NOW SHOWING LIVE ARTS
Lisa Doolittle, Series Curator
Department of Theatre Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts
University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4
Tel: (403) 329-2792
Fax: (403) 329-5105
e-mail: doolittle@uleth.ca
website: http://staffweb.uleth.ca/ffa/events/index.asp
The Now Showing Live Arts Series has connected southern Alberta audiences with the work of Canadian and international dance and movement theatre artists since 1996. Hosted by the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge, the series presents three to six events annually, performances and residencies representing a wide range of genres. Educational and community development initiatives are central to the series’ mandate, so visiting professional artists are involved in residencies, professional development and community animation events.
Performances and residencies generally occur during the academic year - between mid-September and mid-March. Venue availability is limited. Depending on resources, we occasionally host summer residencies and performances. The curator selects all work, attending festivals, national meetings and individual performance events throughout Canada. DVD/video submissions and dossiers are accepted at any time. We make most programming decisions a year in advance.
Artists presented:
Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Montreal Danse, Santee Smith, Byron Chief Moon, Karen Jamieson, Gaetan Gingras, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Lhotakova and Soukup, Cori Caulfield, Bill Coleman and Laurence Lemieux, Alberta Ballet, Goat Island, Denise Fujiwara, Kaeja d’Dance, Battery Opera, bjm_danse, Holy Body Tattoo, Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre, PPS Danse, Dulcinea Langfelder, Roger Sinha, Shirley Cheechoo, Dance Theatre of Gdansk, Daystar, Ghost River Theatre, Urban Dance Project, Calgary, Usha Gupta, Maria Darmaningsih.
Performance facility information:
The University Theatre - fully equipped proscenium stage, fly gallery, 450 seats.
The David Spinks Theatre - black box, flexible seating capacity of 100-150.