UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Explore upcoming workshops offered by Kaeja and collaborating partners in 2024.

  • Distorted images of dancers on the floor and in movement.

EXPLORE DANCE: DANCE IMPROV

Best Suited For
Dancers and non-pro community members

Date
June 15, 2024 @ 11am-1pm

Location
Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna, BC

Karen and Allen Kaeja will share their collaborative approach of listening, creating and inspired moving together. Investigating gesture and movement infused by identity and meaning, the workshop is fuelled by imagery and physical gesture, in and out of contact, as a generative and wholesome experience. Participants personal material will serve as kindling for the creative fire. Karen and Allen draw on 40 years of practice in improvisation, contact dance and professional creation with dancers and non-pro community movers. All are welcome. More details and register here.

MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS WITH CINNAMOON

Youth workshops 15-18 years old

Adult workshops 19+ years old dancers/movers

Dates
April 20-21, 2024

Location
Dovercourt House

Join CinnaMoon Collective for contemporary movement workshops designed to help you expand your unique voice through dance.

Nickeshia Garrick & Irma Villafuerte are offering 2 youth-centred workshops (15-18) and 2 adult-centred workshops (Dancers and movers 19+) for a pay-what-you-can fee.

The workshops are presented in partnership with dance Immersion.

For more info and to register, go to the dance Immersion website.

For more info on CinnaMoon, go to their website.

Also, witness the first double-bill of the dance Immersion season, featuring the world premiere of Surrendered Spirits by CinnaMoon Collective and MÀSCARA an expanded work Pulga Muchochoma! At Berkeley Street Theatre, May 2nd- May 4th. Surrendered Spirits is a co-commission by curatorial and producing partners dance Immersion and Kaeja d’Dance. MÀSCARA is a dance Immersion commission. For tickets and more information, go here.

  • Nickeshia, a black person with blonde short hair, is wearing wide legged dark teal pants and a striped navy and yellow t shirt. They are standing and stepping to the left side. Irma, a curly haired person, is kneeled on the ground reaching out to Nickeshia with one arm.

Karen and Allen Kaeja, Photo by Drew Berry

  • Allen wraps one arm around Karen. She holds Allen’s arm with one hand. She’s wearing a red t-shirt and he is wearing a light purple polo shirt.

KAEJA CREATIVE INTENSIVE - KINDLING THE CREATIVE FIRE

Best Suited For
Dancers and movers

Dates
Postponed

Location
Pulse Studios in Calgary

During this two day dance making intensive, current investigations by each of the Kaeja's will be shared through their collaborative approach of listening, creating and inspiration.

Together, the participants will build a scored work with Karen and Allen, devising ensemble physical engagement and harnessing kinetic partnering, sensorial and theatrical investigations. Participants personal material will serve as kindling for the creative fire.

The intensive will culminate in a public sharing of the ensemble’s creation.

All are welcome who are pre and professional dancers, individuals having related physical training or movement practice, plus a thirst for partnering, investigation and the creative process are encouraged to register!

*NOTE: This workshop is postponed until further notice. Please stay tuned for updated.

Karen and Allen Kaeja, Photo by Zhenya Cerneacov

  • Allen Kaeja lifts Karen Kaeja in a mermaid lift. He is standing with his right leg bent and his right arm at his side. His left arm extends upwards behind Karen's back. Karen's arm is intertwined with Allen's and her hand braces against the side of Allen's torso for support. Her other arm is extended in the air, and both of Karen's legs are extended on a diagonal above Allen's head. Karen wears a sleeveless black dress and black pumps and Allen wears dark blue pants and a dark blue sleeveless shirt. In the background, there is a cream coloured wall with stone pillars and a large archway.

KAEJA ELEVATIONS® CERTIFICATION 1

Best Suited For
Dancers and movers

Dates
May 18-22, 2024

Location
Pulse Studios in Calgary

Taught by internationally recognized, award-winning choreographer and dance film director Allen Kaeja, The Art of Flying is the first of 3 levels of certification for Kaeja Elevations® (KE), an approach to partnering where participants from all experience levels are on an equal playing field. Join Allen Kaeja as he teaches Kaeja Elevations®(KE)! KE is an approach to partnering where all genders, experience and physique are on a level playing field. Rooted in contact improvisation, KE relies on the architectural structure of two bodies interacting while complimented by gravity, momentum, propulsion, breath and flow.⁠ Once qualified, you will be an independently certified KE: Level One practitioner able to teach movers of all ages to work collectively to safely soar through the air and surpass their own expectations.

For more info and to register, go to the Pulse Studios website and our Certification page.