Elementor #10541

For the past year, on and off, I have been dreaming of a show in public locations where dance is not an everyday event, where contemporary art interacts with an unfamiliar audience, and an unpredictable environment. The hopes are that this encounter ignites refreshing conversation of how art has a place in our every day landscape, and has an integral part in our daily life.

I have been working with a group of very generous and intelligent artists to make something we feel excited to finally share with others.

Before our public performances scheduled for June 6th and 7th in Central Park, and June 13th and 14th in Fort Rouge Park, we will be having an intimate performance of the work at the Frame Gallery at 318 Ross Ave, on Saturday, May 30th at 8pm.

The outdoor performances will be layered in public distraction and interaction. The Frame Gallery performance will be a chance to see the work in a focused environment, have a glass of wine, and talk to us about what your thoughts are about the work.

We would love to have you there!

If you think you can make it, an RSVP would be great in order to assist us in preparing seating for those attending.

Performance of Sedentary Nomad and Wine!

Frame Gallery

318 Ross Ave.

May 30th, 2015

8pm

$10

 

We look forward to having you there!

 

Natasha Torres-Garner

 

CHOREOGRAPHER’S LAB

AUGUST 17-28, 2015

COMPANY LINK is currently accepting applications for 

3 Choreographers and 6 Dancers

to participate in an intensive two-week exploration into the integrated use of Text and Movement .  All participants will receive a $500 Honorarium for their involvement. 

What is the Lab?

The Lab is an opportunity for dancers and choreographers to come together for an intensive two-week period to investigate current performance issues. It is led by a skilled facilitator and is designed to promote performance skills, develop a language for objective analysis and encourage critical dialogue within a supportive and collaborative group of peers.   This year’s exploration will centre on the integration ofTEXT AND MOVEMENT and will be led by Company Link’s Artistic Director, Tom Stroud.

The integration of text and movement has been a long time interest of many choreographers. When the more literal element of text is layered with the more visceral, abstract nature of movement the results can be magical. However, there are few opportunities for creators to explore and develop their skills in this area free from the pressure of the paying public. The Text and Movement Lab addresses this need by providing three creators and six performers a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in an in-depth collective exploration of the potential inherent in the marriage of text and movement.

 The Lab will be open to both emerging and established professional choreographers and performers and will run for two weeks Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00, August 17-28, 2015 at the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg.  

Please Note: preference will be given to those choreographers operating without ongoing support.  Participants will be selected by a committee consisting of the facilitator and two established artists from the community.

To Apply:  please send a paragraph or two about your interest in the Text and Movement Lab and a brief Bio and/or Artistic Resume, by June 15, 2015 to

Tom Stroud

822 Dorchester Ave.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R3M 0R7

Please indicate whether you are interested in participating as a performer or a choreographer.  If applying as a choreographer please indicate if you would be interested in participating as a performer if we were not able to accommodate you as a choreographer.   Applicants will be notified of the results by June 30, 2015.

Hello Fellow Community Dancers,

The Dance Post is wanting to plan a session of Mitzvah classes taught by Kana Nemoto (certified instructor) for the middle of May-mid June. We are wondering how many people would commit to a 4 week long session of classes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings,9:30am-11am. We would likely start May 19th and go until June 11th.

If there are 7-12 people interested, we will go ahead and offer the session, and participants would then pay fixed amount of $60 for the whole session.

If you are interested, please send us a separate email to thedancepost@gmail.com, confirming your desire to participate. 

Below is more information on Mitzvah Technique:

The Mitzvah Technique and Itsuch 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

Sincerely,

Janelle Hacault

thedancepost.org

May 23, 2015
Bill Evans 75! One show only!

The Gas Station Arts Centre, 8:00pm
Gearshifting Performance Works is delighted to present Bill Evans’ solo show

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“Evans knows how to entertain, and he does it in such a distinct and personal way that by evening’s end every fan should feel almost like a friend”.  “He is quite simply a master of his craft, and if anything he gets better with age. He does it all and it is this kind of versatility that allows him to go it alone for an evening with such success.”
-Helen Forsberg, Salt Lake Tribune

“One of the best choreographic forces to touch the American Dance scene.”
– Walter Terry, Saturday Review

“Evans has a characteristic fluency in his choreography that enables him to work in a variety ofmoods.”
– Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times 

NEWS NEWS NEWS!

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SUMMER TRAINING for 2015!!!!

The 1st YLDE “TEACHER SERIES“

“by the community
for the community”

A 10-Day Dance Intensive (July 29th-August 8th)*

*dates can be negotiable — please see below

THE DETAILS

3 one hour dance/conditioning/performance classes DAILY with a range of teachers in a range of techniques and styles

w/ live accompaniment when required

THE TEACHERS

Ali Robson, Alexandr Elliott, Johanna Riley, Natasha Torres-Garner, Zorya Arrow, Kristin Haight, Treasure Waddell, Tom Stroud, D-Anne Kuby, Freya Olfason, Tanja Woloshen, Lise McMillan, Coral Maloney, Carol Ann Bohrn, Philippe Jacques, Amy Donnelly, and Amarpreet Rehal

THE DATES:

JULY 29th-AUGUST 8th (except Sundays) @ THE GAS STATION ARTS CENTRE

THE TIMES:

10AM-1:15PM (including 2 short breaks for water & teacher shift)*

*times can be negotiable — please see below

THE COST:

$125 = FULL PASS (30 classes @ approx. $4 per class)

$72 = 1/2 PASS (15 classes @ $4.80 per class)

$50 = 1/3 PASS (10 classes @ $5 per class)

$18 = DAY PASS (3 classes @ $6 per class)

$7 = 1 Class Drop-In 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE + 1/2 DEPOSIT:  JULY 6th

(If not enough FULL PASS + 1/2 PASS participants, the workshop will not proceed.)

ALSO NOTE: 

ALL is “tentative” because the workshop may only proceed if we have AT LEAST 10 CONFIRMED “FULL PASS” PARTICIPANTS, or equivalent 1/2 PASS + FULL PASS — Teachers and Accompanists will be PAID professionally — this is the only expense — the Gas Station Theatre stage is being made available for FREE thanks to YLDE volunteers — THANKS HELPERS!!!!

Also, the list of teachers may be subject to change as summer plans unfurl.

PLEASE CONTACT YLDE ADMIN (Ian) with any questions and to arrange registering and $$$.  Cheques are payable to Young Lungs Dance Exchange.

IMPORTANT!!!!! ALSO NOTE:  

Again, if you would like to participate, but the dates are problematic, please let us know; there is a bit of flexibility with The Gas Station Arts Centre, so a new arrangement can be made if it suits the greater community. 

Keep dancin’!

Best,
Ian & THE YLDE BOARD (Zorya, Natasha, Johanna, Coral & Sarah)

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YLDE Admin Contact: Ian Mozdzen

204-786-7980

younglungs.ca

Cut-Up

A collaboration between PLATFORM and Courtney R. Thompson
 
Exhibition: 17 April – 23 May 2015
Opening Reception: Friday 17 April, 8-11PM
Durational Performance by Ming Hon: Friday 17 April, 8-11PM
Found Image Workshop: Saturday 09 May, 10AM-5PM

  

In collaboration with Courtney R. Thompson, PLATFORM is pleased to present Cut-Up, a group exhibition that brings together work from various, somewhat incongruous art practices in order to consider the aesthetic strategies of early collage on contemporary art.  By considering each artist’s unique exploration of composition over space and time, Cut-Up marks a contemporary shift in our understanding of cohesion. 
 
In the essay which accompanies the exhibition, Thompson writes: “Cut-Up presents an opportunity to critically engage the relevance of collage and its permutations for contemporary artists that are indebted to but not immediately identified with its history. Art historical connections are recalled to illuminate diversions from the lineage of materiality and to reveal cohesion as an act amidst a chaotic influx of digital and analog realities with what is found, reconstituted, and re-presented. In examining the relationship between collage and lens-based images, the exhibition provokes discourse on the broader impact of technology on contemporary artistic practice.” 
 
Bringing together photography, video, performance, and installation, the exhibition features the work of: Kelsey Braun, Ming Hon, Kristan Horton, and Lisa Stinner-Kun. Please join us on Friday, 17 April for the opening reception. Hon will be presenting a new durational performance titled, Patricia: Qu’est-ce que c’est, “dégueulasse”? / What is a “scumbag”? This piece will be performed in the gallery one night only during the opening reception from 8-11PM. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. In conjunction with the exhibition, there will be a Found Image Workshop on Saturday, 09 May led by Lindsey Bond. Please contact the gallery for more information. 
 
BIOS
 
Kelsey Braun | Kelsey Braun explores a variety of landscapes using both contrasting and complimentary aural and visual elements to construct alternative realities from within which the viewer can either escape to, or reflect on our own from. These worlds are translated into sound performance and recording, single channel video, and installations using both. Braun holds a BFA from the University of Manitoba’s School of Art.
 
Ming Hon | is an independent dancer, choreographer, and performance artist based in Winnipeg. Her practice looks into themes of work, labour, capitalism, and the economy and politics of the female body.  Her most recent works of note include ‘Forever in Blue Jeans’ a comission from Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers/Prairie Dance Circuit, ‘The Exhibitionist’, and ‘Cleaver Piece’. Hon’s works have been performed and exhibited locally and internationally, including at The Taipei Artist’s Village in Taiwan, as part of the National Art Gallery’s Prairie Scene events in Ottawa, Surrey Art Gallery in B.C., Art Gallery of Mississauga,  and at Plug In Institute for Contemporary Art in Winnipeg and more. Her practice has developed to include installation work  in galleries and she regularly collaborates as a performer/collaborator on projects with visual artists such as Sarah Anne Johnson, Rebecca Belmore, and Noam Gonick. As a dancer she has studied with Tedd Robinson, Peter Boneham, Susie Burpee, and is a graduate of The School of Contemporary Dancers in Winnipeg. 
 
Kristan Horton | Kristan Horton studied fine art at the University of Guelph and the Ontario College of Art and Design. He currently resides in Toronto. Horton’s multi-disciplinary practice includes sculpture, drawing, photography and video. Using layered processes of construction, both material and virtual; he has produced several long-term projects linked conceptually by their serial and episodic structure. Horton researches and creates his subjects in an intensive studio practice, ultimately realizing his artworks through inventive and experimental uses of digital technology. Horton’s acclaimed Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove project was seen in a series of over forty photographs exhibited at the Art Gallery of York University and accompanied by a publication illustrating all 200 diptychs (2007). Solo exhibitions include White Columns, New York, (2008) and the CAG, Vancouver (2007), among others. Horton’s work has been featured recently in the following group exhibitions: Beautiful Fictions, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2009-2010), My Evil Twin, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina (2009), Toy Void, Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich (2008), Stutter and Twitch, Beyond/In Western New York, The Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York (2007) and We can Do This Now, The Power Plant, Toronto (2006-2007).
 
Lisa Stinner-Kun | Since graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a MFA in Photography, Lisa Stinner-Kun has shown her photographic work in exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. She has received numerous grants and scholarships for her photographic work, and in 2013 was awarded a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. A recent exhibition (titled Second House First, a collaborative project with the AA School of Architecture in London), was shown at RAW Gallery in Winnipeg, and is now travelling to the AA in London. Stinner-Kun has taught at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art, where she received her BFA.
 
Courtney R. Thompson | is an independent arts professional living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has written for publications such as ArtSlant, Art in Print, and Border Crossings. She graduated with an MA in Art History, Theory & Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011.

Image. Haptic Sessions, 2010. Kristan Horton. Video still

Found Images Workshop
Saturday, 09 May 10AM-5PM
Cost: $70 (MEMBERS) OR $85 (NON MEMBERS)
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 07 May 2015 Materials provided.
Instructor: Lindsey Bond

Found Images Workshop invites artists of all experience levels to experiment with found imagery in  the black + white darkroom and digital workstation. Participants will discuss and explore traditional and current methods to modify and manipulate imagery including:  solarization, collage, sandwiching negatives, scanograms, paper negatives and more….  Concepts that will be explored include: copyright, power of the owner/viewer, identity, place and slight of hand.

The workshop will begin by discussing found imagery brought in by participants and continue on to examine contemporary artists working with the found image including: Birthe Piontek, William Eakin, Joachim Schmid, Laura St. Pierre and more… The workshop will also take a tour through Cut-Up, a group exhibition with Lisa Stinner-Kun, Kristan Horton, Ming Hon + Kelsey Braun exploring the influence of collage on lens-based media, featuring video, performance, installation and photography.

Participants are encouraged to bring in found imagery/objects (analogue or digital). All other materials will be supplied.  Please bring a bag lunch.
Lindsey Bond is a lens-based artist born in Edmonton, currently based in Winnipeg, Bond received her BFA in Photography from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and studied Visual Communications at Edinburgh College of Art.  Lindsey creates collaborative photographic and video works that explore the starting points of culture and sidelines of community. She works with a documentary ethic that speaks to an intentional combination of research, analogue processes and intuition.  Subjects that focus her practice include: contemporary Canadian railway culture, chalk messages in urban space and the bridge as gateway and barrier.  Bond’s work has been exhibited across Canada.

To Register:
Call PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts and drop off payment (cash or cheque) during gallery hours, Tues-Sat, 12 – 5 pm.  Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Participants must register by Thursday, 07 May at 4:00pm.  Registration is confirmed upon payment in full; fees include the cost of all or most materials.

Cancellation Policy:
Participants who cancel up to 2 business days prior to workshop will receive a refund minus a $25 administrative fee.  PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts reserves the right to cancel or reschedule workshops with a full refund.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Production Series 2015

August/September

DEADLINE: May 11th, 2015

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

The YLDE Production Series is an ongoing initiative that offers a full-scale creation + productionminutesprocess to TWO selected professional creators at any stage of development.

Creators are to embark upon the development of original half-length works of approximately 20 to 40 minutes in duration.

“Development” includes research, creation, rehearsal and a (mediated) mid-process showing — all culminating with a final official presentation.

Creators may apply to work with up to 4 professionally paid performers. Creators may also apply to create + perform solo work for the standard professional fee provided. Configuration of the projects selected are based upon the nature of the submissions received (for example, a selected creator may only have 4 performers if the other selected creator was making a solo).

Projects are to be completed within a total budget of 90 hours consisting of 70 hrs of studio (confirmed) and 20 hrs of production. There may be 1 or 2 additional hours added, depending upon projects.

Mentorship, outside eye and/or rehearsal direction is also funded.

Participants will be chosen primarily based on the quality of their submission, but level experience will determine final selection if there are multiple submissions to compare. However, professional creators of all levels of experience are encouraged to apply.

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ABOUT US:

Young Lungs Dance Exchange is a network of artists committed to promoting and contributing to professional contemporary dance in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This network facilitates a range of projects geared towards new dance creation by independent dance artists. All projects are professional-level in nature and are designed for the continued development of our communityʼs contemporary dance scene. New collaboration, artistic risk and challenging practice are key guiding concepts for the organization.

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Given YLDE’s role in the contemporary dance community as a presenter/service organization, it has worked to PROVIDE the following for The Production Series 2015:

1) professional-level pay to ALL creators & performers (contracted)

2) funds for mentorship/outside eye/rehearsal director (contracted)

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

AND

3) space to conduct rehearsals and showcase work

(Space for The Production Series 2015 is being provided thanks to ongoing partnership with The Gas Station Arts Centre.)

The only limit on The Production Series is the funds YLDE has managed to raise; ergo, only a select number of artists and mentors can be paid according to professional standards.

Those creators interested in being considered for participation are required to submit an official proposal for a peer selection committee made up of 3 local artists.

That said …

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

(electronic applications only – single file pdf format for text + support material + youtube link for video support — email to younglungs.wpg@gmail.com – subject header: “PRODUCTION SERIES 2015

SUBMISSION” — received submissions will be confirmed)

Please include the following in your submission:

A) Artist CVs for all artists involved in the project (2 pages each artist)

B) Creator Statement outlining artistic experience, practice and interests (1 page)

C) Description of Process: Define an approach: Methods? Techniques? Aesthetics? etc. (1 page) 

Description of Process should also include a brief explanation of the inspiration for the project, the subject matter you will be working with and a vision for your final piece.

Please also include what you see as your creative challenges and how you can benefit from a mentor, rehearsal director or outside eye.

Specify if you would like to work solo OR with 1, 2, 3 or 4 performers. Please provide a 1st and 2nd option. Also remember that, due to limited resources, YLDE may ask you to work with a “3rd” option — this is unlikely, but nevertheless please be prepared to contemplate changes in the scale of your project.

Support Material:

Please include TWO items of support material.

Support Material can be a selection of photos, video, articles, or a review. Please note that ONE of the items of support material MUST BE a video of up to 3 minutes in length.

If the artist chooses to have both items of support material be video, then both videos combined may add up to 6 minutes in length.

Important information for all applicants

Performer and Creator Fees:

Artist fees are an hourly fee of $22/per hour for creator and performer. This fee is based on a “template” rehearsal schedule of 3 hours a day, Monday to Friday for 5 creation weeks. There is also one production week (hours dependent upon the nature of the project).

This fee MUST be respected.

If the creator desires more time spent in rehearsal period, added performer fees will be the responsibility of the creator.

Also, if the creator has ambition for a larger cast beyond YLDEʼs resources and seeks out emerging performers through any kind of special arrangement, the creator is responsible for paying all performers equally and informing YLDE of the arrangement before it is set.

If creators aspire to work as co-creators, the single creator fee will be split in two (not recommended, but the arrangement will be equally considered by the jury).

All special arrangements will adhere to YLDEʼs fee policy & be outlined in an official contract.

No exceptions.

It is YLDEʼs hope that the set hourly fee will allow for an easier commitment of time from all artists involved.

Costs covered by YLDE:

1) Production — ranging from publicity, photo/video archiving of work, all production roles house management and (contracted) lighting design

That stated, creators are indeed encouraged to promote the showing of their work as well. Any publicity costs will be absorbed by YLDE. Please contact YLDE’s Administrator Ian Mozdzen with any cost-associated plans for promotion, if any (contact info below).

2) Studio rental costs (YLDE has open access to the Gas Station Theatre for the project — with some exceptions TBA).

3) Costume & Prop costs (up to $350 per creator)

4) all Artist Fees (contracted)

ADDITIONAL INFO

MENTORSHIP

Mentorship will be funded by YLDE.

A mentor will be a fully committed senior-level artist who is engaged in assisting the creative and technical development of the piece.

Creators select their own mentors.

The involvement of the mentors is “one-on-one” with the creator and participates in the rehearsal process.

It is the creatorʼs responsibility to coordinate the mentorship schedule.

If you prefer to engage an artist as a rehearsal director or outside eye, this is your choice as a creator.

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

Mentors are responsible for being present for 20 hours throughout the process. YLDE pays a chosen mentor up to a total of $440 ($22hr x 20hrs).

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 Production Series.

Artists are encouraged to show a clear idea of what is possible within the 5 weeks of creation and one production week.

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

Your mantra as you consider your YLDE proposal:

NEW COLLABORATION.

ARTISTIC RISK.

CHALLENGE PRACTICE.

IMPORTANT DATES

* Submissions Deadline: Monday, May 11th, 2015

* Notification of results: Friday, June 5th, 2015

* Creative process : mid-August to mid-September (specific dates TBA)

* Mid-Process Showing: To be determined by creators in conjunction with YLDE Administration.

The mid-process showing also be a context for a YLDE fundraising event — details TBA.

Note on Mid-Process Showing:

The intention behind this showing is to provide ongoing opportunities for artists to develop our ability to discuss work. The evening will be facilitated by an artist in the community. It will be held at the Gas Station Theatre. The event will have a suggested donation entry of $5 and is intended to provide the public and arts community with an opportunity to appreciate process and development of work.

* Production week: mid-September at the Gas Station Theatre.

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BARTENDING

The Production Series 2015 is possible because of YLDEʼs ongoing bartending relationship with the Gas Station Theatre. In exchange for taking care of all bar shifts, YLDE receives GSAC residency for the creative process AND a free production rental.

In order to make this exchange possible, the work load must be distributed among YLDE-affiliated artists.

As a creator in the Production Series you are required to cover SIX shifts as a bartender between August 2015 and June 2016.

As a performer in the Production Series you are required to cover THREE shifts as a bartender between August 2015 and June 2016.

NOTE: There are benefits to bartending! Bartenders receive tips as well as free admission to the show for which they are working. Bartending is announced and arranged through email between GSAC, YLDE and the participating BARTENDERS. (NOTE: one show = one shift — even if it is a “long” show).

FINAL NOTES

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.

ANY substantial changes to a successful proposal must first be presented to YLDE Administrator Ian Mozdzen, who will present changes to the YLDE Board for consideration.

All changes may not be accepted by the YLDE Board. Be prepared to proceed as planned if you propose a change.

Creators MUST also submit an informal FINAL REPORT, commenting on all aspects of the process.

Comments may include critique of YLDE, but also critique of oneʼs own process and results is required. Also consider the larger (dance) community when composing your report.

This report will be confidential and only viewed by the Administrator and the YLDE Board.

Information gathered will help us to conceptualize and structure our future programming.

DEADLINE for REPORT: TWO WEEKS AFTER PRESENTATION.

Please direct submissions (and final reports) and any questions to:

YLDE Admin, Ian Mozdzen: younglungs.wpg@gmail.com

Thanks for your interest in Young Lungs Dance Exchange!

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VOILA, A FUNDRAISING EVENT

April 9th 2015, Doors open 6pm (dinner @ 6:30pm)
Cowboys Bar at the Windsor Park Inn
Bud, Spud & Steak Fundraiser with NAfro Band,

Tickets $20: available for purchase at nafrodance.com 204. 946.0829 or 204.952-9117