INTERWEAVE
How can childhood games inspire and empower us to deal with the pressures, expectations and responsibilities of adulthood? INTERWEAVE, a high energy physical theatre and contemporary dance duet, embraces the importance of play, laughter, and imagination in daily life. Collaboratoring artist-educators Carla Alcántara and Kaili Che believe that hard work and play can exist in tandem and they invite audiences to join them in a participatory, interactive experience of this possibility. Especially after the pandemic, couldn’t you use a little inspiration and empowerment? Ease into a light-hearted exploration that might just resonate on a deeper level.
Carla Alcántara & Kaili Che
Kaili Che is a Chinese-Canadian dance artist, emerging choreographer, and educator based on the unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples. She graduated from the University of Calgary with a BFA in Dance. Kaili is excited to premiere her new work “Marooned '' in Moh’kinsstis (Calgary) January 2024.
Carla Alcántara is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist, emerging choreographer, photographer, videographer, educator, and the director of TEMPO Dance & Visual Art (project-based company). She has performed and participated in creative processes of artists, choreographers, and companies from Mexico, USA, and Canada.
Photographer: Rodrigo Picazo
Contact Information
Websitewww.tempodva.com/ www.kailiche.ca
Facebook: TEMPO Dance & Visual Art , KC Dance Educator & Performer
Instagram: @tempo_dva, @kcdanceartist
Email:kcdanceartist@gmail.com
Details of the work:
Choreographer: Carla Alcántara & Kaili Che
Performers: Carla Alcántara & Kaili Che
Year of creation: 2023
Length of work: Outdoor 13-15 min/ Indoor 25-30min
Preparation time required on site: Outdoor minimum 2 hours / Indoor minimum 3 hours
Technical requirements required on-site, briefly: Outdoor Space: Basic sound system with speaker, 2-3 steel rolling clothing racks, sand bags. Indoor Space: Dance floor, video projector, basic sound system with speakers, basic lighting, 2-3 steel rolling clothing racks, black elastic rope/cord, lift or ladder for the installation. *Please note that the artists will bring their own props (clothes & hangers) and installation (bed sheets/blankets, indoor space only).
Space required (specify size of area and floor type ): Outdoor Space: Minimum of 8m X 12m. Type of floor: concrete, wood, or marley. Indoor Space: Minimum of 12m X 14m. Type of floor: marley (color type: black, gray, or white).
Community Engagement, INTERWEAVE
Both artists are experienced educators and are open to offering workshops to any age group, population, or level in movement, dance-theatre laboratory, dance-creative crafts, and more.