YLDE /// ALL THE NEWS!!!

AND THAT’S NOT ALL!

TIMES ARE A-CHANGIN’!

1. call for new ADMIN! 

https://younglungs.ca/whats-new/2015/8/31/ylde-call-for-interest-admin

2. Call for submission:  The Research Series 2015

https://younglungs.ca/whats-new/2015/8/20/ylde-research-series-2015-call-for-submissions

3. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:  LATE SEPT.  (tba)

and, last but not least …

4.  THE PRODUCTION SERIES 2015 (see above)

PLUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TALK-BACK

On FRIDAY, Sep 11

moderated by Johanna Riley

https://younglungs.ca/whats-new/2015/8/28/ylde-production-series-2015-info

YLDE /// CALL FOR INTEREST – ADMIN

CALL for INTEREST

ADMINISTRATOR for Young Lungs Dance Exchange

(DEADLINE: October 2nd)

YLDE is seeking a new (paid) Administrator!

Think you’ve got the energy, time and enthusiasm to orchestrate a number of annual events, write grants, organize + attend meetings, connect with other organizations, plan for the future, and do “a little bit of this & little bit of that”?

If you think you do — YLDE wants to hear from you!

YLDE is NOW accepting letters of interest (PDF doc) which outline why you would like to lead the paid administration of a now nearly 12-year old network of dance artists and their collaborators.

In composing your letter of interest, please indicate that you:

1) can guarantee at least TWO YEARS to the position (July 1st 2016 to July 1st 2018)

2) can fit this intermittent & fluctuating job into your present working life

3) have a history of successful grant writing

4) have a history of coordinating events

5) can assure no conflicts of interest

6) can embrace the internet (and have access to reliable technology required to execute many “tech” tasks)

7) can begin assuming aspects of the position shifting from late 2015 into 2016 — taking full responsibility of the position by July 1st, 2016

BONUS:  Being passionate about dance.   🙂

NOTE: there will be a $1000 fee relative for some “warm-up” tasks leading up to July 1st, 2016 — and then full annual pay of $5,000 per year following (This fee is, of course, dependent upon the success of future grant applications).

Selected letters of interest will have a follow-up interview by the YLDE Board.  YLDE is currently in the process of changing the nature of its programming and would discuss these ideas in a meeting to determine if position is a good fit for both parties.

No CV required.  Please outline all pertinent work experience in your letter (2 pages).

Also please note any other skills you think could be beneficial (ie.  do you design? are you proficient at public speaking? are you connected to another organization with resources pertinent to dance? etc.)

Any questions? Please ask the outgoing ADMIN – Ian Mozdzen  (info below).  He’s happy to communicate.

Thanks for your consideration!

YLDE ADMIN (Ian Mozdzen) – younglungs.wpg@gmail.com

SUBMIT TO younglungs.wpg@gmail.com /// Enter “ADMIN CALL LETTER” in subject field

COMMUNITY /// Alternative Classes with COMPANY LINK

COMPANY LINK: Alternative Classes

Company Link is an organization dedicated to the Experimental Theatre and Dance artist living and working in Winnipeg. Through training, presentation, and forums we support the development of work that is driven by artistic vision and work that resists definition within traditional categories.    

COMPANY LINK is offering Alternative Classes every Sunday from

October 4th to December 6th, 2015.

CLASS #1

Contact Improvisation with Ali Robson

11:30am – 1:30 pm ($100 for 10 Weeks)

Contact Improvisation is a partner dance form based on the physical principles of touch, momentum, shared weight, and most quintessentially – following a shared point of contact.    Through an honoring of every moment one learns to recognize and differentiate subtle impulses in our movement choices and our partner’s choices. We begin to decipher the cues that we give and receive which tell us when to lead or follow, when to go up, when to go down, where to touch, how to lift, when to slow down, and when to be still. In this form one learns to stay in integrity with each choice, never forcing, never rushing. 

Who Should Take The Class? Actors, dancers, and/or anyone interested in expanding physical range and skill. All levels are welcome.

CLASS #2

Crossing Boundaries: Image Based Improvisation with Tom Stroud 

Level I – 2:00pm-4:00pm ($ 40 for 4 Weeks, Oct 4 – 25)

Level II – 2:00pm-4:00pm ($ 60 for 6 Weeks, Nov 1 – Dec 6)

Today performers are expected to participate in the creation of work that crosses the boundaries of theatre and dance. Yet the performers may not have the necessary training to contribute to their full potential. Through understanding the principles of performance, the development of shared language, vocal and physical exercise and improvised scores participants in this class will explore the potential of the intuitive impulse within spontaneous collective creation. 

Level I will focus on remedial exercises to develop skills and to familiarize participants with the approach to improvisation.  It is designed for those participants who have no experience in working with Tom or those who may wish to review and strengthen basic skills. 

Level II is for those participants who have experience with Tom and wish to practice their improvisational skills or for those participants who have completed Level I.

A special discount is available for those who have experience working with Tom in the past. 

Please contact Brittany for details.

Who Should Take This Class? Actors and dancers, performers who have completed their basic training and are interested in interdisciplinary creation, devised theatre, and/or expanding their expressive range.

PACKAGE DEAL (Contact & Crossing Boundaries): $175

Classes will be held at The University of Winnipeg’s Asper Centre for

Theatre & Film, studio 2T15.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED

TO REGISTER

Please contact Brittany Thiessen at thiessen.brittanym@gmail.com

by September 15th, 2015.

Bios

Tom Stroud 

Tom Stroud has been working with text-based creation for over 30 years. He is currently the Artistic Director of Company Link and an Associate Professor at the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg where he teaches movement and acting in the Honours BA and General BA Program.

He has an extensive background in Dance and has performed and choreographed for major companies and festivals across Canada. As an Actor he has trained in Meisner Technique, and studied at the Strasberg Institute in New York. He has also trained in Linklater Voice Technique, Roy Hart Vocal Technique, The Alba Method, and Viewpoints.

In 1986 Tom was the resident choreographer at Le Groupe de la Place Royale, the first company in Canada to structure itself as a choreographic laboratory. Tom also was the Artistic Director of the Dance Umbrella of Ontario’s Choreographic Lab which ran in Toronto from 1989 -1991.

In 1991 he was appointed as the Artistic Director of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers. During his fourteen-year tenure he created numerous full-evening works and initiated a number of significant and innovative co-productions for the company. In 2001 Tom was awarded the prestigious Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography.

Since joining the Faculty at the U of W in 2005 his creation and performance credits include Othello (2005), The Glass Menagerie, (2006), Jealous/Pervert (2006), Witches, (2007), Picnic (2008), Obscene, (2008), Duck Variation (2008), The God Box (2008), A Doll’s House (2009), Juliet and Romeo, (2010) and The Rite, (2010).

In 2014 Tom was awarded a Major Arts Grant from the Manitoba Arts Council for the creation of a full-evening work based on Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit, which was presented as a work-in progress September 6, 2014 at the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg.

 Ali Robson

Ali Robson is a dancer, choreographer and teacher based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since graduating from the School of Contemporary Dancers in 2004 she has worked in both Vancouver and Winnipeg. In Vancouver she studied and performed contact improvisation with EDAM under the direction of Peter Bingham and in 2012 performed in Serge Bennathanʼs Elles. Ali worked for three seasons with Winnipegʼs TRIP Dance Company under the artistic direction of Karen Kuzak performing in Herding Instinct and The Art of Displacement. In early 2013, she performed with Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers in Toward Light: A Tribute to Rachel Browne and continues to work with the company.

Ali has worked as a dancer, rehearsal director, and movement coach with many artists including Tom Stroud (Company Link), Natasha Torres-Garner, Treasure Waddell, Alexandra Elliott, Claire Marshall, Coral Aiken, Delia Brett (MACHiNENOiSY), Melanie Kuxdorf, Susie Burpee, and Debbie Patterson. Her own choreographic work has been presented by Young Lungs Dance Exchange and at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

Ali holds a BA Honours in Theatre majoring in dance from the University of Winnipeg. She teaches creative movement and modern dance to children and adults and has taught contact improvisation and modern technique to students at the University of Winnipeg, to the public through community classes and to the professional dance communities in Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Regina.

COMMUNITY /// Gearshifting Performance Works – Studio Showing – new work in progress

Gearshifting Performance Works
Studio Showing, new work in progress

Choreography: Jolene Bailie
Dancers: Krista NicholsonJill GroeningElise PageLeeLee DavisIan Mozdzen, Camila Schujman

We are working on new work. We are concluding our research session with an open studio showing on August 27th at 7:00pm. 

We will dance with vigor, we will sweat with droplets, and we will see what it all means in the glory of the moment. 

…the glory of the intangible moment… 

…the moment where presence, hope, fear and one’s inner fire collide to transport us to an otherness, an otherness that is simultaneously very far and very near. 

With the generous support of the Winnipeg Arts Council and The Manitoba Arts Council/ Le conseil des arts du Manitoba.

This is a free event. Approximately 30 minutes of dance.

We would be delighted to have you join us.

www.gearshifting.org

COMMUNITY /// Volunteer for UofM + Blue Bombers

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

 

 

Take your place!  Volunteer for the Front and Centre Campaign Public Launch Celebration: 

 

An on-field performance at half-time of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers game on Saturday, October 3, 2015 – that’s Homecoming Weekend.

 

On Saturday, October 3, the University of Manitoba will publicly launch Front and Centre, our $500-million philanthropic campaign, and we would like you to be a part of it!

 

We are recruiting volunteers to participate in an on-field performance at half-time of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers game.

 

Sign up online to be a part of this exciting announcement and share in the legacy this campaign will create!

 

Students, staff and faculty will join alumni, gymnasts, dancers and other community members on-field at Investors Group Field at half-time for a performance and celebration to launch Front and Centre: The Campaign for the University of Manitoba. The production will be easy to learn and fun to perform, and suitable for any and all levels of performance experience. While a background in music, dance, theatre or other performance skills will be put to good use, they’re not necessary.

 

Attendance at four to six rehearsals and the day of the performance is required, as follows:

 

1) Rehearsals

Dates: Small-group and full-group rehearsals will be scheduled in September. Team captains will confirm rehearsal dates and times with all volunteers.

Location: Investors Group Athletic Centre, Fort Garry Campus

 

2)  Half-time Celebration

DATE: Saturday, October 3, 2015

TIME:  approximately 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. (half time performance at 4:30 p.m.)

Location: Investors Group Field, Fort Garry Campus

 

YLDE /// RESEARCH SERIES 2015 — Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions: The Research Series 2015

(beginning Dec 2015 into Jan 2016 + concluding weekend intensive – TBA)

DEADLINE: September 21, 2015

YLDE encourages creators to take as many risks as possible

within The Research Series framework and not to fear “failure.”

TRIAL & ERROR is the name of the game, so to speak.

😉

That said …

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY (all 8 pages!!!!!)

The YLDE Research Series is an ongoing initiative that provides a range of professional creators at any stage of practice with a platform to explore approaches to research their own untested creative ideas.

Each creator will be provided with 36 hours of research time in a studio (TBA) beginning in December, which will culminate in a weekend intensive consisting of classes, showings and discussion. YLDE also provides funds for each creator to engage a mentor of their choice, an ensemble of performers (3 full-time max). Exact research team numbers are, of course, contingent upon the number/nature of applicants and the funds available.

The Research Series is meant to foster a learning experience for creators, their chosen performers, and the artistic/viewing community in general. Thus, the project is intended to be undertaken WITHOUT any expectation of “final production” at the end of the process.

However, since YLDE strongly believes in SHARING as an integral part of any creative endeavor, whether the endeavor is perceived to be “successful” or not, there is a final “showing” component.

That said, here are the (paid/contracted) components, which encompass the core research period and the intensive weekend in which it will come to public culmination:

1) creator research (36 hours, divided into, for example, 18×2 hour sessions, beginning Dec 2015)

2) peer-­to-­peer consultation (additional 3×90 minute sessions within core research period, beginning Dec 2015)

3) “creator classes” (paid attendance/participation, 45 min per creator, final date TBA)

4) sharing of findings with mediated post­-show chat (paid, 2 hours, date TBA)

5) series endnote & roundtable discussion (for creators, paid, 2 hours, date TBA)

The research period (36 hours + 4.5 hours of peer­-to-­peer consultation) and the intensive weekend (2hr research classes, 2hr showing, 2hr endnote & roundtable) are intended to give the artistic community and its various audiences the opportunity to …

1) make their own discoveries in regards to a creator’s specific undertaken research

2) learn from alternative processes

4) engage in dialogue with creators and performers

5) encourage an enhanced perspective of our (professional) dance community.

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ABOUT US – YLDE:

Young Lungs Dance Exchange is a network of artists committed to promoting and contributing to professional dance in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This network facilitates a range of projects centred on new dance creation, offering opportunities for professional development of dance artists, and promoting interdisciplinary and dance collaboration, thereby enriching the community of independent dance artists. It is through these opportunities that we hope to support the growth of performers, choreographers, educators and the arts community at large.

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Given YLDE’s role in the community as a service organization, the organization has worked to provide the following:

1) professional-level pay to ALL creators & performers

2) funds for mentorship

(These resources have been generated thanks to application to Winnipeg & Manitoba arts councils as well as YLDE’s year-round volunteer activity and fundraising.)

AND

3) space to conduct research, creator classes, showcase findings and debrief by way of endnote & roundtable

(This space is being offered in part thanks to ongoing partnership with Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers.)

NOTE: The Research Series is limited by the funds that YLDE has been able to raise for the project, which, in turn, limits the number of creators, performers and mentors to which we can offer a professional wage. Therefore, those creators interested in participating in the research & showing process are required to submit an official proposa which will be considered for final selection by a jury of peers.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1) An ARTISTIC STATEMENT that overviews your artistic practice (with emphasis upon your past 12 months of activity) as well as addresses your creative interests and challenges. (1 page)

2) A DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH PROJECT to be undertaken. This description should clearly & realistically outline the combination of ideas, imagery, materials, content planned to be approached within the December 2015 period of research. (3 pages)

Please specify how many performers the project requires (1 to 3, full-time).  Also state if you can feasibly undertake the research with fewer performers (ie. the option of many performers may only work if other selected creators were working on solos, etc.).

NOTE:  Although creators are NOT REQUIRED to name performers in the application, please be aware that applications that specify the names of performers may have a competitive edge over applications which do not.  Also, if performers are listed, they MUST have consented to being named in the application (this implies that the performer is — in fact — AVAILABLE for the research and prepared to make the project a priority).

3) An OUTLINE OF A POTENTIAL 45 MINUTE “CREATOR CLASS” to be offered to the dance-practicing public. (1 page)

This “creator class” is intended to put findings into practice. Please highlight what part of your research to which you might want to dedicate your class.

The plan here is to invite dancers from the community to take a series of classes wherein Research Series creators offer a selection of their research methods and findings to a dancing public for the purpose of practice in the context of “exercises” or “explorations.”

YLDE will arrange a professional dance practitioner to “warm-up” participants.  Following the warm-up, two creators will each individually lead a separate 45 minute session of practice in the realm of their completed research.

The format will proceed as follows:

1) warm-up (20 min)

2) creator #1 session (45 min)

3) short break/transition

4) creator #2 session (45 min)

Note: Dancer/performers & creators hired to participate in the formal research will also be paid to participate in creator classes. But classes will also be open to the public (drop-in). These “drop-in” participants will be asked to pay a small fee for participation.

The objective of these classes are to create a context wherein the creator’s work will be articulated, practiced, absorbed and thus more deeply considered.

4) A REQUEST FOR MENTOR: Each creator must state the name of an artist with whom they would like to have present for consultation during the research period. The creator must also explain why this artist is a suitable mentor. (up to 1 page)

NOTE: If the mentor position would be better considered a “rehearsal director” or a “consultant” or an “outside eye” position, please explain why the change would better suit your research.

Also note that the mentorship position could be shared by multiple individual artists. However, the total amount of mentorship time spent MUST BE the same as for a project using only one mentor.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AN ARTISTIC C.V. IS NOT REQUIRED.
 

NOW!

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SOME APPLICATION GUIDELINES & FACTS …

Creator

This position may become a partnership (“co-creators”). However, this may reduce your number of performers.

Mentorships

Any chosen mentor is to be a SENIOR-LEVEL artist who is FIRMLY COMMITTED to assisting the research in terms of creative process and/or technical skill development.

Mentorship is to be undertaken “one-on-one” with the creator. The relationship can unfold in and out of the scheduled rehearsals.

All interaction within the mentorship is the responsibility of the creator to coordinate.

Mentors must be in attendance for the showing and post-chat.

Payments

Mentorship (contracted-hourly): $200 TOTAL

If more than one mentor involved, the $200 honorarium is to be divided between mentors for a fee based on $22/hour.  This $200 fee includes attendance at the showing — creators are asked to factor this into their mentor schedule.

Performer (contracted-hourly): $22/hr up to $792 TOTAL (36 hours of research) + $44 (showing) + $44 (creator class) = $880

This fee is based on a rehearsal schedule of, for example, 18 two-hour sessions.

Creators who desire more time than what has been budgeted by YLDE are to ensure that performer fees remain at the rate of $22/hr — and that will be the responsibility of the creator.

Conversely, creators may chose to use performers for only a portion of budgeted time and allot extra remaining time/funds to other performers (ie. performers need not be “used” equally if not necessary for the research).

Also, if creators are planning to make special arrangements for performers with organizations/institutions other than YLDE, creators MUST consult with YLDE Administration before the application is submitted (contact info below).

NOTE: Performers participating in the The Research Series’ concluding showing will receive an ADDITIONAL payment of $44. (This implies that creators may opt to present their research findings in an alternative format that may or may not include all or any performers. $44 represents a 2-hour time commitment for performers.)

Performers will also be paid to attend the aforementioned 2 hr “creator classes.” By doing so, they are assisting creators with taking their research to another level of practice. (This implies that performers will be taking class with different creators — however, as the final groups for the classes are dependent upon the nature of the successful applications, the final class “casting” and structure is TBA.)

Creator (contracted-artist fee): $22hr up to $792 (36hrs of research) + $99 (4.5hr peer-to-peer consults) + $44 (2hr creator class) + $44 (2hr showing) + $44 (endnote & roundtable) = $1023

Creators are paid hourly to conduct their research.  

Moreover, each creator will be matched with another creator; and over the course of three 90 min sessions, creators will observe each other’s process (“Peer-to-Peer Consultation”).  This will provide creators with a chance to observe different ways of interacting with performers and how those interactions contribute to performance creation/exploration.

Creators being observed will also be able to begin to put words to their work (in anticipation of the public feedback sessions after the public showing). Creators are encouraged to dialogue with one another and build up a rapport/vocabulary around “research” over the three sessions. Creators being observed are to conduct regular “rehearsal” sessions and observing creators are paid to attend these sessions.

In addition to mandatory attendance at research sessions, peer-to-peer sessions and final showing, creators will also be paid to attend the aforementioned “creator classes.” By doing so, they are assisting fellow creators with taking their research to another level of practice.

There will also be a concluding endnote and roundtable discussion wherein creators will be paid to discuss their research and comment upon each other’s research within a public format.

ALSO:

Creators MUST submit an informal SCHEDULE before undertaking the research project. All submissions of availability and ideal schedule are presented to YLDE with the knowledge that while we will make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests, a degree of flexibility in scheduling is required of all participants.

AND …

ANY substantial changes to a successful proposal must first be presented to YLDE Administrator, who will present such changes to the YLDE Board for consideration. All changes may not be accepted by the YLDE Board.

SO!

To clarify …  😉

Creator Classes

Each creator will prepare a 45 minute class based on their research.  Hired performers, hired creators and drop-ins will attend these classes. Creators and performers will be paid to lead and participate in these classes. Classes will be take place over the course of the concluding weekend (ie. creator classes in the day / showings in the evening).  Final schedule will be developed in concert with the creators.

Peer-to-Peer Consultation

In order to help facilitate the development and clarity of the creator’s vocabulary, creators will be paid to attend three 90 minute sessions wherein a fellow creator’s methods will be observed and dialogued. Creators will be matched-up according to 1) availability and 2) nature of research undertaken. The Peer-to-Peer Consultations would ideally happen early, middle & late in the process.

End of Research Showing

Creators will present their findings at an informal showing. A YLDE-moderated feedback session with the public will follow. Generally, two creators present material per evening, back-to-back.  The general public is invited to attend and pays a small admission fee.

Endnote & Roundtable

Creators will be in paid-attendance for an endnote address (speaker TBA) and roundtable discussion all based upon the research projects. The purpose of this is to contextualize all the work presented within conceptual and practical frameworks and foster the development of a larger discourse around dance in our region. These events will be oriented towards dance/performance artists and organizers (ie. it will be invitational).

Promotion

YLDE will promote the end of research showing event(s). That said, creators are encouraged to promote the showing of their research as well.

Any publicity costs attached to the showing will be absorbed by YLDE. Please contact YLDE’s Adminstrator with any cost-associated plans for independent promotion (contact info below).

Video documentation of the final studio showing will be covered by YLDE and will be given to the creators.

Final Report

Creators must also submit an informal FINAL REPORT on their research experience, commenting on all aspects of the process. This report will be confidential and only viewed by the Administrator and the YLDE Board.  

Final reports should see the creator critiquing/reflecting upon their own process and how the research series furthered their interests, rather than simply critiquing YLDE. Of course, YLDE is very receptive to commentary and suggestions. However, the interest in the final report is to assess and log the creator’s full experience so that YLDE may continue to accurately represent how people are working in its grant applications and program offerings.

IMPORTANT!

YLDE Participation and Volunteering

YLDE has an ongoing relationship with the Gas Station Arts Centre.

In exchange for covering all bartending shifts at the theatre, YLDE receives a 6-week residency for our summer Production Series AND a free production rental. This past year’s Teacher Series of 30 classes over 10 days was also hosted by the GSAC.

Generous, eh? 🙂

In order to make this possible, the workload MUST BE distributed among YLDE participants.

All CREATORS agree to cover FOUR bartending shifts between January 2016 and August 2016.

All PERFORMERS agree to cover TWO.

Creators and performers who have not fulfilled previous contracted bartending agreements will not be eligible to participate in this programming or future programming until said agreements have been fulfilled.  

Please contact YLDE Admin for more information (this implies that before your application is submitted to the selection committee, your bartending history will need to be verified).

Selection Committee Process

Participants will be chosen primarily based on the clarity and consideration of their submission.

Selection Committee members will additionally be considering the value of the goals applicants are giving themselves for the duration of The Research Series.

However, all applicants should be aware that a number of other factors also determine successful applications.

Artists are encouraged to show a clear idea of what is possible within the research hours, understanding that a finished product is not the goal, but rather that a defined challenge or creative interest is being addressed during the time period; also a class to be offered to the general public.

The Research Series is designed to offer creative opportunity to creators of all levels of experience. Thus, the Selection Committee will be looking for a balanced number of experienced and inexperienced creators (if possible).

The Selection Committee is made up of local artists, senior and emerging, that have no conflict of interest with the submissions received.

All information and materials submitted to YLDE will not be shared with the public and will be used in strict confidentiality.

Unsuccessful applicants are also reminded not be discouraged and urged to apply for future YLDE calls for submission.

Important Dates

Submission deadline: September 21, 2015

Notification of Results: October 5, 2015

Research Period: Over the course of December 2015 into January 2015 (Note: These dates can be flexible depending upon the creators chosen and their schedules. However, schedules must come to a conclusion for the final intensive weekend.)

Weekend Intensive: early/mid-January (but … TBA)

ALL Questions & to SUBMIT (one .pdf file please!  🙂

Please contact YLDE Administration — Ian Mozdzen

 younglungs.wpg@gmail.com

Happy writing!

 

🙂

 

COMMUNITY /// CONTRIBUTE MOVEMENT to CULTURE DAYS event

Storytelling Days

Culture Days Manitoba, Central Park

Many Voices, One World

 

The Lakota Sioux have a saying, “Mitakuye Oyasin, we are all related”. This belief is at the heart of Many Voices, One World; an artist/educator collective.

 

Our fundamental goal is to create common ground, to develop the perception that we are all in some way connected and responsible for each other and the world around us, regardless of where we live or our cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. This we believe to be the foundation of community and peace building.

 

Toward this goal we are continually working in schools, leading workshops and creating new stories with students. Many of the groups involved in the Culture Days celebration last year went on to participate in a year long project that culminated with 400 students coming together last spring for a celebration of stories and music at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. For Many Voices, One World every opportunity to engage with a school is another step along the Pathway of Peace.

 

 

The word Ubuntu comes from the Bantu People of Zambia. Their philosophy of community supports the individual, each individual contributes to the community. The awareness created by this relationship is at the heart of acceptance, respect, and the active commitment to peaceful coexistence. Culture Days is very much about building a sense of peaceable community through a shared creative experience. 

 

This year for Storytellling Day at Central Park participating students will be divided into three groups. Using rhythm, music and the creative spirit within each of us, working first in their groups and then coming together, all of the students will work together to create one new story. The students will then assemble as part of a human mosaic of the world where they will share their story. In the spirit of Ubuntu, Many Voices will come together as One Voice on Friday, September 25, at Central Park to discover a world of creative potential. 

 

Jamie and I are hoping to have a dance/movement component to the event.  We were wondering if you might be interested and available on Sept 25?  We usually have 300 or so participants.

Whatever we/you did would need to be simplistic enough to guide/teach that number of students.  We have not finalized the method as of yet but we are leaning towards dividing the participants into 3 groups and then somehow weaving it back together so that once they are in position of the human mosaic they will share the story, song and dance that has been created.

 

The students will be divided by colour.  They will arrive in the appropriate coloured t-shirts.  Just off of the top of my head…. what if we gave you the water students and the movement somehow worked around the continents?  Or whatever you think might work best.

 

Potential Schedule:

Friday September 25, 12:30 – 2:30

Storytelling Day at Central Park

 

12:15 – 12:30   Students arrive at Central Park

12:30 – 12:35 Introductions, Thank you to sponsors

12:35 – 12:50 Introduction to the theme, Stories by Jamie Oliviero

12:50 – 1:00 Dividing the students into groups

1:00  –  1:40 Creative workshops: creating the rhythm, song and story

1:40  – 2:05 Assembling of students into human mosaic

2:05  – 2:15 Photo

2:15  – 2:25 Sharing of new story with rhythm and song 

2:25  – 2:30 Thank you’s, closing remarks

 

Participating Artists:

Jamie Oliviero – Storyteller

Shawn Kettner – Artistic Coordinator

Ursula Neufeld – Mosaic artist 

Chris – drummer

????? – movement

 

Please let us know if you are at all interested and available.

Thanks.

Kind regards,

Shawn

 

P.S. There is an honorarium from Culture Days MB.

 

Ms. Shawn Kettner

Artistic Coordinator

Many Voices, One World

cell  204 798-9386

YLDE /// MID-PROCESS SHOWING AUG 21 — PRODUCTION SERIES 2015

We are happy to announce a MID-PROCESS SHOWING of new works by

Zorya Arrow 

and

Mia van Leeuwen

Get a PEEP at what’s being cooked up for September’s official presentation of THE annual PRODUCTION SERIES (10th, 11th & 12th).

AND AND AND Get to PEEP UP when the creators & performers join the audience for a post-show CHAT about idea, image, movement, collaboration and process.

7 PM, Friday, August 21st   /   Gas Station Theatre, 445 River Ave   /   $5 at the door

PERFORMERS: Tanja Woloshen, Ming Hon, Natasha Torres-Garner, Zorya Arrow, Robert Pasternak and David Sweatman 

Need more information? Contact 

Thanks to the generous support of The Manitoba Arts Council