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Dance West Network: connecting artists and communities in motionSeptember 2023 Newsletter
Dance West Network gratefully acknowledges that our work is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded Coast Salish territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
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~ WELCOME BACK ~andTHANK YOU for your continued support
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MAINSTAGE SHOWCASE Over 40 projects will be available as an online showcase October 1st. More info regarding online / live pitches will be available later in the Fall.
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RE-CENTERING/MARGINS creative residency culminating residency showing, Friday Oct 13, 2023 at 8pm Free, and $10 donations accepted. Check dancewest.net on Monday Sept 18 to make a reservation. Seating is limited. ~ ~ ~ BOOKLET OF ESSAYS, available October 13, as free PDF online Writers: BRENDA “BEE” KENT COLINA, ARYO KHAKPOUR, MISHA MASEKA, and COLE ALVIS Edited by SARAH WONG ~ ~ ~ ONLINE SHOWCASE OF RESIDENCY ALUMNI click HERE
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY DANCE CONNECTORS
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territory of the Lheidli T’enneh (Prince George) The Ancillary Project offers new Community Dance Connectors opportunities to meet and build relationships with other CDCs and presenters in the Dance West Network. WELCOME SHELBY !~ ~ ~ For the CDC 22/23 Summary of Activities, click here
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DES ARTS DEHORS/ARTS OUTSIDE DADAO
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Audrey Gaussiran, DADAO Consultant:
Last June, we had our annual DADAO residency, which brought Sarah Wong, Jhoely Triana, Isaac Gasangwa and Maribé - Sors de ce corps together to reflect on land acknowledgement through outdoor dance performances. This rich process resulted in a casual showing/sharing of each artist’s work.
Summer 2023 recap videos:
Isaac Gasangwa (Izo Dreamchaser) and Jhoely Triana
Audrey Gaussiran and Sarah Wong/Ileanna Cheladyn And now for 2023-2024, our new DADAO cohort has been selected! This year we have an amazing group from BC and Quebec, including some francophone artists: Myriam Verzat Sarah Hin Ching U Fiana Kawane Deviani Andrea & Shammy Belmore Carla Alcántara Amok Project / Carol Mendes Jhoely Triana Isaac Gasangwa Maribé - sors de ce corps (La DSR) Elise Legrand (LaDSR)
More soon on our website about their exciting dance projects tailored for outdoor performances ~ and a full list of the DADAO Ancillary Artists ~
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ISAAC GASANGWAA (aka Izo Dreamchaser)presents THE AFRICAN DREAM at the DANCE CENTRE, Thurs Sept 15, 2023 at 8:00PM For tickets & info, click HERE Produced by Afrobeats Van, sponsored by Dance West Network in collaboration with the Dance Centre. Funded in large part by City of Vancouver Cultural Programs, Communities and Artists Shifting Culture (CASC) as well as individual donations to Afrobeats Van.
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JHOELY TRIANApresents Árboles (Trees) at the Picnic Pavilion at Granville Island (267 Old Bridge Walk) Sunday, Sept 24 at 1:00 PM part of the 2023 Vancouver International Flamenco Festival For more info, click HERE ~ ~ ~ JHOELY TRIANA is also presenting her work outdoors in Kelowna! Friday Sept 29th, at 12:15PM & 5:15 PM at at Rhapsody Plaza (Saturday workshop - sold out) presented with the Rotary Centre for the Arts’ Flamenco Festival For more info, click HERE Produced by Jhoely Triana Flamenco, sponsored by Dance West Network in collaboration with the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival and the Rotary Centre for the Arts. The Vancouver performance is funded in large part by Metro Vancouver and the Gulf &Fraser Foundation, and the performances in Kelowna are funded by The Hamber Foundation as well as funding secured by the artist.
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JOSHUA ONGCOL presents The Energy Never Dies (The E.N.D.) October 15 @ 19:00 – 20:00 Russian Hall (Strathcona) 600 Campbell Avenue as part of the LIVE BIENNALE 2023 For more info, click HERE Produced by Joshua Ongcol, sponsored by Dance West Network in collaboration with the Live Biennale 2023. Funded in part by City of Vancouver Cultural Programs, Communities and Artists Shifting Culture (CASC).
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WILD MINT ARTS2nd annual Residency workshop only for Shuswap nation members Produced by Wild Mint Arts, sponsored by Dance West Network. Funded in part by the Hamber Foundation.
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SUMMER 2023 RECAP BC YOUTH PROJECTS
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WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH & COMMUNITY MEMBERS, beyond The Lower Mainland CHANGE MAKERS’ EDUCATION SOCIETY Ts’msyen La̱xyuup homelands (Prince Rupert) August 1-6, 2023 Brenda Kent Colina aka Bee Llegada, Partida (Arrival, Departure) Fior Saoirse Land Alchemy: Movement Meditations Dance Artists Brenda "Bee" Kent Colina and Fior Saoirse participated in an artist exchange with workshops offered to local youth and community on Ts’msyen La̱xyuup homelands, Prince Rupert. October 2023 : Film to be shown at Changemakers’ Open Mic (date TBA) ~ ~ ~ FALL 2024 on the lands of the Sinixt, Secwepemc (Secwepemcul’ewc), Syilx, and the Ktunaxa (Revelstoke) Simran Sanchar with Sophia Gamboa and Sharon Lee will offer: The Lunacy Phase workshop -and - Tsawwassen First Nation, on the lands of the Penelakut, Hwlitsum, Lelum Sar Augh Ta Naogh, and other Coast Salish peoples (Galiano Island) Shion Skye Carter will offer: Movement and Calligraphy Workshop This group project includes professional development training in how to cultivate safe spaces as well as conversations with Indigenous consultants. Sponsored by Dance West Network in collaboration with the artists, and Change Maker’s Education Society., ArtsRevelstoke, LEÑA artist residency and The Yellowhouse Arts Centre. Supported by BC Arts Council Arts Impact Fund.
~ ~ ~ ENCOMPASS BOOKLET available, free PDF online Encompass, a booklet documenting the projects from the 2022 BC Youth Dance and Research Project, including image descriptions and graphic recordings. These three projects all began from this initial research project in 2022. For more info on the projects and booklet, click HERE ~ ~ ~
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STAFF & BOARD WELCOME NEW TEAM MEMBERS !
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Misha Maseka, Development & Communications CoordinatorMisha Maseka is an award-winning director, producer, writer and founder of Village Girls Ltd. Born in eSwatini to Zambian parents but growing up in South Africa, Australia and settling in Canada, Misha’s adaptability of culture has served her well as a grant writer and juror on various Canadian granting bodies (Canada Council of the Arts, Calgary Arts Development). For her film debut, “Not That Deep”, Misha won “Best Short” and “Audience Choice Award” at the Berlin Short Film Festival, 2022. Music is her longest practice and has taken her to the stages of Europe and all over Canada. Currently, she makes time to write and perform music under the stage name, Lemba and frequently sings with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo credit - Yanni Laloudakis
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JULLIANNA OKE, Programs Coordinator Jullianna Oke (she/they) is an emerging interdisciplinary artist of Japanese-Canadian descent, working and playing in Vancouver on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Jullianna situates her work in relation to deep embodied listening, and adopts creation and movement practice from this place of slow processing. Having completed their BFA Honours in Dance from Simon Fraser University, Jullianna‘s interests lie in the passage of information and non-verbal communication expressed from one body to another through movement, sound and media. Photo Credit: Mikela Vuorensivu
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BOARD MEMBERS:Christine Añonuevo and Kallee Lins
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Christine Añonuevo (she/her) is from the Okanagan Valley on Sylix Okanagan territory. She spent her formative years immersed in music and dance, competing at the provincial level. She is grateful to her migrant parents and relatives who passed down ancestral performing arts knowledge from the Philippines. Having lived in northern BC for 15 years, Christine has been a board member of the Bulkley Valley Concert Association and the Misty Rivers Arts Gallery. She is creating a Filipinx arts space in the Hazeltons on Gitxsan territory to facilitate cross-cultural understanding amongst intersectional Indigenous, Black, and community of colour artists.
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Kallee Lins is an avid supporter of the performing arts and nonprofit sectors across Canada. She has held management roles at the Dancer Transition Resource Centre and Imagine Canada and acted as publisher of The Dance Current magazine. Last year, she returned to her home region of the Kootenays to support community cultural development as Executive Director of the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council. She holds an MA in Theatre & Performance Studies from York University. Throughout her work in the cultural sector, she developed a passion for systems-level change and advocating for stronger arts policy. Previously, she was board chair for the Dance Umbrella of Ontario and currently supports the governance of arts policy and research network Mass Culture.
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COMMUNITY INFONEW WORKS In Celebration of 30 Years of New Works! Pop Up Dances | 10 Artist & 30 Performances September 23 + 24, 12pm - 4pm Free | Venues & Schedule ~ ~ ~ DANCE CENTRE Discover Dance! series presents classical Indian dance with Kathak artist FIANA KAWANE, Bharata Natyam dancer SHILPA SHANKAR and guests. Thursday September 28, 2023 at 12 noon Tickets $15 regular/$13 students, seniors, children Full details and tickets here. ~ ~ ~ DANCE HOUSE 15X15 Young Adult Ticket Program, providing 15 discounted tickets to adults under the age of 30, who have low income, at each performance. For more info, click here ~ ~ ~ Dancers’ Resource Transition Centre EVOLVE | career craft for dance artists, provides skill development and career planning support to dance artists in Canada, promoting career resilience in the field. For more info, click HERE
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF DANCE WEST NETWORKIndividual donations happily accepted, click HERE
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