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T.O. Choreographer + Dancer + AD of Kaeja d’Dance

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Night out with MYLOVE!!!

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Aria Evans @politicalmovement steps into creation with @karenkaeja and @allenkaeja for their 7th lifeDUET this fall. The commission process begins at the Kaeja creative incubator Residency in Saugeen Nation / Town of South Bruce Peninsula. KDD has also commissioned their long time composer @edgardomorenomusic. K and A are thrilled to dig deep with both of these great artists, whom they have journeyed through beautiful collaborations with over the years. The new lifeDUET will premiere Spring 2027 (look out for date & location soon!).

KDD lifeDUETs have been created by Claudia Moore, Peter Bingham, Marie-Josée Chartier, Tedd Robinson, Ben Kamino, and Hanna Kiel. Karen and Allen have toured lifeDUET combos to Spain (Bilbao Guggenheim Museum), Mexico (Coyoacan), India (Arrangham Dance Theatre), Oregon (Smith Fine Arts), across Canada (most recently Vancouver Island with BCMAS and DOTE), and in Toronto, with more dates in the works.

See Aria and Edgardo's bios link in bio or at kaeja.org/collaborators

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Early, Early Bird Special extended until Sept 30!!!

Link in bio

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Svalbard, full circle: the best shots. 🧭🐻‍❄️❄️ Highlights from a complete circumnavigation of the archipelago, far above the Arctic Circle 🐋🦭 Volume on!

#svalbard #polarbear #arctic #climate #best

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✨ PAST WORK FEATURES: Laced Rain (2003) ✨
As we continue celebrating 25 years of Mocean Dance, we’re opening up the archive for another highlight in our Past Work Features series! 🌊

This week, we’re revisiting ‘Laced Rain’ inspired by personal experiences that the dancers wrote in the early part of the rehearsal process. The piece unfolded as the stories were laced together.

✨ Work Details:
* Title: Laced Rain (2003)
* Choreography: Allen and Karen Kaeja @kaejaddance @karenkaeja @allenkaeja
* Performers: Lisa Phinney Langley, Alicia Orr, Sarah Rozee, Carolle Crooks Fernando, Piotr Biernat
* Music Composers: Edgardo Moreno and Talvin Singh
*Voices: Karen Kaeja and Michael Mayre
* Costumes and Photo Credit: Holly Crooks
* Lighting Designer: Geoff Bouckley
* Duration: 20 minutes

Did you see Laced Rain live, or is this your first time discovering it? Drop your thoughts or memories in the comments! 👇

#MoceanDance #Mocean25 #PastWorkFeatures #LacedRain #Forward25

All photos are by Holly Crooks Three dancers are seen on a dimly lit stage. The dancer closest to the foreground is seen on the floor. She is sitting on the side of her bent leg and is also supported by her forearm while her back is arched. The other two dancers are seen farther back. One is carrying the other. The dancer being carried is upside down with their legs in the air. The photo includes overlaid text with information from the caption.

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✏️ Entry Forty-Eight is Day Twelve. A bear in the water is two small ears moving through the chop. On Ytre Norskøya the ground has been pushing whalers’ coffins back up for three and a half centuries, and the boards lie open on the path where we walked single file. Day Twelve, and the best animal of the trip turned out to be a fox cub the size of a housecat. Read the entire story: rmkartist.com/blog

#arctic #svalbard #arcticcircle #polarbear #arcticfox

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FAMILY!!!

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Captures from MOTHERLOAD, choreographed by Sylvie Moquin. 🤍

photos by Ziad Mounib @ziadalymounib

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Presented by STRATA & Co
Choreographer: Sylvie Moquin @sylviemoquin
Performers: Emily Fonda, Olivia Johnson, Morgan Lawrence, Sylvie Moquin, Izél Pienaar, Heather Rose @izelpienaar @_morgan_lawrence_ @theroseflows @olivia.johnson.5 @emmdfo
Lighting Designer: Calum Maunier @calum.maunier.designs
Composer: Edgardo Moreno @edgardomorenomusic
Set & Costume Design: Sylvie Moquin @sylviemoquin
Outside Eyes: Barbara England, Karen Kaeja, Catherine Hayward, Mike Czuba, Melissa Monteros

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With gratitude to Calgary Arts Development, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Pulse Studios, Evolved Movement Arts, and the DJD Dance Centre Creative Residency Program for their support.

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A few moments from Unmasked by Tara Wilson. 🤍

photos by Ziad Mounib @ziadalymounib

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Presented by STRATA & Co
Choreography: Tara Wilson
Dancers and Co Collaborators: Eli “Blu” Everett, Ryan “Frescy” Everett, Justin McDonald, Kyra Newton, Veronika Strutt-Bagan
Music: Anthony Denaro (YNOT)
Lighting Design: Kris Mish
Visual Media: Kris Mish, Abby Weeks, Tara Wilson
Outside Eye: Karen Kaeja

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With gratitude to Calgary Arts Development, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Pulse Studios, Evolved Movement Arts, and the DJD Dance Centre Creative Residency Program for their support. And to @foundry.physiotherapy as our Unmasked sponsor 🙌

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✏️ Entry Forty-Three is Day Seven. Two huts on an empty beach, a stack of stones nobody signed, bear tracks deep enough to hold their own shadow, a painting that vanished off a canvas in a ship’s lounge, and at five in the afternoon a large male on a moraine with a gull standing fifteen feet away from him. Swipe through, then read the whole thing.Link: rmkartist.com/blog/

#ghostsoftheice #arcticcircleresidency #svalbard #polarbear #art

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Zayde!!!

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Looking back at a few moments from the shape she takes by Catherine Hayward. 🤍

photos by Ziad Mounib @ziadalymounib

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Presented by STRATA & Co
Choreography: Catherine Hayward
Dancers: Cassandra Bowerman, Rita Rebetskaya, Catherine Hayward
Music created, composed, improvised and performed by: Trish Evans & Robin Tufts
Musical Outside Eye: Allan Gordon Bell
Lighting Design: Steve Isom
Assistant Lighting Designer: Matt Levesque
Costume Design: Kaja Irwin
Set/Prop Build: Talia Boardman, Jamie Sherritt, Emily Williams
Assistant Choreographer & Outside Eye: Davida Monk
Outside Eye: Karen Kaeja
Dancer in process: Katharina Schier
Rehearsal Assistants: Livia Armstrong, Emily Williams

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With gratitude to Calgary Arts Development, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Pulse Studios, Evolved Movement Arts, and the DJD Dance Centre Creative Residency Program for their support.

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