Summer Stage # 1

 You used to call me Marie...  by Tai Amy Grauman
Co-Presented with Savage Society

(L to R) Amanda Testini, Joel Montgrand as Napew, Tai Amy Grauman as Iskwewo & Madelaine McCallum; Photo credit BB Collective

‘You used to call me Marie…’ follows two souls through eight Métis love stories at eight distinct periods in history. Moving through different lives, we watch Iskwewo, Napew and Mistatim before and after the colonization of Treaty 6. We watch the emergence of the Métis nations across the plains, the robust colonization that arises from the fur trade and the political uprising of the Métis association of Alberta in the 1930’s. Beginning in a creation story and ending in the present, ‘You used to call me Marie…’ shares the Callihoo women’s love stories, their fight for their people as well as their resilient sovereignty as Métis women.

Show 1: Saturday, July 16 at 7:00 pm
Show 2: Sunday, 17 at 1:30 pm
Tickets: Adult $15, Senior/Student $10, Children (13 and under) $5,
​Family Pass $20 (2 Adults + up to 3 Children)
Location: New Dance Horizons, ​2207 Harvey St, Regina, SK

Note: Seating for the outdoor performance will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own folding chair and umbrella. 

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Sâkêwêwak Storytellers Festival: Film Night

New Dance Horizons are excited to premier Tell me a story grandma, an Inuit legend by Laurentio Arnatsiaq. Thursday, June 23rd at 7pm at the RPL Film Theatre. This short performance video is co-produced with Sâkêwêwak for their Storytellers Festival.

Date: Thursday June 23, 2022
Time: 7:00pm - 8:45 pm
Location: RPL Film Theatre, 2311 12 Ave, Regina SK

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Inuit legend orally transmitted by Laurentio Arnatsiaq’s mother: Catherine Aluluuk

Co-Artistic Directors: Geneviève Pepin, Robin Poitras, Edward Poitras, in collaboration with Laurentio Arnatsiaq

Director of Photography and Editor: Ian Campbell

Videographers: Ian Campbell and Edward Poitras 

Performers:
Storyteller, Drumdancer: Laurentio Arnatsiaq
Caribou dancers: Robin Poitras and Marcus Merasty 
Grandmother and Ptarmigan: I-Ying Wu 
Little bird dancers: Anastasia Evsigneeva and Anna Protsiou
Little child: Anna Protsiou

Subtitles translated from Inuktitut to English:  Laurentio Arnatsiaq 

Costumes:
Costume for Laurentio: Geneviève Pepin 
Caribou, Ptarmigan and little birds Costumes: Edward Poitras and Robin Poitras 
Caribou, Ptarmigan and little birds Choreography: Robin Poitras

Stage Design: Edward Poitras, Robin Poitras, Geneviève Pepin ​

Storyteller, Drumdancer: Laurentio Arnatsiaq (Video still, Ian Campbell)

(L to R) Little bird dancers: Anastasia Evsigneeva, Anna Protsiou and Ptarmigan: I-Ying Wu

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WINDSCAPE Kite Festival

Join New Dance Horizons' artistic co-directors Edward Poitras and Robin Poitras with guest artists-in-residence Anastasia Evsigneeva, Brooke Hess, and Shelley Bindon on Saturday June 12th at Saskatchewan's most spectacular WINDSCAPE Kite Festival.  
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Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm & 2:40 pm
Location: Swift Current SK

Anastasia Evsigneeva 
​performing Eleven

Brooke Hess
​performing Que sera

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New Dance Horizons (NDH) LOVE + LOSS Performance Series opens a window on liminal spaces, exploring ideas, stories and resonances of love & loss, through live performance featuring dance, visual art, theatre, performance art,
and sound artists from across the country.

Co-presented with Curtain Razors, Globe Theatre, Regina Public Library Film Theatre, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina Symphony Orchestra, Citadel + Compagnie, Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective, Moving Roots, University of Regina MAP Program,
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Regina, Listen to Dis', and V'ni Dansi.

The Series began on Saturday, February 5, with four presentations at the Regina Public Library. Curtain Razors presented Getting to Room Temperature, in partnership with RPL Film Theatre, Globe Theatre, SoulSound, and New Dance Horizons LOVE+LOSS Performance Series. These activities were curated by Curtain Razors Artistic Associate, Johanna Bundon.

The LOVE+LOSS Performance Series is made possible with the generous support of our Funders, SK Arts, City of Regina, Arts Vest, Canadian Heritage, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

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NIGHTLIGHT

NIGHTLIGHT is a 30-min solo choreographed and danced by George Stamos, drawing upon the unique and contrasting qualities of nocturnal human sensations. This work's first iteration will premiere in Regina, presented by New Dance Horizons, in early September 2021. 
 
NIGHTLIGHT is inspired by the restful, agitated, and exhilarating qualities of life at night. Whether seen through the lens of contemplative solitude or vibrant nightlife, NIGHTLIGHT interplays between public revelry and private repose. From the calming cocoon of a nightlight to the hypnotic intensity of club dancing, this solo evokes how we all move towards nocturnal rituals that make us feel safe. The NIGHTLIGHT project received support from the Canada Council for the Arts and is a co-production with Agora de la Danse. This work was created during residencies with Nyata Nyata, Par BLeux and Agora de la Danse in 2021.

Where: New Dance Horizons Studio,
2207 Harvey Street, Regina, SK, S4N 2N2

When: Saturday, September 11th, 2021
7:30 - 8 pm
Sunday, September 12th, 2021
matinee 2 - 2:30 pm
& 7:30 - 8 pm
 
Tickets: $15.00

ARTIST'S STATEMENT 
 
I acknowledge and promote the importance of feminist, LGB2TQ, BIPOC and neurodiversity spaces in the arts sector and society. In my body of work, I have focused on the resilience and representation of diverse queer people in ways that travel across the disciplines of movement, performance art, theatre, music and digital art. I am interested in dissolving binary thinking about categories of gender and sexuality while maintaining recognition of spaces that exist between and across them.

As I have continued to integrate digital technologies into my work over the years my objective has been to resist fetishizing them but to view them as tools for human expression. In my practice as a filmmaker, I often use the medium as a way to represent lived experiences in surrealistic ways with humour, text and movement.

With a foundation in occidental contemporary dance practices, nightclub dances, and ballet, my work is greatly informed by my studies of Central African dance technique at Nyata Nyata school of dance (2011-2019), and my academic research associated with the Graduate Diploma program in Communication Studies at Concordia University (2017-2018).

George Stamos Artist-in-Residence Page

HALLOWEEN ON HARVEY STREET

Thank you to everyone who joined us in bringing Halloween on Harvey Street to life. While the evening was cold, we were grateful for the gift of wood from The Good Wood Guys, the gorgeous gourds & pumpkins from Lincoln Gardens, the all orange pumpkin man suit from Peavey Mart, the witches black overalls from Red Wing Regina, the delicate orange blossoms from The Flower Hut, the masks from Dean Renwick Design Studio, and the gift certificate and stickers from Core Coffee.

Special Thanks to all the fabulous volunteers, fire keepers, Kris Evans for the costume support and to Patrick James for technical support. We are grateful to our neighbours for their generosity and fabulous Halloween yards.

The marvelous singing, dancing and performances by guest artists: Matt Bryson, Mac Findlay, Roderick T. Johnson, Gary Varro, Tessa Rae Kuz, Errol Kinistino, Josie Linkla, Tara Solhiem, Amy Mantyka, Robin Poitras and Keith McCashin made for a memorable Halloween adventure.

Thanks to our documentation team: Ian Campbell Video, Edward Poitras and Kris Evans photography.
We hope you enjoy the following glimpse of our Halloween on Harvey Street.

HALLOWEEN ON HARVEY STREET  WITH DANCE HORIZONS & FRIENDS
THE MONSTER MASH

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Walk With Me, Love

New Dance Horizons are thrilled to announce the next action by Gary Varro - Walk With Me, Love - as part of his continuing LTD Edition World of Oneder Artist Residency.

Bipedal your body through Wascana Park to take in the visual, aural and sensory pleasures of walking in silence and in individual and collective states of mind. Surrender yourself, following Gary on a gentle walk on a meditative, soulful journey.

Taking place the day before Valentine’s Day, this walk is a way to reflect on its significance whatever that may mean to you.

A single flower will be given to each walker and can be kept, given away or released during the walk.

Location: Wascana Hill
Date/Time: Sunday, February 13 @ 1:30pm
The walk is a loop and will take approximately 1 hour.

At the conclusion of the walk back at the top of the hill, you are welcome to a special spicy chilly hot chocolate courtesy of @corecoffeeyqr specialty coffee + snacks
Thanks to Amy + Tim Weisgarber.

Limited to 20 people. Cut off time for registration is 10:30am on the day. Please email events@newdancehorizons.ca or call (306) 596-7078 if you would like to attend.
Walking Instructions:
• Park on top of Wascana Hill
• After arriving, you can gather near Gary in silence. You will be able to identify Gary, as he will have a walking stick with a white flag.
• flowers will be given out once everyone has arrived
• Walk will commence at 1:30 sharp.
• Everyone is to maintain at least 6ft of distance IN SINGLE FILE and is required to wear a mask.
• Maintain a slow steady pace, allowing for a range of paces.
• A few pauses during the walk will occur to allow for reflection. These will be indicated by Gary raising his flag.
• If someone needs to stop, you stop behind them or negotiate passing in silence.
• Please wear proper winter footwear. Although intended to be a gently paced walk, be prepared for deep snow, ice, moisture and changes in elevation.
• Bring your own walking stick if you like