Community /// Alex Elliott yoga class TUE DEC 23

Hello Fellow Yogi’s and Yogini’s,

I am offering a special yoga practice outside of the registered session. Please come and join me in this group-practice where I am on my mat with you. In this way we flow through the poses and begin to unify our breath in a way that is extraordinarily trance-like. You will feel rejuvenated and ready for the days and New Year ahead.

Tuesday, December 23rd

7-8:30pm

$15 cash or cheque

218 Roslyn Road ~ Red Brick Mansion

All Levels

Scent Free

Props provided

Community /// Audio Editing for Dancers

Audio Editing for Dancers Workshop

Instructor: Kayla Jeanson
Sunday, January 11, 2015
1pm – 3pm
$20 (no Video Pool membership required)
Video Pool Studio – Unit 300, 100 Arthur St. Winnipeg

Call 204-949-9134 ext. 1 to register

Learn the basics of digital audio editing for performance. This course is designed especially for dance teachers and choreographers looking for a fast, easy, and cheap way to cut and mix music. Software covered includes Audacity and Reaper (free downloads here: Audacity and here: Reaper ). Please bring current projects or ideas, as there will be a hands-on portion of the class.

Kayla Jeanson has been editing audio for dance classes for 15 years. She works as a video professional specializing in dance-related work. More info atwww.kaylajeanson.com

 

Community /// PERFORMANCE CLASSES: Ali Robson + Tom Stroud

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 resists definition within traditional categories.

 

COMPANY LINK will be offering two Alternative Classes every Sunday from March 1st – April 26th, 2015.

 

CLASS #1 – Contact Improvisation with Ali Robson

11:30am-1:30pm ($90 for 9 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 the Boundaries: Image Based Improvisation with Tom Stroud

2:00pm-4:00pm ($90 for 9 Weeks)

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.   

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 Improv & Improvisation): $150

Classes will be held at The University of Winnipeg’s Asper Centre for Theatre & Film, studio 2T15.      

 

CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED

TO REGISTER

Please contact Brittany at thiessen.brittanym@gmail.com

by no later than FEBURARY 8th, 2015.

  

BIOS 

TOM STROUD

Known for his emotionally charged choreography, Tom has been making work that combines elements of Theatre and Dance for over 30 years.  His background includes intensive studies in Acting, Dance, Voice, and Music Composition.  He has  performed and choreographed for major companies and festivals across Canada. In 1991 he was appointed as the Artistic Director of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, a position he held for fourteen years.   Tom is currently the Artistic Director of Company Link Inc., and an Associate Professor at the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg where he teaches movement and performance.   This past September Tom presented the first draft of an interdisciplinary adaptation of Jean-Paul Satre’s  No Exit  at the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film . He  is planning on presenting the final version in the spring of 2016.

 ALI ROBSON

 

Ali Robson is a dancer, choreographer and teacher based in Winnipeg.  In 2004 she began studying and performing contact improvisation with Peter Bingham of EDAM in Vancouver and since then her training has greatly informed her work in dance and theatre. She has had the opportunity to work with many artists from across Canada including Karen Kuzak, Tom Stroud, Serge Bennathan, Natasha Torres-Garner, Treasure Waddell, Delia Brett, and Ming Hon. Ali works to find ways that bodies can move efficiently, expressively and uniquely on one’s own, with partners and in and out of the floor. She has taught contact improvisation to students at the University of Winnipeg, to the public through community classes and to the professional dance communities in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary and Regina.

 

 

COMMUNITY /// OPEN CLASS with Jolene

Thursday, December 18th and Friday, December 19th, Jolene (Gearshifting Performance Works) will be teaching open class from 10:00am -11:15am

at the NAfro Studios on Pulford Street.

Class will consist of a centre contemporary technique class.

Accompanist: Ian Mikita

Feel free to share the info within the advanced/professional dance community. 

Cost is $5 per class (cash only).

YLDE /// MORE PETER TROSZTMER info!!!!

Hello all those interested in the January workshop with Peter Trosztmer!

 

PLEASE READ THE NOTES BELOW.

 

Some notes on Peter’s interests in Winnipeg with the proposed January workshop:

 

——— challenging the scope of performance and audience experience with “Box Tape” project

 

——— “Box Tape” project involves improvised landscapes made of packing tape

 

——–  allows for the creation of an environment made by a creative team that is then inhabited by the participants and also the audience.

 

IN A NUTSHELL:

 

——-  The workshop would be a chance for Peter to work with a new creative team from Winnipeg made up of interested members of our community.

 

——-  Workshop participants would be essential in creating this landscape over the week, and inventing different ways to work with it.

 

———  Ideas of performance and audience relationship would be discussed throughout the week.

 

——  And at the end, everyone in the workshop is involved in the performance.

 

AND MORE LINKS!!!!

 

https://vimeo.com/111484143

 

https://vimeo.com/112017813

 

https://vimeo.com/106231385

 

ALSO webpage:

 

http://ptrosz.wordpress.com/

 

and and and BIO!!!!

 

Peter Trosztmer

 

After receiving his B.A. in Classics, Peter studied at the Concordia University Department of Contemporary Dance before moving to Toronto to complete the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre training program. Since then, he has distinguished himself as in interpreter of the highest caliber and has worked and continues to collaborate with many national and international choreographers. As a choreographer Peter has created five critically acclaimed solo works. His choreography was selected as a top 5 show of the year (La Presse 2006 and Voir 2012). As well he was recognized for the best performance – (The Hour 2006). His work on the multi media work Norman also received many accolades including an Angel Award at the Brighton Festival UK (2009). Peter continues to define his place as a creator who is invested in work that is sensitive, deeply researched and physically realized. Recently he was selected as one of three choreographers to participate in Triptych, a research event in partnership between Circuit-Est in Montreal, The Opera Estate in Bassano Italy, and The Dance Centre in Vancouver. Last summer he was selected for a 2 month residency at FABRIK in Potsdam. His co-authored article “Collaboration as Practice The Winding Road” was presented at the Canadian Society for Dance Scholars Conference 2012. Peter is current research includes interactive movement tracking with sound and video at La Sociéte de les arts technologiques in Montreal, with Zack Settle, he is artist in residence at Techno Lith – New City Gas in Griffintown where he is co-ordination a new group work.

 

———————-A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOP FROM PETER:

 

Workshop: Box Tape…

 

It seems a lot like we are working with Stigmergy – a mechanism of indirect coordination between agents or actions. The principle is that the trace left in the environment by an action stimulates the performance of a next action, by the same or a different agent. In that way, subsequent actions tend to reinforce and build on each other, leading to the spontaneous emergence of coherent, apparently systematic activity. I think in this way you can say we begin with architecture – we seek it out and try to experience ourselves in relation to it as we work…

 

I am eager to discuss contexts, strategies, concerns – so that we can build our tools and add them to our ever growing toolbox of dance and performance.

 

Using a shit load of clear packing tape and through a shared sense of labor, hospitality, and dance, we invite you to join as we build and dance a sculpture with tape that binds together the social fabric of the performance environment. We will question the idea of ‘product’ by broadening the parameters and perception of what a performance event might look and how the interaction might unfold. A sticky situation…

 

A social investigation

Architecture as Performance

Getting Caught

Interdisciplinary cross pollination…

Collaborative authorship … 

YLDE /// WINTER WORKSHOP 2015: Peter Trosztmer

Peter Trosztmer

is interested in teaching a 5 day performance workshop 

JAN 12-16th

and presenting an original performance at the end of the week (17th or 18th) …

PLEASE look at the work he would be presenting

https://vimeo.com/106231385

https://vimeo.com/106231385

https://vimeo.com/106231385

https://vimeo.com/106231385
 

This arrangement is being made possible thanks to the efforts of Natasha Torres-Garner.

INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING?

YLDE needs 

a MINIMUM of 8 participants

$225 for the week

RSVP by DEC 5th, 

or the workshop will be cancelled.

 

WE HOPE THE COMMUNITY’s ready for is unique opportunity to practice.

And let US know if you have any questions! 

Community /// NOVA DANCE COLLECTIVE FUNDraiser! NOV 28TH

https://www.facebook.com/events/712373812181777/

Raising money for Nova Dance Collective’s spring production!

With performances by:

SKIPPY

UNCANNY VALLEY GIRLS

M + M MEATS

SASSAFRASS

MAGIC TRIX DJ’S

Silent Auction 

50/50 Draw

Play Pool

Advance $10

At door $12

TICKETS ON SALE AT INTO THE MUSIC, from Nova Dance Collective members, or email novadanceco@gmail.com

YLDE /// THE RESEARCH SERIES 2014 — DEC 11-13th

6 creators

6 searches

3 evenings

2 share findings

See and discuss the results of SIX unique research projects within …

YOUNG LUNGS DANCE EXCHANGE’S

RESEARCH SERIES 2014

Dec 11-13th @ Rachel Browne Theatre

8pm

DEC 11

Leigh Anne Parry

Philippe Jacques

DEC 12

Freya Olafson

Treasure Waddell

DEC 13

Tanja Woloshen

Rachelle Potoski-Lavergne

SERIES PASS $15

SINGLE $10

PAY CASH @ DOOR or ONLINE!

NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

see digital poster for more details!

 

YLDE /// 10th Anniversary ANNUAL FUNDRAISER PARTY SCHEDULE!!!!

PLANNING ON COMING TO YLDE’s FUNDRAISER ON NOVEMBER 1st?

WANNA PLAN YOUR EVENING TO CATCH A CERTAIN ACT OR ACTIVITY?

HERE’S A GUIDE!

 

NOVEMBER 1st

THE PURPLE ROOM

318 Ross

 

8:15pm

Doug Melynk & Maggie Nagle

Bunny 

Ali Robson #1 (solo)

Janis & Jujube

Brenna Klaverkamp

D-Anne Kuby & Russell Abramson

 

9:30pm-10:30pm

SQUARE DANCE!!!!!

 

10:30pm

The Bond Institute

Coral Maloney

Bunny #2

Ali Robson #2 (trio)

Janis & Jujube #2

Jen Genest

The Talentless Lumps

 

MIDNIGHT

Raffle Announce!

 

CLOSING band:

ROBOJOM!!!!!!

 

to 1am – end of night!!!!  DJ JOEL …

 

thanks for coming!!!!

Community /// ADVANCED INTENSIVE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

ADVANCED INTENSIVE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 2014~2015 

An experiential exploration of the therapeutic use of the arts. This program is valuable to anyone wishing to integrate the arts into their personal or professional practice, including therapists, healers, coaches, educators and artists.Instructors will be dynamic experts in each area. Website under construction at www.wheatinstitute.com 

 Weaving art processes into clinical and counseling work greatly expands the capacity to articulate–with fullness and specificity–what lies buried within us, by using each modality as it is called for in the unfolding process. As both therapist and client work with these healing multi-arts processes, the creative spirit is aroused and the therapeutic process itself is experienced as art. ~ Kate Donohue 

The Advanced ICAT Program includes the following five 2-day workshops along with two 3-day workshops with Kate Donohue. Courses run Saturdays and Sundays 10-4; Group Supervision with Darci Adam 4-6. 

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REGISTRATION: 

To register for the Advanced Intensive Creative Arts in Therapy Certificate program or for any individual workshop please contact Darci or Candace at wheatinstitute@gmail.com. 

A completed application form, written statement and $100 CND application fee will be required. 

TWO 2-day workshopswith KateDonohue

Dream Weaver: A Jungian Approach to Symbol and Expressive Arts Therapy November 8-9 | 2014 

A kinship naturally exists between expressive arts therapy and Jungian Psychology. Both are image-based approaches to understanding and healing the psyche and each 

emphasizes the symbolic process in its own unique fashion. This course weaves together the theory and practice of both these approaches into a Jungian-oriented expressive arts healing tapestry of images, emotions, understanding and transformation. The class explores the basic concepts of Jungian psychology and compares and contrasts them to expressive arts theory. 

Urban Shaman: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of Expressive Arts Therapy February 21-22 | 2015 

Through honoring indigenous roots, expressive arts therapy strives to bring the healing power of the arts back into therapy education, consultation and social justice work. In this course, we will explore the roots of expressive arts therapy by researching and experiencing cultural arts-based rituals and discovering how they could be used for modern-day healing. 

EAT with Children and Adolescents Dec 6-7 

Candace Froebe, MA Folklore; Certified Yoga Instructor 

Yoga and Storytelling: Discover the Storyteller Within 

Darci Adam, MA, MEd, RCAT, CCC, REAT 

Blooming like a Flower: Honouring and Protecting 

Inner Essence 

Art as Spiritual Practice Jan 17-18 

Tanja Woloshen, MFA Performance Studies; Dance Artist / Movement Specialist 

Being Butoh Body: Movement, Poetry, Ecology from Contemporary Japanese Dance 

Marg Janick-Grayston, MDiv; Certified Expressive Arts Consultant/Educator; Spiritual Mentor 

A Breathtaking Path to Whole Hearted Living 

Exploring Indigenous Knowledge through Art Mar 21-22 

Leah Fontaine, MA Native Studies; Dakota Anishinaabe Metis Artist; Program Manager ACI Manitoba 

David Boulanger, Frontman Burnt Project 1; 

Anishinaabe Cultural and Spiritual Teacher 

Symbols in Theatre and Storytelling Apr 25-26 

Mia van Leeuwen, MFA Theatre; Artistic Director of out of line theatre co-op Object Theatre 

Self Care through the Arts May 23-24 

Christine Ciona, MA Creative Arts Therapy, CCC; 

Joy Guru, Abundant Living Guide, Drama Therapist 

Soul Jam Collective: Meaning, Movement, Mantras, Meditation

Courses offered through the Advanced Intensive Creative Arts Therapy Certificate program combined with a supervised practicum can be used towards registration with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA). If you are interested to learn more about becoming either a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant/ Educator or a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist please contact us. 

For more information about professional registration please visit www.ieata.org. 

COSTS: 

(includes five 2-day courses with local experts as well as two 2-day workshops with master teacher Kate Donohue) 

$100 non-refundable deposit; $1300 payable September 30, 2014; $1265 payable January 1, 2015 

Individual 2-day courses: $375 

Individual 2-day course with Kate: $395 

20% discount to agencies sending 2-3 participants 

25% discount for 4 or more participants