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An Indigenous-informed Deaf arts collective living and creating together. 🧏🏽🪶🎨🎭🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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“How do we have each other’s backs?” Two Deaf performers, one from Edmonton and one from Montréal, try to answer this through a performance of movement, visuals, and signed poetry. Connor and Cai search for answers with their bodies, hands, and breath in a rare portrayal of Deaf identity, vulnerability, and solidarity. Dorsal Traces deconstructs and unifies many themes important to the Deaf community - Deaf dorsality, Queerness, toxic masculinity, and the need for male Deaf role models who support each other - and fail - and keep trying. Dorsal Traces premieres on December 3rd, 2026, at 7:00pm. Tickets for all four performances are on sale now, and Invisible Members can get a $5 discount on theirs! Just check our link in bio or go directly to our website at www.invisiblepractice.ca. We’re proud to present this brand-new work as part of Good Women Dance’s Convergence 2026 double bill. Your ticket gets you TWO live performances, not just one! WHERE Mile Zero Dance, 9931 78 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB SHOWTIMES December 3, 7:00pm December 4, 7:00pm December 5, 2:00pm & 7:30pm *talkback after final performance PRICING $25 $20 with membership discount Questions? Comments? Leave them here or email us at general@invisiblepractice.ca! ID: A shadowy photo of two men, facing in the same direction with the one in front slightly lower and leaning against the other’s chest. Their faces are hardly decipherable in the dark. Text along the left edge: “DORSAL TRACES. A new Deaf performance by Connor Yuzwenko-Martin & Cai Glover. Premiering December 3rd, 2026. Dec 3rd - 7:00pm. Dec 4th - 7:00pm. Dec 5th - 2:00pm & 7:30pm. Tickets on sale now in bio!” Logos for AFT and TIP in bottom left corner. A shadowy photo of two men, facing in the same direction with the one in front slightly lower and leaning against the other’s chest. Their faces are hardly decipherable in the dark. Text along the left edge: “DORSAL TRACES. A new Deaf performance by Connor Yuzwenko-Martin & Cai Glover. Premiering December 3rd, 2026. Dec 3rd - 7:00pm. Dec 4th - 7:00pm. Dec 5th - 2:00pm & 7:30pm. Tickets on sale now in bio!” Logos for AFT and TIP in bottom left corner. taken in Mile Zero Dance by @the_invisible_practice
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In early April, two of our artists were welcomed to Winnipeg by Deaf Arts Manitoba and Manitoba School of the Deaf. Crystal and Connor were part of Magic of ASL, a performance cabaret and workshop series that brought together Deaf performers new and experienced. Crystal Wolfe and Connor Yuzwenko-Martin each performed a short solo of their works-in-progress. We love the photos that capture the ephemeral motion of Deaf performance - special thanks to Leonardo Salgado! Thank you to Manitoba Cultural Society of the Deaf and the Winnipeg Deaf community, including volunteers and workers at West End Cultural Centre, and the other artists that we happily shared the stage with. Catch the full version of Dorsal Traces later this year in December as part of Good Women Dance’s Convergence 2026! Image descriptions in comments. Crystal is an Indigenous woman wearing a brilliant rainbow ribbon dress. She is shown in three different frames next to each other - one crouched, one standing and holding a hand up toward the sky, and the third slightly bent over while gesturing with forearms upright and palms facing each other. Her expression in all three is serene. The background is a wide grassy plain with a hint of prairie sky. taken in West End Cultural Centre by @the_invisible_practice
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Collaboration. Intuition. Trust. Those are some of the themes our participants explored together during our second community workshop. If you couldn’t make it, we hope you can join us this autumn! Deaf Dorsality is human connection. It is solidarity. It is, perhaps, a cure to some things that affect our society today. And it all comes together in Dorsal Traces, a Deaf duet performance premiering this December. This week of rehearsal and community engagement was made possible with funding from Edmonton Arts Council and Montréal Arts Council, as well as in-kind studio time from Good Women Dance through their Space Share program. Thank you! Video description: A short title page showing three people in a studio space. One person holds their hand up against the back of a second person, while the third looks on. Title text: “Deaf Dorsality community movement workshop #2.” Cut to a sped-up clip of several people walking backwards across the studio, shot from just over the shoulder of a person waiting with an outstretched hand to gently catch the walker. Each walker then takes over as the catcher for the next person. Cut to a longer, still slightly sped-up clip of several people standing or laying in various positions in an irregular pattern across the floor. A pair of people walk backwards through this ‘forest.’ The front person’s vision is limited by their cupped hands so they cannot see anything behind, while the person guiding them uses their hand on their back to indicate what direction they should walk. They navigate successfully and the camera pans to show everyone breaking form and hand waving in applause. End with a still image of two young men standing back to back in sharp shadow, only the outlines of their heads and necks lit. Large text: “Dorsal Traces.” Smaller text beneath: “a Deaf duet performance premiering December 2026.” The logos for A Fichu Turning and The Invisible Practice are along the bottom. taken in Shumka Dance Centre by @the_invisible_practice
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We had a great time at Deaf Alberta Expo on October 2 & 3! We got to meet so many new folks who were thrilled to learn that Alberta now has a Deaf arts organization to support and uplift Deaf creatives. Special thanks to Jan McCarthy, our collective artist, and Ladan Sahraei, our Board member, for running the booth both days. We were also proud to share information on our organizational values, encouraging people to vote in favour of the inclusion and dignity of all Albertans - regardless of their national origin. We also advocated for voters to honour the Treaties that make up our province and oppose the separatist movement. If you just followed us here, be sure to check out our link in bio to learn more about us. You can also sign up to become a member and be part of our workshops, and support our projects and productions. What’s next? The next couple of months will be focused on our brand-new live performance production premiering on December 3rd - Dorsal Traces! Stay around for more! ID 1: Ladan and Jan sit in front of a tall banner, smiling at the camera. They are in a large space with other people and banners in the background. The banner shows an intricate purple and yellow pattern, and some partly covered text - “Deaf-led, Indigenous-informed, Artist-driven.” There is a letter-size flyer in front of Ladan with the large title “Inform Yourself and Vote!” ID 2: The same scene, but with two new folks standing between Ladan and Jan - Paulie and Salma. They all smile happily at the camera. Ladan and Jan sit in front of a tall banner, smiling at the camera. They are in a large space with other people and banners in the background. The banner shows an intricate purple and yellow pattern, and some partly covered text - “Deaf-led, Indigenous-informed, Artist-driven.” There is a letter-size flyer in front of Ladan with the large title “Inform Yourself and Vote!” taken in University of Calgary by @the_invisible_practice
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For the first time ever… find us at Deaf Alberta Expo! We’re thrilled to greet the community with our first-ever booth presence at DAE 2026 on October 2 & 3 in Calgary! We’ll have shiny new flyers for you to grab, a poster promo for Dorsal Traces, shirts and pins and stickers that you can buy to display your support for Deaf artists, and… Is that part of our new banner? Yes, it is! Come find our booth to check out the whole piece, which was designed in partnership with Torrie Ironstar and his beautiful and vibrant painting style. Special thank you to Carlisle Robinson for graphic design, and Salma Sayani for sponsoring the banner production. See you there! WHEN: Fri: 9AM-4PM & Sat: 9AM-2:30PM​ WHERE: University of Calgary Downtown Campus Atrium, 906-8 Avenue, Calgary, Alberta. Round logo of Deaf Alberta Expo in bright teal green. The image shows two hands raised upward with a radiating graphic in between, like a burst of light. taken in University of Calgary Continuing Education by @the_invisible_practice
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The final report for our technical exploration project is here! Light+Vibrotactile was our longest-running project, and it shows. We learned so much, encountered many challenges, and built something truly special and impactful. Please check out the final report through our link in bio. An ASL translation is available as well, with links throughout the report that will take you directly to that section in the ASL video. Closing this out with a few final photos - some not shared publicly yet! Please enjoy, and thank you for showing up for Deaf artists every day. Light+Vibrotactile cover graphic with close-up of textured fabric and green LEDs woven throughout. Text beneath on dark green with stylized line underscores: “technical exploration project report.” Logos along bottom against white background: Invisible Practice, Canada Council for the Arts, Latitude53, Connect Society. A large plywood table strewn with various technical-looking objects, wires, and coloured markets and notes. A single small slotlight shines pinkish on a piece of cracked white material leaning against the brick wall behind the table. A laptop is open showing some complex coding webs. Text beneath: “Haptic Horizons Residency. Photography by Connor Yuzwenko-Martin.” Close-up of a computer screen showing complex coding web relationships. Boxes are labeled with terms like “sel 114” and “keyname.” Text beneath: “Puredata Coding. Photography by Connor Yuzwenko-Martin.” Two round photos overlapping, showing two different people in states of engagement with another person and a control panel. Subtle visual cues imply that they are DeafBlind. Text beneath: “DeafBlind Engagement Workshop. Photography by Connor Yuzwenko-Martin.” Two round photos overlapping. One shows two people sitting at a table, both touching the same soft purple pillow with LED lights glowing along its edges. The other shows four people standing around a hip-height square table filled with a brown granular material. A stencil on the wall behind them announces “Vibro-Tables.” One person is holding a walking cane. Text beneath: “Public Exhibition at Latitude53. Photography by Connor Yuzwenko-Martin & Nanc Price.” A person’s Light+Vibrotactile cover graphic with close-up of textured fabric and green LEDs woven throughout. Text beneath on dark green with stylized line underscores: “technical exploration project report.” Logos along bottom against white background: Invisible Practice, Canada Council for the Arts, Latitude53, Connect Society. by @the_invisible_practice
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In a few days, some of our collective artists will be attending the annual Sundance. Some of us will be continuing a spiritual journey we began a few years ago, and some of us will be there for the first time to observe, support, and learn. Just over a year ago in May 2025, the National Indigenous Deaf Cultural Gathering took place in Maskwacis. This was a rare opportunity for Indigenous Deaf folks to meet, share knowledge and cultural practices, learn from Elders, and build relationships across Turtle Island. We were honoured to be guests and sponsors of this special and necessary event. This video captures some of that joy, and we believe this deserves its own spotlight so we all can be reminded of the important work we share in Treaty. Thank you to David Burnat for recording this precious footage with permission, and to Ebony R. Gooden for editing. Thank you as well to Crystal Wolfe and Torrie Ironstar as co-chairs of this gathering, and to the rest of the NIDCG committee and the Maskwacis community for welcoming us. “We fast and pray, that we may be able to lead good lives and to act more kindly towards each other.” Anonymous - Blackfoot. Recorded in “Native American Testimony” p. 225. Peter Nabokov. Video description: Several clips show a gathering with many Indigenous Deaf folks. They engage in various outdoor and indoor activities such as teepee-raising ceremonies, cooking, art, and conversation. taken in Maskwacis, Alberta by @the_invisible_practice
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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A space where we can be our authentic selves in our own languages. 🧏🏽‍♂️ Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday despite the wild weather! We were so grateful to host 20 community members from a variety of life experiences and backgrounds. We shared food, learned about each other, and chatted about what our community needs in the coming months. The decision was made unanimously - Deaf & Queer Social should happen regularly! With our partner community leaders Randy and Paulie, we’re thoughtfully figuring out how to lead, nurture, and protect this new initiative. Some events will be for affinity-sharing Deaf & Queer folks only, while other future events may be open to the public for learning and solidarity-building. Watch for more news around this! And please share this with anyone who might need this type of welcoming space. We’d love to meet them too! ✨⭐️ ID 1: An indoor shot of a long row of tables pushed together, and various drinks atop. People are seated along the outer edge of the tables in various moments of conversation. The interior is colourfully lit with holiday lights along the ceiling. ID 2: A group photo outside a building, which appears to be opening onto a patio. It is bright and sunny, and two strings of lights hang overhead to the left. There are about twenty people in the photo. ID 3: A moment of conversation between three people inside, with others in the background. The wall in the background is covered with various colourful photos and graphic posters. ID 4: A shot of three people conversing around a tall round table. A bar is visible behind them. An indoor shot of a long row of tables pushed together, and various drinks atop. People are seated along the outer edge of the tables in various moments of conversation. The interior is colourfully lit with holiday lights along the ceiling. by @the_invisible_practice
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We’re seeking one more volunteer Board member! You can be highly experienced in nonprofit governance, but this role is also a great way for a first-timer to learn how a Board works before transitioning to a different role. Active mentorship and guidance will be provided throughout your three-year term. Is that you, or do you know someone? Please share this widely as an opportunity to support local Deaf artists through a governance role! The Director role must be filled before June 30, 2026. A special election will be called online to confirm their election. Expectations & Commitments • General support role for the Board. • Provide advice and insight according to their unique expertise. • Assist with other Board members’ tasks as needed. • Attend 6 online Board meetings each year, 1-2 hours each, for a term of 3 years. • Complete online asynchronous tasks and respond to communications in a timely manner. This person does not need to be a member already. They can become a member before June 30. They can be Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or hearing - ASL interpretation and other accommodations are provided at Board meetings. The Director will join our updated slate confirmed at our AGM on June 16: Chair - Salma Sayani Co-Chair - Paulie Whitney Secretary - Running Bear / Chad Wolfe Treasurer - Michelle Campos-Castillo DM here or send inquiries to general@invisiblepractice.ca. ID: Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “Call for volunteer Board member! 2026-29. Must be filled by June 30, 2026.” Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “Call for volunteer Board member! 2026-29. Must be filled by June 30, 2026.” by @the_invisible_practice
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Hey all! Our AGM is coming up on Tuesday June 16, so we wanted to leave this handy reminder right here for you. Also! Did you volunteer for TIP in the past year? Please join us - we have a little token of thanks for you! See you next week! ID 1: Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “Annual General Meeting 2026.” An arrow indicates further slides to the right. ID 2: Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “When: June 16 - 6:00pm. In-person and online.” An arrow indicates further slides to the right. ID 3: Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “Where: 4-104 Education North. Arts Based Research Studio. University of Alberta. 8730 112 St NW.” An arrow indicates further slides to the right. ID 4: Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “What: creative project updates, organizational growth, 2025 financial statement, feedback from members.” An arrow indicates further slides to the right. ID 5: Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “Why: public accountability, community transparency, celebrating Deaf artists. Also, a token of thanks to volunteers who attend!” Deep purple background with white and light purple text. “Annual General Meeting 2026.” An arrow indicates further slides to the right. by @the_invisible_practice
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Drop a 🦄 [unicorn emoji] in the comments to get a DM with a code for 50% off your next year of TIP membership! Our first official membership cycle is coming to an end on June 30! We’d like to make sure the entire community has a fair opportunity to participate in our upcoming year of opportunities and member perks, such as discounted tickets to shows. So from now until June 30, General members get 50% off! Deaf artists and Indigenous kin continue to receive free membership. Also, join us for our Annual General Meeting on June 16 where you’ll get a full overview of our past year and learn about future plans! WHERE: Arts Based Research Studio, Room 4 on Floor 4 of Education Centre North. University of Alberta campus. 8730 112 St NW. WHEN: June 16, 2026 at 6:00pm MST. Plan for at least 1 hour. HOW: Join us in-person, OR online on Zoom! Members can vote either way. WHY: We’re in a significant moment of strategic planning and growth, and always want your feedback. The AGM is one of the best ways to do that! MORE INFO: We sent out our AGM package on May 16. If you became a member more recently, let us know and we’ll send it to you. Printed copies will be available at the AGM. ID: Round photo against a purple background, showing an audience of people raising their hands in applause. Superimposed text in white: “Become a member!” Bright teal text beneath: “50% off until June 30!” Round photo against a purple background, showing an audience of people raising their hands in applause. Superimposed text in white: “Become a member!” Bright teal text beneath: “50% off until June 30!” by @the_invisible_practice
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Gather. Connect. Support. The goal of our Deaf & Queer Social is to bring us together under the many flags that make up our community: Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and all the way to the end of the rainbow. The Invisible Practice is a new Deaf-led organization. While we focus on the arts, we recognize a critical gap in service and advocacy for Deaf and Queer folks. We feel this in our hearts as most of our collective artists are also Deaf and Queer. We want to meet you, learn about you, and understand what our community needs to forge stronger and deeper bonds of support and solidarity. Some people may not feel comfortable with “Deaf” or “Queer.” We intend no exclusion by using those terms. They are vocabulary shortcuts to acknowledge everyone who experiences language and love in ways that mainstream society often does not recognize or accept. Please DM if you’re interested, and we’ll share more specific info and answer any questions you may have. This is open to all Deaf & Queer folks across Alberta! Paulie Whitney and Randy Dziwenka are community members offering their time and guidance to support this event. Connor Yuzwenko-Martin is representing The Invisible Practice and will be present to connect and chat about anything on your minds and hearts. Minor financial aid is available. If you need some travel money or a little cash for food, just let us know at general@invisiblepractice.ca. We want to ensure everyone arrives safely, and nobody leaves hungry. ID: Colourful yellow-orange-pink background with a patterned graphic of speckled texture in the shape of a half-pill. One half-pill is large and dominates the centre, flanked by four smaller copies in tight geometric alignment along the four corners. Large neon-like title: “Deaf & Queer Social.” Plain text beneath in the large half-pill: “July 11th 2026, 1:00pm. Contact for location & other details! Need gas? Food? Minor financial aid available! Inquire: general@invisiblepractice.ca.” The graphic is flanked on both sides and the bottom by the same repeating text: “Gather. Connect. Support.” Invisible Practice logo in bottom right corner. Colourful yellow-orange-pink background with a patterned graphic of speckled texture in the shape of a half-pill. One half-pill is large and dominates the centre, flanked by four smaller copies in tight geometric alignment along the four corners. Large neon-like title: “Deaf & Queer Social.” Plain text beneath in the large half-pill: “July 11th 2026, 1:00pm. Contact for location & other details! Need gas? Food? Minor financial aid available! Inquire: general@invisiblepractice.ca.” The graphic is flanked on both sides and the bottom by the same repeating text: “Gather. Connect. Support.” Invisible Practice logo in bottom right corner. by @the_invisible_practice
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