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07 May

Posted May 7, 2021

Serenella Sol Argueta started dancing ballet when she was three years old in her home country Venezuela. At seventeen, she moved to Canada where she studied ballet and contemporary in Vancouver and Calgary. While attending university, Serenella took part in summer intensives at the Alicia Alonzo Institute (Spain), Alonzo King Lines Ballet (USA), The San Francisco Conservatory of Dance (USA), SIBA (Salzburg), The Dutch Summer...

07 May

Posted May 7, 2020

Marynia Fekecz is a Polish dancer/performer/choreographer/teacher/producer based in Edmonton where she was part of a residency program and Creative Incubator at Good Women Dance Company. She first came to Canada a few years ago to Calgary where she collaborated with W&M Physical Theatre dance company as part of a residency program. She danced in the WM2 project “RICING”. During this...

07 May

Posted May 7, 2020

Born and raised in Calgary, Jocelyn Mah first studied first studied classical piano. Her love of music led her to begin training at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, and performing with Alberta Dance Theatre for Young People. Jocelyn is a graduate of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre (STDT), where she had the honour of dancing works by Danny Grossman and Christopher House, among others. Upon...

07 May

Posted May 7, 2020

Nicole Charlton Goodbrand is a dance artist based in Calgary, Alberta.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University of Calgary, a Bachelor of Arts graduate diploma from The School of Alberta Ballet, and a Professional Dancers’ Postgraduate Teaching Certificate from the Royal Academy of Dance (Berlin), where she graduated with distinction.  Nicole has performed with La Caravan Dance Theatre,...

07 May

Posted May 7, 2020

Jeannie Vandekerkhove is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and teacher residing in Amiskwacîwâskahikan, Edmonton, on Treaty 6 Territory. She began her training at an early age in Fort McMurray, Alberta on Treaty 8 Territory, furthering her studies at Arts Umbrella’s Professional Training, and Graduate Programs in Vancouver, later attending Ballet BC’s Mentor Program. Over the past sixteen years, Jeannie has worked professionally...

01 May

Posted May 1, 2020

Jacob Niedzweicki is a filmmaker and programmer whose work fuses movement, media, and code. A former professional ballet dancer, his short dance films have exhibited in festivals around the world, and his online videos (Who By Fire, Spike Solutions) have seen hundreds of thousands of plays. He directed the National Ballet of Canada’s marathon World Ballet Day 2014 & 2015...

06 Nov

Posted November 6, 2019

Kunji Mark Ikeda uses dance theatre to invite his community to experience and unfold the complexity of the human experience. He aims to redefine narratives of the body to demonstrate how physical communication can lead to physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Ikeda is the Artistic Director of Cloudsway Dance Theatre and was a founding ensemble member of Making Treaty 7...

06 Nov

Posted November 6, 2019

Brendan Jensen is a dancer, choreographer and teacher who lives in Toronto. He is a graduate of the National Ballet School of Canada and has worked with Toronto Dance Theatre, Public Recordings and many others. Brendan was a recipient of the DanceWeb Europe scholarship in conjunction with the ‘2008 Impulstanz’ festival in Vienna, Austria www.brendanjensen.ca...

06 Nov

Posted November 6, 2019

Ms. Michalsky completed her BA in Contemporary Dance, concentration in Choreography and Performance from the University of Calgary.  Since then she has been freelancing for various companies in Calgary. This year she received the 2019 RBC Emerging Artist Award at the Mayor's Lunch for Arts Champions. In her choreographies, she is interested in the effects of control, constraint, illusion, and perception...

06 Nov

Posted November 6, 2019

Alison Stone is originally from Victoria, BC where she grew up dancing and performing with Stages Performing Arts School.  To further her studies Alison moved to Toronto to attend Ryerson University’s dance program.  She graduated with a BFA and a passion for choreography.  In Ontario, Alison’s choreography was seen at fFIDA International Dance Festival and the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.  In Alberta, her choreography...