aka residency recipes
2024, co-created a document of some of what we cooked and ate in residence at LEÑA [Galiano Island, BC]
Social dance workshop
2024, co-taught a workshop as part of Slumber/, a sleepover concert by Active/Passive [Galiano Island, BC]; we shared ideas from Hustle partner dance, Métis jigging and somatic House Dance with folks of various ages, abilities and levels of experience
Moving Artist-Run Centre
2023—present, research into new support models, including via co-devised residencies, attending conferences and other sector events; supported by LEÑA and Canada Council for the Arts
sounding board meetings
2023—present, monthly gatherings to discuss what we’re working on and need help with, sometimes w/ guest artists, including online engagement via moving manifesto
interplay_
2021—present, co-produced and co-curated by aka's Deanna Peters and Victor Tran w/ Sammy Chien and khattieQ, interplay_'s one of the only festivals in the world dedicated to live online performance
BOLT
2023—present, a new creation by Jeanette Kotowich, BOLT also features Kate Franklin, Ahmed Khalil and Deanna Peters, co-produced by Jeanette, aka and Raven Spirit Dance w/ partners FTA and Q7
not knot naught
2023—present, not knot naught is new trio research and creation by Deanna Peters w/ Sevrin Emnacen and Luciana D’Anunciação, co-produced by Mutable Subject and aka
celestial beast
2022—present, solo creation by Victor Tran w/ video artist Bryce Koebel, co-produced by Victor and aka
Pathways Together
Oct 2023, attendance at arca’s conference around artist-run centres [Treaty 1/Winnipeg, MB]; supported by Canada Council for the Arts
Across the Prairie
2023, music-dance duet by creators, performers Kathleen Nisbet and Jeanette Kotowich; co-produced Jeanette and aka w/ Sâkêwêwak [Treaty 4/Regina, SK]
VLDH!
2023, inter-generational creation + performance by Samuelle Auclair, Deanna Peters, Luca Tran and Victor Tran, four music videos commissioned by composer Greg Samek, co-produced by Victor, Greg and aka
Housedance Rhythm Metrics
Apr 2023, 4–night intensive w/ house dance pioneer Sekou Heru [NYC], co-produced by Mutable Subject and aka; supported by Canada Council for the Arts
Mellow Residencies
2020—present, free space for local, national and international artists at Gold Saucer Studio