4th Annual Re-Centering/Margins Creative Residency 2022-23

Selected artists: Sidney Chuckas, Ana Sosa, and Mohammed Rashead

Mentors

Sidney Chuckas, mentors: Josh Martin & Lisa Gelley

Mohammed Rashead, mentor: Becky Izad

Ana Sosa, mentor: Ziyian Kwan

Writers

  • Sarah Wong

    Project Editor

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  • Cole Alvis

    Writer for Ancillary Project

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  • Brenda Kent Colina "Bee"

    Writer for Ana Sosa

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  • Aryo Khakpour

    Writer for Mohammed Rashead

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  • Misha Maseka

    Writer for Sidney Chuckas

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BOOKLET OF ESSAYS AVAILABLE

Essays by: Cole Alvis, Brenda “Bee” Kent Colina, Aryo Khakpour, Misha Maseka

Edited by: Sarah Wong

Re-Centering/Margins 4th Annual Creative Residency, 2022-23

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The culminating residency showing is rescheduled for Friday October 13, 2023.

Seating is limited - for reservations, click HERE

UPDATE: Seating is sold out. THANK YOU for your support !

If you would like to see the showing, please come to KW Production Studio on Fri Oct 13. Doors open at 7:30PM.

There will be some floor seating/cushions and/or standing room available. We'll try our best to accommodate you : )

Residency Artists on Tour Gulf Islands, June 2023

Dance Victoria (L-R): Staff Kiera Shaw, Gillian Jones, and artists: Joshua Ongcol, Samantha Krystal, Ana Sosa, Sophie Dow 

Be sure to check out this Stir article where artists Sidney Chuckas, Mohammed Rashead and Ana Sosa share their reflections as they wrap up their time in the  Re-Centering/Margins Creative Residency

Meet the Artists!

4 TH ANNUAL RE-CENTERING/MARGINS CREATIVE RESIDENCY

Join us on Thursday, DECEMBER 1, 8 pm to MEET THE ARTISTS!

at MORROW - 910 Richards St, Unit 204, Vancouver

Sidney Chuckas, Ana Sosa and Mohammed Rashead will share an excerpt of what they have been working on thus far, and we will have lots of time for questions and conversation!

The event is FREE, and registration is not necessary - just come on down to MORROW!

If you need wheelchair assistance please write
dumbinstrumentdance@gmail.com and for COVID safety, please note these details: http://dumbinstrumentdance.com/.../covid-19-safety.../

Direct from the artists - Sidney Chuckas, Mohammed Rashead and Ana Sosa - who are speaking about the motivations that inform their work. An article in STIR highlighting the 4th annual Re-Centering/Margins residency artist cohort

Video from the Meet the Artist sharing, Dec 2022 at MORROW Studio

Ancillary Project

Since this residency project's inception in 2019, Dance West Network has developed an Ancillary Project that offers everyone who applies - and are not selected for the residency - with some benefit.

Each year is different, depending on resources, but we are usually able to offer the artists a modest stipend, written documentation, access to some free rehearsal hours, meetings with project consultants, and some funds for the emerging dance artists to connect with a mentor of their choice for creative and/or career guidance.

We offer the resources we have available to everyone who applies as encouragement, as belief in the importance of their work, and to help artists persevere and keep going with their artistic imaginings so that they can share this work at some point with witnesses. 

A note from Jane Gabriels, Dance West Network's Executive Director

Re-Centering / Margins 2022-23, Dance West Network’s 4th annual Creative Residency increases opportunities and professional development for Vancouver-based, emerging  BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) dance artists to create contemporary works with mentoring support to more fully realize their artistic visions.

This project also supports Dance West Network’s mission by strengthening emerging contemporary dance artists in Vancouver for future engagements locally and provincially.

To view previous seasons, please click HERE