The White Spider in Kitimat

Mascall Dance arrived in a very rainy Kitimat from Smithers on Saturday, October 29th to perform The White Spider the same night. Kitimat was the last stop on their northern tour. Tyson, his team and local volunteers worked tirelessly to get everything ready for the show. The dancers gave a wonderful performance to an appreciative audience.

Afterwards, the Kitimat Concert Association treated the dancers to the customary post-show reception. The dancers surprised the KCA with impromptu piano, singing and guitar performances, showcasing their many hidden talents.

Due to the tight schedule, there was no time for community outreach before the show, but Jennifer, Darcy and Adriana graciously agreed to stay behind on Sunday to run three dance workshops with young people from Kitimat as well as a few from Terrace. The older students were thrilled to get a chance to try out one of the ropes and harnesses the dancers used during the show. (pictures of the workshops can be viewed at www.dancekitimat.com)

We are very grateful to Made in BC – dance on tour for making contemporary dance accessible to audiences outside the big centres. Dance Kitimat is a direct result of this program. After the first Made in BC performance and outreach workshops, people kept asking for more workshops. The initiative has since grown from bi-monthly to monthly and now weekly contemporary and other dance classes. We look forward to the next Made in BC tour!
-Anna-Marie Carstens, MiBC Dance Outreach Coordinator, Kitimat

Please join us at Dance in Vancouver

Made in BC is hosting Breaking New Ground this weekend, our annual professional development event for presenters and outreach coordinators, at Dance in Vancouver at the Dance Centre.

For a full performance and events schedule click here. And come join us for discussion:

Saturday, November 26, 10:00-11:15am

Roundtable Session. Curation: Long term visions, short term impact. In collaboration with The Dance Centre and Made in BC: Dance On Tour. For presenters, artist managers, administrators and dance professionals. 

Saturday, November 26, 4:00-5:30pm

Inspiration: organizations and artists from multiple disciplines talk about their visions, strategies, and success stories in community engagement. In collaboration with The Dance Centre and Made in BC: Dance On Tour. For presenters, artist managers, administrators and dance professionals.  

Sunday, November 27, 9:30-10:30am

The technicalities of touring. For presenters,artist managers, administrators and dance professionals. Hosted by Made in BC – Dance on Tour with guest Jason Dubois.

Sunday, November 27, 10:30-11:30am

Reverse Pitch:Presenters pitch to artists. In collaboration with The Dance Centre and Made in BC: Dance On Tour. For presenters, artist managers, administrators and dance professionals. 

The White Spider in Smithers

Jennifer Mascall and Thoenn Glover led an aerial dance class at the Bulkley Valley Climbing Wall as part of our community outreach for The White Spider. It was a great workshop! Community members got to play with gravity and try choreographic concepts from the performance.

Call for Applications for touring in 2013-2014

Made in BC is now accepting applications to Groundwork for tour-ready BC-made contemporary dance, to tour in the 2013-2014 season. Application deadline: Wednesday, January 4,  2012. Please note: our application process is now paperless- please go to our website to apply. As always you can contact us with any questions and we'll be happy to chat.