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CADA/West

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CADA/West

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unconference 2026 resurgere: to rise again

149 W Hastings St

Vancouver, BC, Canada


Creating Your Own Vocabulary (Kayla De Vos)
Free

Saturday, Sept 19th, 12pm

Advancing to the edge of the imagination, we will walk through a series of memories, 

(remembered and constructed), expanding ourselves to contain conflicting feeling states


Threading the needle of understanding through journeying into the quantum


Altering genetic memory through play; 

Spreading our memories along a scale so vast, 

that Small becomes Gargantuan

finding we may shape the tired edges of ourselves with Ease.


Navigating our Selves through the emotional subterrain of our tissues

Wayfinding

Creating doors that lead us through unfamiliar pathways out of and back into very familiar rooms

So that, wherever you go, there you are. 


not another financial literacy workshop. 

emotional literacy for your financial nervous system. 


make sense

Make, Sense.

Working as a Multi-Hyphenate Artist (Simran Sachar)
Free

Sunday, Sept 20th, 11am

This workshop focuses on the power of “yes, and”, emphasizing how being a performer and a producer makes us versatile collaborators. 


From the lens of my own lived experiences we will discuss self-production as autonomy, sustainable advocacy for ourselves and our communities, the nuance of creating and pitching work at the intersection of street and contemporary dance –-- 

how specific can we get when speaking about our work or what we want to make? 


You will leave with tools that hold your ideas in a strong framework. Lastly, we will discuss the logistics and the dreaminess of what it really means to be a creative entity who balances multiple sectors.

drops, drops; drops. (Victor Tran aka SAVAGEROCK)
Free

Sunday, Sept 20th, 2:30pm

Drops.

Getting down. Getting up.

Getting up to get down.

Got down and back up.

JUMP–

ing all the way down. And moving around.


Basically different ways to get down to the floor. #levels

Exploring our relationship with what’s underneath our feet; hands; shoulders, butt, etc.


These ideas and approaches are from my bboy/breaking practice.

At the end we will session and I will show you how I do this as a social practice as well.


This is a free session for able bodied people. I am unfortunately not equipped to offer accessible ways to engage this type of practice with disabilities. Of course, all are welcome to come and observe as there might be something that can be adapted or flipped to your own practice. I am curious and open to having dialogue and seeing what is possible.

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