This Oct 29, 2022 event is about process. It’s about sharing research, and building community through conversations centering the voices of youth. It’s about learning with opportunities to be creative in gathering knowledge.

Thank you to Alyssa Amarshi and Jennie Chantal Duguay for their suggestions and vision to introduce these projects in youth-led dialogue with the artists. We look forward to conversations about the projects in these community discussions along with other artistic sharings.


Jane Gabriels, Ph.D. and Project Initiator, and Debora Gordon, Community Engagement Manager

BC Youth Dance and Research Project, Public Gathering & Conversation

October 29 1:00pm - 4:00pm

LIVE and ONLINE

Co-presented with SFUWoodwards Cultural Programs

Essay and Graphic Recording

BC Youth Dance and Research Project, Public Gathering and Sharing: this live and online event centered on youth-led dialogue with the artists about their projects for community discussion and includes other artistic sharings.

Documentation

Graphic recorder: Juolin Lee 

Writer: Alex Masse

Editor: Sarah Wong 

Event Co-Facilitators: Juan Imperial, Rosie Richard

Online facilitator: Sophie Dow

Graphic Designer: Emma Reid

Participating Artists: Alyssa Amarshi, Rosario Ancer, Shion Skye Carter, Brenda Kent Colina ("Bee"), AJ Kule Kambere, Kenley Knock, Simran Sachar, & Fior Saoirse

Accessibility Coordinator: Jennie Chantal Duguay 

Interviewers

  • Tanis Baer

    in conversation with Kenley Knock

  • Ralph Escamillan

    in conversation with Rosario Ancer

  • Nina Hilburn

    in conversation with Alyssa Amarshi

  • Juolin Lee

    in conversation with Shion Skye Carter

  • Erin Lum

    in conversation with Simran Sachar

  • Deeya Sharma

    in conversation with AJ Kule Kambere

  • Lukene Sotomayor

    in conversation with Bee (Brenda Kent Colina)

  • Marlene Woods

    in conversation with Fior Saoirse

1. Pictured from the waist up in a grassy plain, a person with long dark brown hair wearing body jewelry as well as wrist bangles, rings and a large piece of facial jewelry holds their neck with one hand, tilting it up towards the sky, and holds the other hand to their head. 2. Pictured standing behind a sound booth under a white portable canopy, a person wearing white pants and t-shirt, a red hat and sunglasses is smiling broadly, looking away from the camera. 3. Pictured on a beach from the hips up, a person with a shaved head wearing a dark green/brown long-sleeve turtleneck and orange skirt or pants looks into the camera with their arms held up and twisted around their head. 4. Pictured on some fallen trees in a snowy winter forest is a person wearing a black short sleeve leotard and white tutu. Both arms are raised up and held out from their both, one leg is held up and pointing out. Their head is off to the side. 5. Pictured from the chest up, a person with straight brown chin-length hair clipped back with barrettes is wearing hoop earrings and a short sleeve jean top is smiling calmly into the camera. Views of water and trees beyond. 6.Pictured from the knees up, a person with long straight dark hair wearing a patterned long-sleeve jacket and jewelry on their hands and neck, including a nose ring with ear chain is captured in a dance position, with one arm above their head and one bent around their waist. They are looking up towards their hand.

L-R Top - Bottom: Alyssa Amarshi (Tamar Tabori), Aj Kule kambere (Photo courtesy of the artist), Shion Skye Carter (Brenda Kent Colina), Kenley Knock (Olly Hogan - Old Trip Media), Brenda Kent Colina (Brenda Kent Colina), and Simran Sachar (Richie Lubaton)