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29 Jan 2022

Zaccho Dance Theatre

Aerialist Veronica Blair at Grace Cathedral

Get your tickets now for Love, a state of grace

Join Zaccho Dance Theatre in experiencing Love, a state of grace, a live multidisciplinary site-specific installation at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral.

Directed and choreographed by Joanna Haigood, Love, a state of grace will feature some of the Bay Area’s most talented aerial performers who will interact with original set pieces created by collaborating designers Wayne Campbell and Sean Riley -- including an anchored 90-foot ladder and 70-foot swing, each a unique response to the rhythms and height of Grace Cathedral's Gothic design. Composer Walter Kitundu's sound score will incorporate recorded material, the activation of live acoustic instruments within the space, the Cathedral's massive pipe organ, and voices of a small choir, all in conversation with the Cathedral's cavernous interior space and prolonged reverberation.

Performance Dates & Times:

Friday, February 11 -- 1pm to 4pm

Saturday, February 12 -- 4pm to 7pm

Thursday, February 17 -- 1pm to 4pm

Friday, February 18 -- 7pm to 10pm

Love, a state of grace is intended to create a shared experience through reflection and dialogue that will reaffirm the role of kindness, compassion, love, and righteous social action in the national healing process.

As an audience member, you are invited to move freely within Grace Cathedral to experience this epic event. The performance will be presented in one hour cycles repeated over 3 hours.

We will also be hosting community discussion panels with ASL interpreters following the performances on February 12th at 7:15pm and February 17th at 4:15pm.

Tickets are selling fast! Don't miss this unique performance opportunity at the iconic Grace Cathedral in the heart of San Francisco.

Buy Your Tickets Today

Live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tour

We will be hosting a live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tour as part of the Friday, February 18th performance in partnership with Gravity Access Services for visually impaired audience members.

Haptic Access Tour begins at 6pm

Audio Description Performance at 7pm

Please pre-register for the Haptic Tour or reserve a headset by contacting us at (415) 822-6744 or office@zaccho.org.

Learn more about Audio Descriptions and Haptic Access Tours with Gravity Access Services

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27 Jan 2022

Aeriosa Dance Society

Current/Dance Community
Introduction to Vertical Dance with Aeriosa at Roundhouse Community Centre

Class Description:

Vertical dancers use rope and harness systems to access different ways of moving on the ground and in the air. This is a beginner level class designed to develop safety awareness and practice with the equipment while introducing foundational vertical dance skills through progressive technical lessons and creative movement exercises.

Join Aeriosa Dance Artists for a fun class that builds your core strength while you are hovering, sliding, swinging, tilting, rotating and tipping upside down.

Instructors:
Aeriosa Company Artists Meghan Goodman and Cara Siu

Covid Safety Plan:
Until current Provincial Health Orders and recommendations are updated, Aeriosa is taking the following safety measures to address Covid-19

Aeriosa Instructors are fully vaccinated and wear high-quality, properly fitted masks at all times.
Proof of vaccination is required to participate.
Masks are strongly recommended for all participants.
The class size is limited to 8 participants.
Physical distancing of 2 meters or more is maintained.
No partnering or contact is taking place.
Personal safety equipment is assigned to each person and is not shared.

Cost:
$240/8 classes
Registration is required, no drop-in.

Time:
Sundays 10am-12pm

Winter Session:
January 23 to February 27
(classes have commenced, registration is now full)

Spring Session:
April 10th to June 26th (no class April 17, May 8, May 22, May 29)

Summer Session:
July-August (Dates TBA)

Registration for Spring and Summer will open soon.
For more info, visit: www.roundhouse.ca

Newsworthy

SAVE THE DATE: April 30th, 2022
Dancing to Remember - a co-production by Aeriosa and Butterflies in Spirit: Dance Healing and MMIWG at the Vancouver Playhouse.

Aeriosa is currently collaborating with Butterflies in Spirit to create and curate a theatre-based evening of performances honouring the Butterflies 10th anniversary of dance activism raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirits.

Dancing to Remember will premiere new works by Butterflies in Spirit, The Git Hayetsk Mask Dancers and Aeriosa. Indigenous artists including Spakwus Slulem Eagle Song Dancers, JB the First Lady and Sierra Tasi Baker will be performing, and more guest artists will be announced in the coming weeks.

These past few years have been devastating for many of us, in so many ways. Dancing to Remember invites anyone wishing to honour lost loved ones and everyone wanting to show their support, to come join us in holding our memories. The atmosphere will be relaxed, family-friendly and welcoming to all. Trauma counseling will be available on site.

Butterflies in Spirit is an Indigenous dance group started by Lorelei Williams. Lorelei is from the Skatin Nations and Sts’Ailes (Sto:lo Territory). Founded in 2011, the group consists of family members of MMIWG. Their signature performances combine Hip Hop, Contemporary Dance and Traditional First Nations dance forms. They have performed across Canada and in the United States, Mexico, and Colombia.

Dr. Mique'l Dangeli and the Git Hayetsk performing
Thunderbird at Ancestralizing the Present
Photo credit: Colin Zacharias

Git Hayetsk is an internationally renowned Northwest Coast First Nations Mask Dancing Group co-led by Dr. Mique’l Dangeli that was formed in 2003. Dr. Mique’l Dangeli is of the Tsimshian Nation of Metlakatla, Alaska. She has choreographed a large body of dances for newly composed songs among her nation as well as created new dances for ancient songs whose dance has been lost during their cultural oppression.

Their songs and dances have been shared at ceremonial and public events in urban and rural communities through Canada, the US, including British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Ohio, Hawaii, Washington DC, and abroad, including Austria, Malaysia, Germany, and Japan.

Aeriosa is seeking volunteers to assist with Dancing to Remember at the Vancouver Playhouse leading up to, and during the production. Please click on the image above and complete the volunteer form on our website. If you have any special skills or services you would like to offer, please let us know!

Aeriosa is often inspired by nature. When dancing outdoors, we regularly encounter other species. This next column is dedicated to learning about our friends in flight.

Featured Friends in Flight
Underwing Moths Catocala

Generic epithet Catocala is Greek meaning "beautiful below."

Underwings refers to the posture where the forewings are normally held together over the back at rest, hiding the hindwings beneath. Hence, the hindwings are the (bold and beautiful) underwings that this genus is known for.

The common names of many species are translations of the species epithets; Linnaeus chose a female/marriage theme when naming a few of the earlier-described species, and the practice was continued by later authors (hence we have The Bride, The Girlfriend, Old Wife, The Widow, Once-married Underwing, The Newlywed, The Darling, etc.)

These fanciful names help collectors and moth enthusiasts remember the various species but have no particular significance in themselves. A few species are named after a person or the larval food plant (example: Meske's Underwing, Hawthorn Underwing).

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20 Jan 2022

Compagnie Lézards bleus

Première lettre d'information | Année 2022

Je vous souhaite une année épanouissante, puissante, belle de sens.
Je vous souhaite d’être un peu perché.
Je nous souhaite la création d’un dépensaire. C'est un hôpital qui soignerait ceux qui ont le Haut comme sens unique. Leurs voyages vers les astres sont un désastre.
Je vous souhaite de dépenser du sens sans compter
Je vous souhaite de l’amour à double sens
Je vous souhaite des sens aux rêves

Je vous souhaite le sens humain

Antoine Le Menestrel