A summary of the items discussed during the online Topography of Dance conversation, featuring Sophie Dow
Career Tips for Rural and Remote (Dance) Artists
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Performance
Golden’s EmberFest
EmberFest is a grassroots, volunteer-powered celebration of low-tech magic and high-spirited creativity. Everyone is invited to step through the portal!
Sophie Barbarics and Acacia Schachte
Canada’s Acacia Schachte and Hungary’s Sophie Barbarics are bringing the skills they’ve honed in multiple countries to local audiences and, especially, to students eager to learn.
Footlighters Theatre
“It’s the greatest experience in your life to put yourself out there and take a chance,” says Smith. “It’s a unique risk, unlike any other you’ll ever take.”
Exploring Underground Art in the Kootenays
Zines are meant to be hidden between shelves in the library, exchanged or shared in a variety of other ways. They’re raw, genuine, unpolished and are fairly accessible to make.
Small Town Synchronicity
Despite living in a small town, both Clague and Ida have been able to create and take advantage of opportunities that might not have been available to them in urban centres.
Kelowna Art Gallery’s Her Land
Perspectives in Eco-Art: an exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery in which nine women artists merged environmental activism, social commentary and innovative installation practices to challenge us to reconsider our relationship with the land.
A Celebration of India at the Capitol Theatre
As A Celebration of India started to become a reality, Gonella collaborated with the Capitol on the project. While recognizing that it is very difficult to highlight the vastness of India in just two hours, Gonella has focused on capturing the varied traditions and ethnicities that comprise Indian culture. “I know there are so many people in Nelson that I’ve met who have been to India and have lived there for quite a bit. But for the others it [Indian culture] can be superficial, so I think knowing more would be much better,” says Gonella.
Are You Listening?
The buckets of fear I had to swim through to get to where I am today would make you think I can breathe underwater. I can’t. What I can do is hold my breath for a long time and hope to come above water before it’s too late.