Isadora Duncan International Institute Dancers, the 92Y Isadora Youth Ensemble and the ‘Isadora for Children’ Performing Group. Jeanne founded the first Isadora Duncan Certificate Program in Beijing, China this year under the auspices of The Apollo Institute, dedicated to the training and development of the first M.A. and Ph.D. candidates in Expressive Arts Therapies in China and will launch The IDII European Certificate Program in Isadora Duncan Studies officially in May, 2016, adjacent sacred sites of early modernism in southern France. Jeanne is the subject of feature articles in Dance Magazine, Dancer Universe and Conscious Dancer Magazine.

IDII Programs under the direction of Jeanne Bresciani have been funded by The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council for the Arts, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, The Hearst Foundation, The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, The American Embassy in Athens, the International House in Tokyo, The Korean Olympic Committee, The Japanese Olympic Committee, The Worldwide Pioneer Foundation, Hewlitt-Packard, Phillips-Electric, and numerous colleges, universities and private donors in the U.S. and abroad.

Jeanne Bresciani has been hailed by the international press as:

“The foremost interpreter of Duncan’s dance in North America”

“The Divine in Motion”

“The keeper of the Duncan Flame”

“The standard bearer of the Duncan tradition”

“A force to be reckoned with”

“Dynamo of the Dance”

“The essence of the reincarnation of Isadora Duncan”

“The true heiress of Isadora Duncan’s intuitions and revolutionary ideas”

“In Isadora Duncan’s “Marche Slav” from ca. 1917 – subtlety wasn’t the point. Power was! Jeanne Bresciani was a figure larger than life. Weight seemed a burden, tension threatened to tear this body apart, resistance became a revolution and liberation from bondage the ultimate transfiguration. Bresciani, moving like those tubular Picasso women must if set free in time, brought “The Art of the Solo” to a rousing close.”

An exciting event for the Winnipeg dance community!

Jeanne Bresciani will be in Winnipeg to perform at The Gallery Ball on October 17, 2015. The Gallery Ball is The Winnipeg Art Gallery’s annual fundraiser for their Youth Outreach and Education programs.

Please note: If the workshop appears to be filling up, advance payment may be requested.