22 Sept 2020

Aeriosa Dance Society

 

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Dancing Through The Seasons

Greetings from my home within the traditional territory of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (which means “People of the safe harbour” in the local nuučaan̓uɫ language).

I hope you are healthy and finding your way through the uncertainties of our time. We are confronting many so daunting realities; and the end of summer and start of autumn feels really different this year. Despite everything, daily life goes on and we continue adapting.

I anticipated being less busy as a result of the pandemic, but in fact behind the scenes, exciting opportunities and projects keep bubbling along.

In a way I am experiencing this time as a waking dream. Some things keep morphing and shifting out of reach. People and ideas disappear, then reappear, and suddenly I am swept into a new creative confluence. Sometimes I am a frozen witness unable to act; other times, I’m completely in my flow dancing with abandon and fully alive.

My dance work is helping me get through these days and for this I am grateful. I hope you are also able to engage creatively, immersed in your own projects and following artists who inspire you.

Wishing you well,
Julia Taffe, Artistic Director, Aeriosa

Current


Aeriosa Re-brands
An Aeriosa rebranding opportunity came quite spontaneously in early July upon meeting Fredy Mendoza. Fredy is a Vancouver-based Colombian production designer, art director and graphic designer who was introduced to Aeriosa by board member, Catherine Green. 
THE ORIGINAL AERIOSA LOGO
PHASE ONE
As Aeriosa is an established company with a recognizable logo, Fredy suggested not dramatically altering the current logo, but rather using it as a base and shifting colours and lines to give it a fresh vibrant edge. Fredy presented these designs as a starting point.
PHASE TWO
It took time to uncover and articulate what we felt the logo needed to communicate. Fredy and additional talented Aeriosa team members played with various iterations, colours and orientations of the figures. 

The words  Aeriosa offered Fredy were: community, collaboration, adrenaline, elegance, sport, art, environment, building, trees, mountains.
PHASE THREE 
The consensus was that two figures seemed to portray partnership and interaction and versions with 3 or 4 figures looked too busy.  Solely having one figure didn't manage to communicate connection. The lines and curves were softened for the right combination of geometry and dance flow.

The creation of the Aeriosa logo was truly a collaboration! The flow of ideas and designs between Fredy and the Aeriosa board, dancers and trusted friends since early July has been an exciting and interesting journey. Thank-you Fredy and others for your artistic contributions! Also....stay tuned for Aeriosa's new website reveal coming soon! 

Find out more about Fredy at: www.fredymendoza.com
Looking Back

In the fall of 2019, Julia Taffe and visual artist Sarah E. Fuller, began collaborative research in Ucluelet and Squamish on a project called Habitats & Camouflage. The two planned to co-produce a vertical dance performance and video in time for the Tofino Tree Festival but their creation process (and the festival) was delayed due to Covid. The project will resume in spring 2021 with new presentation dates TBA. Julia Taffe and Sarah E. Fuller are both rock-climbers who take joy in illuminating nature within their work. The focus of their current collaboration is an intriguing one….Moths!  Readmore

Photographer Tim Matheson
Inspiration In The Arts

Mike Dangeli, Nisga'a Artist

Mike Dangeli's art includes masks, drums, regalia, paintings, and limited edition silk-screened prints. His work is often commissioned for galleries and ceremonial pieces for his community.

He just finished carving a memorial totem pole honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, that will stand on Highway 16 in Northern BC.


To date, Mike has completed twenty totem poles and a thirty-foot ocean going canoe. 

Mike Dangeli Facebook


Photo from Mike Dangeli Nisga'a Artist's post in facebook.

Mike Dengali is also co-leader of The Git Hayetsk Dancers with his spouse Mique'l Dangeli and they have been amazing artistic collaborators with Aeriosa and Spakwus Slulem over the years.

Git Hayetsk

Photo of Julia Taffe and Mike Dengali onstage in 2017 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre
 
Special Connections

Keely Sills

What is your connection to Aeriosa?
I have been floating, swaying and dancing with Aeriosa since 2009! I have been given the opportunity to be creative in many facets within the company. I have worked with the Aeriosa rigging team on a variety of projects, instruct workshops and have co-directed two shows: Interconnected Species and Majestic Peaks with Julia Carr.  I also write Aeriosa’s newsletters and promotional material.
What is the most interesting piece of art you've seen / experienced? 
The Goblin Market, a show produced by New Zealand Company, The Dust Palace. It was visceral, thrilling, dark and the aerial acrobats were intoxicating.
That show stayed in my head for weeks.

What is one special thing about the place in which you grew up?
I grew up in North Delta. I have happy memories of many games of kick the can involving all the neighbourhood kids in our cul-de-sac! My husband and I now live in Powell River, BC.

What is the last book you read?
Where the Shadows Lie, by Michael Ridpath. A mix of crime and folklore based in Iceland. I read this book aloud to my husband as evening entertainment on our last sailing trip. 

What is your most recent outdoor adventure?
Over spring break, which was the beginning of the lockdown, we sailed for 3 weeks throughout Desolation sound, the Discovery Islands and up to Cape Caution - on the coast north of Vancouver Island. Fabulous scenery!
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