SEEKING SPONSORS FOR COMMUNITY MOVES 2025

Community Moves is a celebration of artistic collaboration between regional artists and their community, connection to creative expression and regional identities. The festival includes a number of free workshops, activities, art jams, and performances that celebrate creative collaboration and community engagement. Dancers, Musicians, Choreographers, Visual Artists, Cultural Practitioners, and Writers will work together to create a truly unique and innovative performance based on collaborative methodologies of experiential arts experience. This year, the Community Moves festival will offer community workshops in creative development, movement, yoga, and collaborative programming sessions that facilitate creative opportunities for community members and artists to work together and co-create new works.

Community Moves 2025 will take place May 25th to May 30th 2025

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - NOW CLOSED

Method Dance Society is excited to invite proposals for outdoor events/ activities, workshops, and collaborative mainstage performances as part of the Community Moves 2025 festival. We encourage artists from all backgrounds to apply for community-based activities, events, and performances. For details on each program please download and read through the project guidelines attached below. Through this open and collaborative approach, we seek to nourish a space where participants can creatively express and engage with the theme, allowing for unique and unexpected connections to emerge.

We will be hosting a special arts incubator and info session on Jan 11 7 PM on Zoom for artists interested in applying. Please RSVP here for the link.

Proposals Due by Jan 31st 2025 11:59 PM pacific time

Proposed Event Dates:

May 25 - 30 2025


PAST COMMUNITY MOVES EVENT LISTINGS


2023 Community Moves Events

Below are three main components offered by MDS’s Community Moves Project:

1) "Experiential Arts Community Workshops" These workshops will take place periodically over two months and provide both dancer and community participants with an opportunity to explore contemporary dance and movement through experiential arts experience.

2)"Collaborative Community Building" During these sessions our artistic team will meet with various artists, stakeholders and leaders throughout our community to develop collaborative strategies that are based on community needs and interests.

3)"Community Moves" Presentation As a final component of the workshops and community sessions, the artistic team will design a live public presentation of our findings expressed through a full-length co-choreographed and created work.

SIGN UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY MOVES WORKSHOPS

SIGN UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY MOVES WORKSHOPS

GAGA Dancers

Gaga/Dancers with Margarida Macieira

Addo Platform's Margarida Macieira will facilitate an hour long Gaga/ Dancers class.

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Gaga/People with Margarida Macieira

Addo Platform's Margarida Macieira will facilitate an hour long Gaga/People class. No previous dance training required.

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CreativeLab with Nicolas Alejandro Ventura

Addo Platform's Nicolas Ventura will facilitate a CreativeLab class.

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Contemporary Class for Dancers with Sam Presley

Contemporary-based class workshop with Sam Presley.

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Creation and Choreography for Dancers with Giselle Liu

Creativity and Choreography Workshop with Giselle Liu

Open Class with Sam Presley

An open class for community members and dancers age 16+. No previous dance experience necessary.

Thank to Community Moves Sponsors and Funders:

Marcotte Law

Kode Contracting

Dr Marian Roesch & Dr Mike Buchanan

Janice Bleeker

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council of the Arts.

 
 

Thank you to the Prince George Community Foundation for their generous support of Community Moves!