feats - Festival Program

feats Festival 2011 Message
Producer:
feats Festival 2010 Message
Alberta Dance Alliance
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EXHILARATING
At the junction of word-driven thought and human motion
lives the effervescent world of dance. Join feats and live
the passion of Alberta’s best professional and
recreational dance artists in a week long celebration of
movement. Let your mind expand beyond the limits of spoken language and enter a world that can be shared only
through this most precise vocabulary of gesture.
Made in Alberta presents dancers and choreographers
from our dazzling prairie province. Watch as they convey
what it means to be Albertan in brilliant swirls of movement.
Take in Live-Feed and be engaged in an interactive discussion about dance, creation and an artist’s process.
Hear choreographers discuss what dance means to
them.
Dancers explore their past, sharing it with audiences at
Dominion Day Celebrations at Fort Edmonton Park.
Experience how dance changed Edmonton’s landscape.
Community Partners:
Let feats expand your dance vocabulary. Grab your thesaurus, exercise your mind and discover new ways to talk
about dance.
Building upon last year’s success of broadcasting the
feats performances live over the Internet, we are now
streaming even more live dance online so you can keep
your out-of-town friends and colleagues involved in the
action. Streaming content will be shared over our
@ABDanceAlliance twitter feed and on our Facebook
page. Follow and join us to be notified of when the next
event will be available online! To check out all the feats
broadcasts look for the uStream link on our new website
www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
Edmonton International Jazz Festival
Edmonton Folk Arts Council
Fort Edmonton Park
TransAlta Arts Barns
Good Women Dance Collective
Breaking Barres
Dancefusion
RISE Productions
City Market Downtown on 104th
Catalyst Theatre
Sponsors:
Bottom Line Productions Inc.
Good Graphics
Edmonton School of Ballet
NIGHTLIFE
Vue Weekly
Mail Boxes Etc.
West Edmonton Mall
Funders:
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
City of Edmonton
Edmonton Arts Council
GOOD WOMEN
Dance Collective
feats – Festival of Dance is a multi-disciplinary dance festival in
Edmonton, Alberta. The festival is designed to celebrate and present
superb Canadian talent with a special focus on the Alberta dance
community. feats Festival offers a wide-range of exciting and exhilarating performances to our audience. We bring forward various perspectives of dance, by presenting everything from traditional folk and
contemporary works to the most unusual and brilliant movement performances. During the festival we host featured events and programs
of education and awareness, as well as open public workshops, family events, and professional performances.
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Join Lisa La Touche as she teaches an inspiring tap class.
Focusing on the history of tap and fusing it with
contemporary styles, La Touche will explore the
relationship between music and dance.
Vibrant dancers work with creative choreographers on
uniquely Albertan creations. Catch a glimpse of these
new creations at Made in Alberta.
Dancefusion Academy of Dance presents
Megan Trainer & Shay Kuebler
Monday, June 27 & Tuesday, June 28
The suggested level is intermediate/advanced.
Presented in partnership with Breaking Barres Dance Company
Summer Performance Intensive
Classes in Tap, Hip Hop and Contemporary
Advanced classes $15/class or $75 for both days
Junior classes $15/class or $75 for both days
Workshops held at Dancefusion Academy of Dance (225,
65 Chippewa Rd, Sherwood Park)
To register call: 780.464.6963
Visit www.dancefusionsp.com for more information
On Site
Tickets are available on a first
come, first serve basis at the door
feats – Festival of Dance Sites
TransAlta Arts Barns
10330-84 Ave.
Winspear Centre
99 St. & 102 Ave.
Dancefusion Academy of Dance
225, 65 Chippewa Rd., Sherwood Park, AB
Fort Edmonton Park
Corner of Fox Drive & Whitemud Drive
Orange Hall
10335-84 Ave.
City Market Downtown on 104th
Corner of 102 Ave. & 104 St.
West Edmonton Mall
8882-170 St.
Ticket payments
Cash (In Advance and On Site)
Interac, VISA, Mastercard
(In advance, through TIX on the Square ONLY)
Lisa La Touche
Masterclass
Tickets
All masterclass tickets are sold on site
ONLY. Tickets are
available on a first
come, first serve
basis at the door.
All tickets sales are
final – no refunds or
exchanges.
Ticket Prices
Single Tickets
Festival Masterclass $15 (On Site ONLY)
feats Mainstage Performances
Made in Alberta
$15
Live-Feed
$15
Fresh Feets
$15
EIJF: An Edmonton
Retrospective Concert $35
FREE Performances
urban dance encounters
Global Dance – Edmonton Folk Arts Council
Historical Feets – Dominion Day
Prices
June 20 - 26
Traveling from Vancouver, Shay & Megan bring a mix of
styles straight from the west coast. Start your summer off
right with even more dazzling dance.
Performance Tickets
In Advance
TIX on the Square
780.420.1757
www.tixonthesquare.ca
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feats offers Alberta’s young dancers the opportunity to
work with a professional choreographer on the creation
of a new dance work. The inspiring results will be
showcased at Fresh Feets – a presentation highlighting
the best young dancers in Alberta.
Dancers, we are always looking for the most talented
young dancers from across the province to participate in
this program.
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Community Workshops
All tickets available at TIX or at the event.
Tickets
Tap Masterclass with Lisa La Touche
Monday, June 20
6 p.m. - 8 p.m
Location: Studio B @ TransAlta Arts Barns
Cost: $15
June 20 - 24
Ticket Information
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Workshops
Professional Intensive
Sites
feats Masterclass
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Schedule of Festival Events
Monday, June 20
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Friday, June 24
A f t e r n o o n
Saturday, June 25
Sunday, June 26
E v e n t s
Monday, June 27
Tuesday, June 28
A f t e r n o o n
u.d.e
12 Noon – 2 p.m.
City Market Downtown
on 104th
Wednesday, June 29
Thursday, June 30
Friday, July 1
E v e n t s
Historical Feets –
Dominion Day
12 NOON
Fort Edmonton Park
u.d.e
3:30 p.m.
West Edmonton Mall
Global Dance – Folk Dance
Traditions
4 p.m.
Winspear Centre
E v e n i n g
Tap Workshop
with Lisa La Touche
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Studio B @
TransAlta Arts Barns
E v e n t s
Made in Alberta
8 p.m.
Westbury Theatre @
TransAlta Arts Barns
E v e n i n g
Livefeed
8 p.m.
Westbury Theatre @
TransAlta Arts Barns
Sugar FEATS Stomp
8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Beginner Class
9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Social Dance
Orange Hall
Fresh Feets
7 p.m.
Westbury Theatre @
TransAlta Arts
Dancefusion Workshops
5 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Dancefusion
E v e n t s
Dancefusion Workshops
5 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Dancefusion
An Edmonton Retrospective
Concert
7:30 p.m.
& 9:30 p.m.
Edmonton International Jazz
Festival and feats Fest
Westbury Theatre @
TransAlta Arts Barns
u.d.e
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
West Edmonton Mall
feats Mainstage Series
June 25
June 26
8 p.m.
Westbury Theatre @ TransAlta Arts Barns
Tickets $15
8 p.m.
Westbury Theatre @ TransAlta Arts Barns
Tickets $15
7 p.m.
Westbury Theatre @ TransAlta Arts Barns
Tickets $15
Exhilarating choreographers present their most recent
creations. Dazzling performances by local professional
dancers. Experience exhilarating works created in the
mountains, prairie and muskeg. Made in Alberta is
uniquely Albertan.
For many choreographers, making dance is a need driven
by their passion to create. The movement motivates their
creativity and they find their greatest potential for expression through the unique elements of dance.
Fresh Feets presents original choreographies in Tap,
Contemporary Jazz, Afro Jazz Fusion & Lyrical dance.
Inspired young dancers showcase their brilliant feats.
feat uring performances by: Breaking Barres, Saxon
Fraser, Usha Gupta, iDANCE, Emily Noton, Alida NyquistShultz, Raena Waddell, Festival Jazz Roots Creation by
Deanne Walsh and Marc Hall, Festival Tap Creation by
Lisa La Touche
2011 Professional Tap Creation presented in partnership with Breaking Barres
Making dance come alive r e q u i r e s i n s p i r a t i o n ,
determination and honed skill. Choreographers translate
their imagination into dancers’ bodies and shape it into a
dance that is ready to be performed.
Livefeed is an evening presentation of work in the raw
state. Hosted by a facilitator, the presentation reveals the
choreographic process of some of the most talented
dance makers in Alberta.Your ticket includes a reception.
feats Mainstage Series
feats Mainstage Series
June 24
Dance Company .
featuring performances by young emerging and professional Alberta dance artists.
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Presented in partnership with the Good Women Dance Collective
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12 Noon - 2 p.m.
City Market Downtown on 104th (June 25)
West Edmonton Mall (June 27 & 29)
Free
urban dance encounters brings brilliant dance to you on
the street. Down at the City Market on 104th St. or out at
WEM, dancers from a variety of styles will show you their
moves and encourage you to try a few steeps. Experience
all kinds of dance from salsa to hip hop.
Let’s swing! Swing dancing is energetic, enjoyable, cool,
and just plain fun. Every person, regardless of age, shape,
size, and fitness is welcome to participate. This is an allages, dry event, intended for people with no dance experience.
A drop-in beginner lesson starts the evening off on the
right beat. A DJ, great music and enthusiastic dancers
keep the evening going.
www.sugarswing.com
Piano: Tommy Banks
Saxophone: PJ Perry
Vocals: Rollanda Lee
Trumpet: Gary Guthman
Big Band: Edmonton Jazz Orchestra
June 29
For decades Edmonton has produced some of the finest
nationally recognized musicians in Canada.
An Edmonton Retrospective Concert
www.edmontonjazz.com
Sugar FEATS Stomp
Two shows: 7:30 p.m & 9:30 p.m. (New York style)
Westbury Theatre @ TransAlta Arts Barns
Tickets: $35 for each show (plus applicable fees)
Available at TIX on the Square: 780.420.1757
8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Beginner Drop-in Lesson
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Social Dance
Tickets: $10 for dance-only (9 p.m. onward),
or $17 for dance + lesson. Discounts for students.
Admission at the door ONLY
Join the Edmonton International Jazz Festival for a brilliant evening of music. In partnership, feats - Festival of
Dance showcases a great night of swing dance with
Sugar Swing. Between music concert performances join
our outdoor dance party!
June 25
The Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, featuring Tommy Banks,
PJ Perry, Gary Guthman and Rolland Lee will present an
exciting evening of Edmonton Jazz! Highlighting not only
the EJO and these great musicians but also many more
Edmonton Jazz personalities that have been so fondly
connected to Edmonton’s jazz past will be honored.
July 1
12 Noon - 2 p.m.
Fort Edmonton Park
FREE with admission to Fort Edmonton Park
Celebrate Dominion Day! At Fort Edmonton Park, professional dancers will introduce you to their cultural traditions. Learn about Edmonton’s dance history.
July 1
4:00 p.m.
Winspear Centre
FREE
Are you eager to visit the Andes? Speculating about
Spain? Interested in India? Curious about China?
Discover fascinating folk dances from around the world
as you enjoy the Edmonton Folk Arts Council’s signature
presentation. The EFAC showcases traditional dance and
music, complete with gorgeous costumes and great
music.
feat ured Events
feat ured Events
featured Events
June 25, 27 & 29
Presented in partnership with the Edmonton Folk Arts Council
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Volunteers
Join the festival fun and become one of our
dedicated volunteers – those heroes who
help us get the festival off its feats. Are you
interested in supporting events on-site,
providing backstage assistance, or being a
special assistant to the festival artists? We
can mix and match your interests so you benefit from a great festival experience.
For more information,
contact the festival information line
at 780.422.8107
or e-mail us at [email protected]
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Thank You!
Funders
Sponsors
Community Partners
Festival Colleagues
Artists
Audiences
Public
Participants
Friends of the Festival
Festival Staff, Volunteers and Committees.
We are truly fortunate to have your dynamic
support and energy fueling our dance festival.
Many Thanks!
Education - Advocacy - Awareness
Alberta Dance Alliance
is the proud supporter of
the feats - Festival of Dance.
Providing programs, services
and events, the Alberta
Dance Alliance supports
dance in Alberta.
For more information contact:
(780) 422-8107
[email protected]
www.abdancealliance.ab.ca
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