Public Welcome: Climate Justice Through Participatory Theatre
An immersive workshop designed as part of TRAction’s Public Welcome project—a participatory arts initiative dedicated to exploring and addressing the multifaceted impacts of climate change through live, improvisational performance. In this dynamic session, you will be invited to share your own stories and community concerns about climate justice, which will then be transformed into an […]
Men’s Silent Slow Dance Workshop
Tender City: The Silent Slow Dance Project is a participatory workshop inviting men to experience intimacy, connection, and presence through a guided slow dance in silence. Rooted in socially engaged dance and somatic inquiry, this workshop explores how public space shapes male intimacy and how simple, intentional movement can reimagine urban environments as sites of […]
Rattle-Making Workshop
Rattles have been used in ceremony, performance and personally by Indigenous people across Turtle Island. The sound of the rattle reminds us of the healing power of rain, the chaos of storms, the nurturing and life giving Nature of Water, and the power contained in each and every one of us. Traditionally, rattles would be […]
Making Kin with Plant Species: VINES
VINES is a workshop by Melanie Kloetzel (kloetzel&co.) that focuses on making relations with more-than-human kin. Developing in dialogue with Indigenous concepts of relationality, the VINES workshop helps participants consider what it might mean to identify with plants as kinship species. Using improvisational, state-based and durational embodied approaches, the workshop helps participants understand respectful acknowledgement […]
Embodied Facilitation
Embodied Facilitation is a method developed by Melanie Kloetzel/kloetzel&co. that allows groups (neighbours, community organizations, collectives, NGOs, etc.) to deepen connections and problem solve while also being involved in fun, physical activities. Embodied Facilitation sessions aim to support fuller and more intentional social connections through a process that prioritizes dialogue, physical movement and joy. Created […]
Ribbon Skirt Making
Ribbon skirts are a style of regalia that reflect Indigenous culture, histories, families, personal stories, and the way we connect to Mother Earth. Chantal Chagnon offers workshops in the creation of handmade ribbon skirts. Sharing the Teachings of the Ribbon Skirt, including the significance and teachings behind the number and colours of ribbons, workshop participants […]
Erosion
Erosion, short film 7:04 Erosion is a short film developed in partnership with Ann-Lise Norman, Professor Emerita of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Alberta, to explore how climate science is communicated to the public. Scientific research around climate change was read to an individual. They were asked to recite, word for word, what […]
The Fall
A body, a crisis. The Fall offered an opportunity for a simple and powerful reflection on the multiple crises we face – pandemic, climate, ecological. Through the action of falling, enacted by localized bodies in a local place, The Fall demonstrated the fragility of the human experience in the 21st century. The Fall was performed by both […]
YYC Free Market
YYC Free Market is an experiment in giving and moving towards a more creative currency, without the need for money, and the endless making and throwing out of objects. The guidelines are simple: Give what you can Take what you need Leave no trace Originally conceived as an experiment at the Springboard Performance containR site […]
Procession For End Times IV: Reboot
Procession for End Times is an annual art action taken by the art collective TRAction. Drawing volunteer participants from around Calgary, Alberta including scientists, physicians, academics, former politicians, students and a variety of artists, Procession for End Times draws attention to the climate and ecological crises and the inaction that surrounds these crises. Through a […]
