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Connection Dance Works

LXCL:Attend one of the following workshops:•Saturday, July 18 - 11:00 - 12:30pm @ First City School of Dance •Sunday, July 19 - 11:00 - 12:30pm @ First City School of Dance

One Workshop

LXCL:Attend both of the following workshops:•Saturday, July 18 - 11:00 - 12:30pm @ First City School of Dance •Sunday, July 19 - 11:00 - 12:30pm @ First City School of Dance

Two Workshops

<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="isPasted" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">In these participatory performance workshops<span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">, leading into the site-specific event,<span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;we will explore our relationship to place, space, and one another through a series of performative exercises. Together, we will investigate how we are shaped by the environments we inhabit, how we influence those environments in return, and how our presence affects those around us. Through movement, observation, listening, and collective action, participants will develop a deeper awareness of their connection to the site and its histories.<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;"> The performance takes place along the harbour passage towards Fort La Tour, a place marked by over 5,700 years of ceremonial, commercial, and industrial activity. As a site of gathering, exchange, conflict, and remembrance, Fort La Tour holds layers of stories that continue to resonate today. Drawing inspiration from these histories, participants will engage with the site as both witness and collaborator. The workshop will culminate in a collective performance in which participants become an extension of the landscape, activating the space through embodied presence and shared experience. <span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#500050;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Saturday, July 18 - 11:00am - 12:30pm - First City School of Dance ($15)<span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#500050;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Sunday, July 19 - 11:00am - 12:30pm - Harbour Passage&nbsp;($15)&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#500050;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Monday, July 20 - 6:00 - 7:30pm - Harbour Passage Rehearsal (Free)&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#500050;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Wednesday, July 22 - 5:30 - 7:30pm - Site-Specific Performances (Free)

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for reserving a spot in our Community Movement Project!<p fr-original-style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="width: 100%; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> We look forward to moving with you!<p fr-original-style="width:100%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(15, 14, 91);" style="width: 100%; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(15, 14, 91); line-height: 1.5;"> Kind regards,Connection Dance Worksconnectiondanceworks@gmail.com&nbsp;

In these participatory performance workshops, leading into the site-specific event, we will explore our relationship to place, space, and one another through a series of performative exercises. Together, we will investigate how we are shaped by the environments we inhabit, how we influence those environments in return, and how our presence affects those around us. Through movement, observation, listening, and collective action, participants will develop a deeper awareness of their connection to the site and its histories. The performance takes place along the harbour passage towards Fort La Tour, a place marked by over 5,700 years of ceremonial, commercial, and industrial activity. As a site of gathering, exchange, conflict, and remembrance, Fort La Tour holds layers of stories that continue to resonate today. Drawing inspiration from these histories, participants will engage with the site as both witness and collaborator. The workshop will culminate in a collective performance in which participants become an extension of the landscape, activating the space through embodied presence and shared experience. Saturday, July 18 - 11:00am - 12:30pm - First City School of Dance ($15)Sunday, July 19 - 11:00am - 12:30pm - Harbour Passage ($15) Monday, July 20 - 6:00 - 7:30pm - Harbour Passage Rehearsal (Free) Wednesday, July 22 - 5:30 - 7:30pm - Site-Specific Performances (Free)

Connection Dance Works

Community Movement Project with Holly Timpener

156 Union St

One Workshop

$15

Two Workshops

$30

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