Aeriosa Dance Society

August Brings New Collaboration  Aeriosa welcomes guest artists from Urban Jazz Dance Company led by Mx. Antoine Hunter (Oakland, CA) & Deaf Theatre Artist Landon Krentz (Calgary) to Vancouver this August for New Artists and Approaches in Vertical Dance | Volume II.  ASL Dance Workshop with Guest Artist Mx. Antoine Hunter The Roundhouse, Vancouver ASL Dance Workshop with Guest Artist Mx. Antoine Hunter Monday, 18 August 2025, 4pm - 6pm The Roundhouse Community Centre - 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Free - Registration Required RSVP Join award winning Black Deaf Disabled Two-Spirit led PurpleFireCrow and Urban Jazz Dance Company as they lead a FREE American Sign Language dance and movement workshop. Deaf and hearing dancers of all levels are invited to join in this ASL movement workshop.  This workshop will guide participants in exploring the arts through a combination of movement, dance and sign language. All levels of movers welcome – from novice through professional. You will be learning, creating your own work and learning choreography from Antoine Hunter. Promoting full embodied movement and connection and bridging between the hearing and deaf communities, this immersive experience invites Deaf and hearing movers of all levels to explore how the body tells stories through rhythm, culture, and community. Don’t miss this workshop and get down with us! View the Vlog Workshop Description  This workshop will be led in ASL with ASL interpretation. Presented in partnership with the Roundhouse Community Centre. Please RSVP through the link above to attend.  Learn more about the workshop —> here Photo: Urban Jazz Dance Company artists Mx. Antoine Hunter and Zahna Simon Photo by Matt Haber.  Open Studio Showing & Artist Talk ANNEX, Vancouver New Artists and Approaches in Vertical Dance | Volume II Open Studio Sharing Saturday, August 23 2025, 2pm ANNEX, 823 Seymour St, Vancouver Free TICKETS Join Aeriosa for the next installment of this dynamic collaborative series investigating and sharing new methodologies in Vertical Dance, in partnership with guest artists from Urban Jazz Dance Company led by Mx. Antoine Hunter (Oakland, CA) & Deaf Theatre Artist Landon Krentz (Calgary). Followed by an Artist Talkback. Lean more —> here Photo: Aeriosa artists Alex Tam and Juan Duarte, photo by Colin Zacharias. Introduction to Vertical Dance for Adults The Roundhouse, Vancouver Photo by Tonya Ng. Intro to Vertical Dance 6-Week Session  Fridays, 5:30-7:30pm   November 14 - December 19  181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Join Aeriosa Dance Artists for a 6-class introductory series using rope and harness systems to explore vertical dance. This beginner-level progressive class is designed to introduce the exhilaration of vertical dance while developing safety awareness and practicing rope and harness systems.  Registration opens Aug 12th. Learn More Connecting Artist to Artist Ucluelet, BC, located on the traditional homelands of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ A Coastal Visit  “This August long weekend I had a lovely visit with my friend and artistic collaborator Landon Krentz. He and his partner Dima traveled by plane, ride-share, ferry and rental car across several mountain ranges and the Salish Sea to arrive at our home on the Esowista Peninsula near Pacific Rim National Park. We explored the beautiful coast together and shared some lovely meals made with food from local farms. It was such a treat to connect artist to artist before heading into the studio next week. And, I was thrilled to have a rare chance to work on my ASL skills with a fluent, patient partner. After Landon had a tour of the Aeriosa cargo van, he was inspired by the pink and white logo art, and bestowed Aeriosa Dance Society with our very own ASL sign name. Super cool! It is truly an honour for the company. Keep an eye on our instagram for the Aeriosa Sign Name reveal!” - Julia Taffe, Artistic Director Photo: L-R Julia Taffe, Dima, and Landon Krentz enjoy cloudy views looking towards Hitacu, from the Whisky Dock in Ucluelet. More from the Community Check out some of the exciting workshops & performances  our colleagues are sharing… Aerial & Acrobatic Dance Classes with  Corporeal Imago  Underground Circus & The Scotiabank Dance Centre Starts September 22, 2025 Corporeal Imago offers free aerial and acrobatic dance classes for professional dancers seeking to further their strength and range of expression through aerial and acro dance training. Learn More TvT Interlink | International Choreographic Symposium Scotiabank Dance Centre and Vancouver Art Gallery September 5-6, 2025 | 1-8pm The symposium brings together artists, curators and producers to reflect on the evolving intersections of choreography, cultural exchange and transnational collaboration, with panels, workshops and work-in-progress showings. Learn More

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