This December, I'm in residence at LEÑA on Penelakut Territory (Galiano Island). I visit the island every year, but this will be my first time there to work on my artistic practices. I'm grateful to Dayna Szyndrowski for the invitation.
With the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council, I'm back on Métis, ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ (Anishinabewaki), Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux), Treaty 1 territory (Winnipeg) this Oct–Nov, co-creating Orange, a new dance duet with Less San Miguel. SEE VIDEO
The documentation from 8 DAYS 8 JOURS 8 is live! I created three projects: Artist Bio Word Search, Careography w/ Emma-Kate Guimond and Collective Camera. I also designed/built the documentation website and the 8 DAYS 8 JOURS main site.
I'm producer/curator of Interplay 2019. Shows are Oct 4 + 5 @ Moberly Arts Centre and feature multidisciplinary approaches to performance by Alana Gerecke, JK JK (khattieQ + Jenny Larson), Kerri Flannigan, TooMuchCollective (Ghinwa Yassine + Luciana Fortes) and Sophie Maguire + Azaia Windwrath: BUY TICKETS
I'm joining a multi-generational cast of performers in Kokoro Dance's Reading the Bones Sep 18–28.
Throughout 2019–20, I'm taking over facilitation of Ben Brown's MAMM, monthly improv sessions for dancers and musicians. The first session is Sep 9 @ Left of Main.
Following our final show of "solo" we're hosting Party HD, a FREE! dance party with DJs Scott G + Pierre G playing house + disco all hot night long :)
Performing our intersubjective relationships with other bodies and things, sharing fleshy feeling across time and space and practicing dancer ESP inspire “solo”, an experimental and playful dance I'm re-visiting with Ziyian Kwan and Lorenz Santos for shows Aug 28–30 at Gold Saucer: SOLD OUT
Three dancers perform the same solo, but what is same?
This iteration of “solo” is further layered by a set designed and built by Stuart Sproule. The performers provide the sound, accompanying each other ‘blind’ on the piano. Performed in natural light, this end-of-summer show requires only the electricity that we carry within us. There's a dance party too! FULL SHOW INFO
Call for Interplay 2019, due Aug 1.
This June, I'm in Kwesomalegek (Parrsboro, NS) for 8 Days VIII, where I'll be joining several fellow choreographers for a co-authored encounter for peer-to-peer development in the field of dance and choreography.
-website.jpg "Less San Miguel and me, DP; photograph by Reza Rezaï")
With the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, I'm back Métis, ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ (Anishinabewaki), Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux), Treaty 1 territory (Winnipeg) this spring to continue researching and begin creating a new dance duet with Less San Miguel. I'm also hosting Young Lung Dance Exchange's Movement Practice May 27 and co-teaching a workshop with Maribeth Tabanera June 5.
I'm in Wascana (Regina, SK) this May continuing my training in the Itcush Method with Ashley Johnson. Kana Nemoto will be teaching too. I'll also be working on some movement research with Ashley and hosting a CADA/West in Saskatchewan event.
From 2018–2020, I'm collaboratively creating an artwork for Leaning Out of Windows: Art and Physics Collaborations through Aesthetic Transformations with Randy Lee Cutler, Jess H. Brewer and Lindsay McIntyre.
This March I'm on Métis, ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ (Anishinabewaki), Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux), Treaty 1 territory (Winnipeg) as artist in residence at Young Lungs Dance Exchange where I'm researching a new dance duet with local dance artist Less San Miguel. We're doing a showing Mar 16, 7pm; and engaging in essayists Callie Lugosi and Reza Rezaï’s responses Mar 17, 2pm. I'm also teaching a workshop combining Itcush and house dance Mar 9, 4:30–6pm; and hosting a CADA/West social Mar 9, 6–8pm. All events are at Video Pool.
Call for 8 DAYS 8 JOURS VIII, an intensive encounter of artists who work with dance and choreography. Deadline to apply is Jan 31.