Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Azimuth Theatre A Producer & Presenter of Original Performances ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://azimuththeatre.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](https://azimuththeatre.com/news/) - Latest news and announcements from Azimuth Theatre - [EXPANSE FESTIVAL 2026: INTERSECTIONS](https://azimuththeatre.com/expanse-2026-media-release/) - MEDIA CONTACT Sue Goberdhan Co-Artistic Producer, Azimuth Theatre Producer@azimuththeatre.com Opening Night: March 20, 2026 | Westbury Theatre EDMONTON, AB — What does fat liberation sound like in a dance lecture? How do Edmonton artists experiment in real time, in front of audiences? Expanse Festival 2026 opens March 20 with a double-bill of bold, playful, - [Azimuth Community Highlight - Lacey Hews](https://azimuththeatre.com/lacey-hews/) - Artist Highlight: Lacey Hews (She/Her) Sign Language Interpreter | We LOVE Lacey! Whether she’s interpreting performances or pitching in at Bingos, she brings such genuine care, warmth, and presence to every space she’s in. Her work uplifts our community, and we’re so grateful to have her as part of the Azimuth family. Lacey says, “The whole - [June Artist Highlight - Philip Hackborn](https://azimuththeatre.com/artist-highlight-philip-hackborn/) - Philip Hackborn (they/them) is a longtime friend of Azimuth Theatre and a creator who thrives on connection, transformation, and unexpected magic! Favourite Azimuth Memory? "Running back and forth through backstage hallways between performances of Fragmented Journeys and The Lobbyists 2023! I've always adored The Lobbyists! Transforming interstitial spaces into places where anything can happen." What Excites - [Performance Lab Welcomes Guest Facilitator, David Wilson](https://azimuththeatre.com/guest-facilitator/) - Performance Lab welcomes Guest Facilitator, David Wilson, to lead the sessions on October 29 and November 5, 2017 Session Description This fun, safe and informative session is about utilizing your Whole Self; body, mind, breath, voice and imagination. Our goal is open, honest, vulnerable communication. Whether your modes of communication include voice, body, paintbrush, dance - [Performance Lab #10 welcomes Amber Borotsik back for the next 3 weeks of classes!](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-10-welcomes-amber-borotsik-back-next-3-weeks-classes/) - Join us, Sunday, Nov. 26 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classroom B Foote Theatre School at the Citadel Theatre Enter through the Foote Theatre School doors on the south side of the building. Doors will be open 15 minutes before class time. Please come in comfortable clothes and ready to move. https://azimuththeatre.com/training/performance-lab/ A little reminder - [Audition for the Lobbyist Program 2018](https://azimuththeatre.com/audition-lobbyist-program-2018/) - THE EXPANSE FESTIVAL as part of the Chinook Series AUDITIONS The Lobbyists When: December 3rd, 2017 at 1pm and 2:30pm Where: Classroom B in The Foote Theatre School, The Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, AB. What: Each year the Expanse Festival brings together a diverse ensemble of emerging dancers and dance theatre performers to create and perform under - [Dave Horak returns to the Performance Lab on January 7](https://azimuththeatre.com/dave-horak-returns-performance-lab-january-7/) - Dave Horak will be leading our Sunday Performance Lab for the next 3 weeks (January 7, 14, and 21). Where: The Citadel Theatre Foote Theatre School (Classroom B) When: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Enter through: The Foote Theatre School doors on the south side of the building (doors will be open 15 minutes before the beginning - [Expanse (as part of the Chinook Series) tickets on sale NOW](https://azimuththeatre.com/expanse-part-chinook-series-tickets-sale-now/) - Tickets for Expanse 2018 as part of The Chinook Series are on sale NOW! https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/ We have an amazing program lined up for you this year which includes our Lobbyist program and special guest star Lobby performer Julie Ferguson. Paradise An MT Space & Gwaandak Storytelling co-production Written by: Patti Flather Directed by: Majdi Bou-Matar - [Cardiac Theatre's "The Listening Room", by Michaela Jeffery](https://azimuththeatre.com/cardiac-theatres-listening-room-michaela-jeffery/) - A Cardiac Theatre production of The Listening Room by Michaela Jeffery part of Azimuth Theatre’s Alberta Emerging Company Showcase with the generous support of Downstage JANUARY 19-28, 2018 PREVIEWS: JANUARY 17 & 18, 2018 THE STUDIO THEATRE, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS 10330 84 AVENUE NW, EDMONTON FEBRUARY 15-24, 2018 PREVIEW: FEBRUARY 14, 2018 THE MOTEL THEATRE, - [MICHAEL KENNARD LEADS THE PERFORMANCE LAB SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2018](https://azimuththeatre.com/michael-kennard-leads-performance-lab-sunday-january-28-2018/) - AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL LIFTS AND BALANCES PLEASE WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. COME WARMED-UP. When: Sunday, January 28, 2018 Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Where: Classroom B in the Foote Theatre school in the Citadel Theatre(please enter through the Foote Theatre school doors on the south side of the building. Doors will be open 15 minutes before the - [Expanse as part of the Chinook Series is HERE!](https://azimuththeatre.com/expanse-part-chinook-series/) - A celebration of art in motion, Azimuth Theatre’s Brought to you by Azimuth Theatre, Expanse invites you to be moved by the power of high-velocity body made art. The Lobbyists here, there, everywhere throughout Chinook featuring Moses Kouyaté, Sarah Feutl, Michelle Robb, Carol Chu Somewhere in-between performance, installation, and party lie The Lobbyists, a yearly collective of emerging, - [Performance Lab # 17: Body, Theatricality, and the Creative Space](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-17-body-theatricality-creative-space/) - Sunday, February 11 at 11:00AM – 12:30PM Facilitated by Majdi Bou-Matar and Pam Patel of MT Space in the Westbury Theatre Pay What you Will at the door This workshop focuses on the body presence, movements and actions in the creation space. It explores how the collective physical presence and interaction on stage could lead into powerful theatricality. It looks - [Performance Lab #25 with Bruce Horak](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-25-with-bruce-horak/) - We are ecstatic and thrilled to have Bruce Horak lead our Performance Lab this coming Sunday! Bruce is currently in Edmonton working on Undercover (A Spontaneous Theatre creation) at the Citadel Theatre. Check out www.brucehorak.com When: Sunday, April 22, 2018 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Where: The Citadel Theatre: Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School - [The Snow Queen tix on sale NOW](https://azimuththeatre.com/tickets-for-the-snow-queen-on-sale-now/) - https://azimuththeatre.com/events/ May 17-27, 2018 Shows nightly at 7:30 p.m. (no show on Monday, May 21) #202-10545 108 Street (behind Grant MacEwan University) Crossing the worlds of fairytale and reality, The Snow Queen is a contemporary “escape room” theatrical interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale that takes the audience on an epic immersive journey with - [Performance Lab #26 with Louisa Zhu](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-26-with-louisa-zhu/) - This week's Performance Lab instructor is the amazing Louisa Zhu. Louisa is an actor and performance combat artist based in Toronto, and is currently in Edmonton working on The Silver Arrow at the Citadel Theatre. She is a Certified Fight Instructor and is also the Director of Training for Fight Directors Canada (FDC). Louisa teaches on faculty at George - [Performance Lab #27 with David Wilson](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-27-with-david-wilson/) - The Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab Group is always thrilled to have David Wilson facilitate for us! And he's BAAAA-AAACK! WHEN: Sunday, May 6, 2018 TIME: 11 am-12:30pm WHERE: in the Citadel Theatre's Shoctor rehearsal hall. Please enter via the Foote Theatre School doors at the south side of the building. Doors will be open by 10:45 a.m. Pay-what-you-will - [Performance Lab #28 with Gerry Morita](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-28-with-gerry-morita/) - Gerry Morita is bringing the Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab Group a Noguchi Taiso-based workshop. WHEN: Sunday, May 13, 2018 TIME: 11am-12:30pm WHERE: in the Citadel Theatre's Shoctor rehearsal hall. Please enter via the Foote Theatre School doors at the south side of the building. Doors will be open by 10:45 a.m. Pay-what-you-will at the door. Cash only ($5-$10 - [Performance Lab #29 with Richard Lee](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-29-with-richard-lee/) - WHEN: Sunday, May 27, 2018 TIME: 11am-12:30pm WHERE: in the Citadel Theatre’s Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School. Please enter via the Foote Theatre School doors at the south side of the building. Doors will be open by 10:45 a.m. Pay-what-you-will at the door. Cash/credit/tap card only ($5-$10 recommendation). Drop in! Wear clothes you - [Performance Lab #30 with Janine Waddell](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-30-with-janine-waddell/) - WHEN: Sunday, June 3, 2018 TIME: 11am-12:30pm WHERE: in the Citadel Theatre’s Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School. Please enter via the Foote Theatre School doors at the south side of the building. Doors will be open by 10:45 a.m. Pay-what-you-will at the door. Cash/credit/tap card only ($5-$10 recommendation). Drop in! Wear clothes you - [Performance Lab #34 with Mackenzie Baert](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-34-with-mackenzie-baert/) - Sunday, July 15 and 22, 2018 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Citadel Theatre Classroom B Enter through the Foote Theatre School doors on the north side of the building. Doors will be open by 10:45 a.m. PWYW at the door (we take cash, credit, and debit tap) This class will include some of the ground conditioning typical - [Azimuth's Performance Lab is BACK!](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuths-performance-lab-is-back/) - Before we get up, we've got to get down. Amber Borotsik leads the first Performance Lab of the season. Sunday, September 23 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School Citadel Theatre Drop-in PWYW at the door ($10+ recommended) credit, tap, and cash accepted Enter through the Foote Theatre school doors on the south - [Performance Lab #42 with Stacey Murchison](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-42-with-stacey-murchison/) - Join us Sunday morning for some Stacey Murchison love! Sunday, September 30 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School Citadel Theatre Drop-in PWYW at the door ($10+ recommended) credit, tap, and cash accepted Enter through the Foote Theatre school doors on the south side of the building. Doors open at 10:45 - [Azimuth Performance Lab seeking 40 Volunteers to study the effects of Voice and Speech Training on the Brain](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-performance-lab-seeking-40-volunteers-to-study-the-effects-of-voice-and-speech-training-on-the-brain/) - ARE YOU A PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED ACTOR/MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMER? EVER WONDER WHAT ALL THE STUFF YOU DO TO TRAIN YOUR VOICE DOES TO YOUR BRAIN? We are very excited to partner our Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab Group with Shannon Blanchet's new study. Deadline to apply is Oct. 6, 2018. We are looking for 40 volunteers to participate in a - [Azimuth Theatre Association AGM October 11 at 6:30 p.m.](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theatre-association-agm-october-11-at-630-p-m/) - The board of directors and staff of Azimuth Theatre would like to invite the public and anyone interested in becoming a member of Azimuth Theatre Association to our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, October 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre (11516 103 Street) in the basement. This is a great opportunity for - [Expanse Festival TIX ON SALE NOW!](https://azimuththeatre.com/tickets-for-the-expanse-festival-on-sale-now/) - Check out all the amazing performances, workshops, and salons we have planned at the Expanse Festival as part of the Chinook series. http://chinookseries.ca/expanse-festival/ - [Az Performance Lab is collaborating with Rapid Fire Theatre](https://azimuththeatre.com/az-performance-lab-is-collaborating-with-rapid-fire-theatre/) - Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab Group is thrilled to partner with Rapid Fire Theatre for Making Connections with Amber Borotsik and Joleen Ballendine. A true collaboration and exploration of improvisation in all its forms. Sunday, January 27, 2019 Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School at the Citadel Theatre 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Offer-what-you-will at the door - [Creator Space:  A Night Out for Creators](https://azimuththeatre.com/creator-space-a-night-out-for-creators/) - Date: Tuesday, Feb 12 @ 7:00pm Ticket Price: Offer-What-You-Will Location: Westbury Theatre, at Edmonton Fringe Theatre, 10330 84 ave. Creator Space is an evening especially for choreographers and interdisciplinary performance creators. It’s an evening to share in new work, new ideas and new partnerships - over snacks! Participants will: Attend Expanse Local(e) together at a - [Under the B: An Azimuth Fundraiser](https://azimuththeatre.com/under-the-b-an-azimuth-fundraiser/) - Craft Beer Tastings! Punk Rock Bingo! And a wicked local Band! If that wasn't enough to make this party the BEST, you also get that warm fuzzy feeling of supporting Azimuth Theatre when you purchase a ticket! Schedule · Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:00 PM Doors Open 7:30 PM Punk Rock Bingo and Craft Beer - [19 weeks, by Emily Steel](https://azimuththeatre.com/19-weeks-by-emily-steel/) - 19 weeks (Canadian Premiere) By Emily Steel Co-production with Northern Light Theatre Featuring Vanessa Sabourin http://www.northernlighttheatre.com/current-season/index3.php BUY TICKETS March 28 - April 13, 2019 The Studio Theatre in the ATB Financial Arts Barns 10330 84 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB The words are rattling because the story is real. Everyone knows someone who has had an - [Expanse as part of the Chinook Series February 7-17, 2019](https://azimuththeatre.com/expanse-as-part-of-the-chinook-series-february-7-17-2019/) - The ATB Financial Arts Barns 10330 84th Avenue A celebration of the body in performance including performances by local and national artists, salon discussions, workshops, and pop-up lobby performances. Expanse is one stream in the Chinook Series. The Lobbyists Artists: Ayla Modeste, Tarene Thomas and Barry Bilinsky, with support from Amber Borotsik Thursday February 7 - [ASL Accessible Performance Lab Classes](https://azimuththeatre.com/asl-accessible-performance-lab-classes/) - Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab – ASL Accessible classes Sunday, April 28, Sunday, May 5, and Sunday, May 12, 2019 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Room 3-125 in the Drama Department of the Fine Arts Building at the University of Alberta. 8807 112 Street. Third floor. Elevators available on the first floor on the north side of the - [Submission call for Edmonton-based performers](https://azimuththeatre.com/submission-call-for-edmonton-based-performers/) - Theatre Yes and Azimuth Theatre are accepting submissions from Edmonton-based actors for roles in the world premiere of TELL US WHAT HAPPENED by Michelle Robb. Submissions due by September 10, 2019. For the past three years, 21-year old Charlie and her two roommates have been running a secret online girl group called “Tell Us What - [Azimuth Theatre 2019/2020 Season Announcement Event](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theatre-2019-2020-season-announcement-event/) - Azimuth Theatre invites you to attend their 2019/2020 season announcement featuring a panel discussion on the Importance of the Arts in Edmonton with Soni Dasmohapatra, Grants coordinator from the Edmonton Heritage Council, Jacquelyn Cardinal, award-winning playwright and Managing Director of Naheyawin, and Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The evening will be set up as a - [Azimuth Theatre welcomes Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo as Artistic Associate for 2019/20](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theatre-welcomes-sissy-thiessen-as-artistic-associate-for-2019-20/) - Azimuth Theatre is welcoming Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo to the Azimuth team as Artistic Associate for the 2019/2020 season. As we continue to grow as a organization, the staff and board at Azimuth are thrilled at the opportunity to work and collaborate with exciting artists, administrators, and community members as we explore the azimuth (the point - [#GivingTuesday and Azimuth Theatre](https://azimuththeatre.com/givingtuesday-and-azimuth-theatre/) - This #GivingTuesday we would be oh so chuffed if you would consider donating to our not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to create and present theatre which engages community, is a part of the Chinook Series with The Expanse Festival, supports emerging artists, and provides affordable and flexible training opportunities for all with the Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab Group. With any donation - [Check out the Expanse 2020 as part of Chinook Series](https://azimuththeatre.com/check-out-the-expanse-2020-as-part-of-chinook-series/) - Expanse Festival as part of the Chinook Series February 6-16, 2020 The ATB Financial Arts Barns 10330 84th Avenue A celebration of the body in performance including performances by local and national artists, salon discussions, workshops, and pop-up lobby performances. Expanse is one stream in the Chinook Series. The Lobbyists Thursday, February 6 Friday, February - [Azimuth Performance Lab classes cancelled for the foreseeable future](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-performance-lab-classes-cancelled-for-the-foreseeable-future/) - Hello, friends. The staff and Azimuth Theatre board of directors met last night and have come to the decision to cancel all Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab events for the foreseeable future given the current recommendations from The City of Edmonton, Alberta Health Services, and Federal Government. For up to date information on COVID-19 - [Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-ins](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-ins/) - During these strange days of pandemics, quarantines, and social distancing, it’s imperative that we find ways to be together in community. With assistance from Theatre Alberta, Azimuth Theatre will be hosting Community Check-ins every Monday in the month of April. There’s no cost and no big agenda – it’s quite simply a check in to - [April 6 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta check-in minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/april-6-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-check-in-minutes/) - Below are the minutes from our April 6 meet up. Please join us for our next check-in on Monday, April 13 at 8 PM MST. Sign up for the April 13 Zoom link here: https://www.theatrealberta.com/community-check-in/ April 6, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes 1:35 p.m. MST Meeting called to order. Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty - [April 13, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/april-13-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - April 13, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes 8:35 p.m. MST Meeting called to order. Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. - [April 20, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/april-20-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 1:34 p.m. MST Meeting called to order. Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Orders of business: Next meeting Monday, April 27 at - [April 27, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/april-27-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 8:35 p.m. MST Meeting called to order. Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Register for all future meetings: https://www.theatrealberta.com/community-check-in/?fbclid=IwAR3c4M1EZf_npUrOvuCuUDBSNTDEoAbSIFw6CGXMruoYaz3sOym9-e9RBZc Please refer - [Announcing Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-ins for May](https://azimuththeatre.com/announcing-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-ins-for-may/) - Our first month of community check-ins went so well we are hosting them again this May! During these strange days of pandemics, quarantines, and social distancing, it’s imperative that we find ways to be together in community. With assistance from Theatre Alberta, Azimuth Theatre will be hosting Community Check-ins every Monday in the month of - [May 4, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/may-4-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 1:34 p.m. MST Meeting called to order. Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Upcoming May meetings: Monday, May 11 at - [May 11, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/may-11-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 8:06 p.m. MST Meeting called to order Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Upcoming May meetings: Monday, May 18 at 1:30 - [May 18, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/may-18-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 1:34 p.m. MST Meeting called to order Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Upcoming May meeting: Monday, May 25 at 8 - [May 25, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/may-25-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 8:05 p.m. MST Meeting called to order Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Stay tuned for updates on all future Community - [June 1, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/june-1-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 1:36 p.m. MST Meeting called to order Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Stay tuned for updates on all future Community - [June 8, 2020 Azimuth Theatre/Theatre Alberta Community Check-in Meeting Minutes](https://azimuththeatre.com/june-8-2020-azimuth-theatre-theatre-alberta-community-check-in-meeting-minutes/) - 8:06 p.m. MST Meeting called to order Vanessa Sabourin delivers Treaty 6 land acknowledgement and rules of engagement for community meetings. These meetings will NOT be recorded and folks will always have the option to make any information shared confidential if they so choose. Stay tuned for updates on all future Community - [The winds of change...](https://azimuththeatre.com/the-winds-of-change/) - It is with great excitement for the future of Azimuth and all those who interact with our organization, to announce that we, Kristi and Vanessa, will be transitioning out of leadership to make these positions available for new vision to shape and mould the company. We are very grateful for the immense growth that working - [Azimuth Theatre is Seeking an Artistic Producer or Artistic Producing Team](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theatre-is-seeking-an-artistic-producer-or-artistic-producing-team/) - Date Posted: June 30, 2020 Application Deadline: July 31, 2020 Start Date: Aug 31, 2020 (negotiable) Salary: Artistic Producer starting at 25K Artistic Producing Team up to 55K Employee Benefits: N/A Location: Edmonton, Alberta Organization's Focus: Socially conscious performing arts Job's focus: Creative/administrative Job Type: Part-time Career Level: Upper management About Azimuth Theatre Azimuth creates and presents theatre and performance that strives for excellence - [Morgan Yamada and Sue Goberdhan are Azimuth Theatre's New Co-Artistic Producers](https://azimuththeatre.com/morgan-yamada-and-sue-goberdhan-are-azimuth-theatres-new-co-artistic-producers/) - Azimuth Theatre is elated to announce its two new Co-Artistic Producers: Morgan Yamada and Sue Goberdhan We’re kicking the doors open, and we’re ready to open hearts and minds. Let’s do this YEG! We are so excited to step into the shoes of the amazing leaders who came before us, pushing boundaries and facilitating spaces for stories to - [Tickets on sale for All That Bind Us](https://azimuththeatre.com/tickets-on-sale-for-all-that-bind-us/) - All That Binds Us September 25-October 3, 2020 GET YOUR TICKETS HERE 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday Dark Sunday and Monday Edmonton Fringe Theatre 10330 84 Avenue NW Setsun, Kamar, Shams, Mands, and Maria look like the quintessential faces of a diversity and inclusion poster. It's Canada Day and they're going to the club. But things aren't - [Creative Co-Collaborator/One on One Mentorship Opportunity](https://azimuththeatre.com/creative-co-collaborator-one-on-one-mentorship-opportunity/) - This year we are seeking one Creative Co-Collaborator to work with Amber Borotsik. This is an opportunity for one on one mentorship in creation, facilitation and project management. The chosen applicant will, among other things, be tasked with the creation and direction of an original, site specific work for an ensemble of emerging performers. Creating - [Expanse 2021 - Good Women Dance Collective Presentation](https://azimuththeatre.com/creative-opportunity-expanse-2021/) - Call for submissions: Dance projects, pieces or performances. Festival Dates: March 25-April 4, 2021. Do you have a dance or movement project on your mind that you would like to share with your community? Azimuth Theatre and the Good Women Dance Collective want to help make it happen as part of the 2021 Expanse Festival! - [The Lobbyists Performing Ensemble 2021 - Call for Submissions](https://azimuththeatre.com/the-lobbyists-2021-call-for-submissions/) - The Chinook Series & The Expanse Festival March 25th to April 4th, 2021 Edmonton, Alberta Call for Submissions: Emerging Performers Comfortable Exploring Site Specific and Highly Physical work. Each year the Expanse Festival brings together a diverse ensemble of artists to create and perform under the collective title The Lobbyists. This year the Lobbyist - [Azimuth Theatre Is Turning 30! Let's Celebrate With A Fundraiser!](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theatre-is-turning-30-lets-celebrate-with-a-fundraiser/) - Azimuth Theatre is turning 30! With so many amazing projects in the past and exciting ones on the horizon, it is definitely a reason to celebrate! What better way to celebrate than to bake a cake? Want to help make this next season a sweet one? Learn More Here! - [Instructor Applications Now Open For AZ-MAP Program](https://azimuththeatre.com/instructor-applications-now-open-for-az-map-program/) - What is the AZ-MAP Program? The pilot of an educational opportunity centred around the needs of individual emerging theatre performers, giving two participants agency in their education to achieve their goals in professional theatre. The program is a blend of: Instructional classes Self-guided learning Apprenticeship based learning Theatre process shadowing One-on-one mentoring Artistic and administrative - [Performance Lab #1: Channelling the intangible with Bevin Dooley](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-1-channelling-the-intangible-with-bevin-dooley-3/) - What will be covered in "channelling the intangible"? This is a class for anyone working in playwriting on generating material! - [Performance Lab #2: Stage Management for Performers with Steven Sobolewski](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-2-2021/) - This is a class for folks wanted to learn more about Stage Management and tools for Actors/Performers to better collaborate with SM teams! - [Performance Lab #3: Activating the Song with Kate Ryan](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-3-activating-the-song-with-kate-ryan/) - This class will be an introduction to how musical theatre artists can activate their songs! - [Performance Lab #4: Tools for Reading in 4 dimensions with Suzie Martin](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-4-tools-for-reading-in-4-dimensions-with-suzie-martin/) - This class will be an introduction to production dramaturgy! - [Performance Lab #5: Pitching Your TV Show 101 with Gordie Lucius](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-5-pitching-your-tv-show-101-with-gordie-lucius/) - Pitching in general and the materials, know-how, and general knowledge to get you that sweet green light. - [Performance Lab #8: Intro to Screenwriting with Susie Moloney](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-8-intro-to-screenwriting-with-susie-moloney/) - Intro to Screenwriting with Susie Moloney In this intro class, we break down the elements of the screenplay and write our own short film. - [Performance Lab #9: Inquiries towards Regenerative Practices in Theatre with Vanessa Sabourin](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-9-2021/) - This lab will investigate how we can shift our thinking and our practices towards a regenerative future. - [Performance Lab #7: Tips for Livestreams with Delia Barnett](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-7-self-producing-a-cabaret-with-delia-barnett/) - How to self-produce your own Cabaret! Learn tips on how to make your night the best it can be! - [Performance Lab #6: Building an Audition Repertoire with Steven Greenfield](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-6-building-an-audition-repertoire-with-steven-greenfield/) - Building an Audition Repertoire for Actors/Performers - [Performance Lab #8: How to Talk to Your Tech with Selina Painchaud](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-8-how-to-talk-to-your-tech-with-selina-painchaud/) - We are going to dive into technical theatre practices and standards, how technicians operate! - [Performance Lab #11: Nurturing Community Through Theatre with Amena Shehab](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-11-nurturing-community-through-theatre-with-amena-shehab/) - In this lab we will explore how individual artist, collectives and organizations can work more inclusively together. - [Performance Lab #13: A body-centered self care session with Deviani Andrea](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-13-a-body-centered-self-care-session-with-deviani-andrea/) - This session is intended to be a pause in our very busy lives. The intention of this performance lab is to relax and find calm. - [Performance Lab #17: Mindful Drawing for Theatre Artists with Sophie Healey](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-17-mindful-drawing-for-theatre-artists-with-sophie-healey/) - A series of guided drawing prompts that will help unlock hidden avenues for creativity in theatre artists. - [Performance Lab #14: Sacred Speech with Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-14-sacred-speech-with-sissy-thiessen-kootenayoo/) - Spoken Word & Land Acknowledgement through Indigenous Awareness - [Lab #20:Navel-Gazing to Compassionate Emancipations with Simone Medina Polo](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-20navel-gazing-to-compassionate-emancipations-with-simone-medina-polo/) - What Can Philosophy and Psychoanalysis Teach Us About Theatre? - [Lab #23: Making a Life in the Arts with Kristi Hansen](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-23-making-a-life-in-the-arts-with-kristi-hansen/) - Delving into the process of navigating a life in the theatre industrial complex that aims to be balanced, ethical, and financially feasible. - [Performance Lab #21: Manifesting Mentorship with Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-21-manifesting-mentorship-with-cynthia-jimenez-hicks/) - Manifesting Mentorship. In an industry full of unknowns and heartaches - manifesting your artistic path through mentorship. - [Lab #22: Collaging Nowhere: Building a script from a thought - Kijo Gatama](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-22-collaging-nowhere-building-a-script-from-a-thought-kijo-gatama/) - Collaging Nowhere "Figuring it Out" is a workshop on seeing it till the end, and "starting" and "completing"! - [Lab #23: Automating Arts Admin For An Indie Artist with Morgan Yamada](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-23-automating-arts-admin-for-an-indie-artist-with-morgan-yamada/) - In this lab, we will explore apps and strategies to make freelance life, less "work" and more "play." - [Performance Lab #1: Analyzing the Arts with Bradley King](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-1-analyzing-the-arts-with-bradley-king/) - We'll focus on good data practices, tools, and techniques that can assist with performance planning, grant submissions, and more! - [Performance Lab #2: Creating Your Own Work with Rebecca Merkley](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-2-creating-your-own-work-with-rebecca-merkley/) - A crash course in creating your own work and establishing a collaborative environment! Bring your ideas to the table and be prepared to play - [Performance Lab #3: Website Starter Pack 1 of 2 with Terry Knickle](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-3-website-starter-pack-1-of-2-with-terry-knickle/) - Setting the Stage." This class is part of a series that offers an introduction to self-hosted websites on Wordpress! - [Performance Lab #3: Website Starter Pack 2 of 2 with Terry Knickle](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-3-website-starter-pack-2-of-2-with-terry-knickle/) - "The Script." In this part, you will gain an understanding of the basic features and advantages of self-hosted WordPress websites. - [Lab #8: Rediscovering Hope & Joy Through Movement - Mpoe Mogale](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-8-rediscovering-hope-joy-through-movement-mpooe-mogale/) - This class emphasizes the movement of the body and coming together as vital elements of resistance. - [Lab #5: Indigenizing Performance Spaces - Sissy Theissen Kootenayoo](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-5-indigenizing-performance-spaces-sissy-theissen-kootenayoo/) - This session will explore, inter-cultural relations and bolster respectful practices in theatre and alike shared spaces - [EXPANSE DANCE CURATION APPLICATIONS - 2023](https://azimuththeatre.com/expanse-dance-curation-applications-2023/) - Do you have a dance or movement project on your mind that you would like to share with your community? Azimuth Theatre and Molly McDermott want to help make it happen as part of the 2023 Expanse Festival! This is a PAID opportunity curated by Molly McDermott to present a new or existing work! We are looking - [Lab 15: Finding the Artist's Authentic Voice with Berend McKenzie](https://azimuththeatre.com/5112-2/) - Get your tickets now! Part of the Performance Lab collection An open discussion where we share our journeys to the 'Artist's Authentic Voice'. A large portion of this will be an open discussion where we share our journeys to the 'Artist's Authentic Voice'. I will supply three examples of my own writing to give participants an - [Azimuth's In Process Podcast - LIVE Recording with SkirtsAFire](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuths-in-process-podcast-live-recording-with-skirtsafire/) - LIVE recording of Azimuth Theatre's Podcast "In Process" with our amazing guests Annette Loiselle & Cindy Paul from SkirtsAFire Festival! Date and time Fri, 24 February 2023, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM MST GET TICKETS About The Event Come watch a LIVE recording of "In Process" and enjoy a great conversation with Annette Loiselle and Cindy - [Lab #17: Regenerative Practice in Performing Arts with Vanessa Sabourin](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-17-regenerative-practice-in-performing-arts-with-vanessa-sabourin/) - The Lab Book Your Spot Living as an artist can often be equal measures of powerful fulfillment and debilitating exhaustion. As members of the creative sector (this includes ALL contributors), we utilize an extremely influential platform to deliver our work. We have the potential to engage with a vast number of perspectives and experiences, and - [Lab 19: Using Your Friends’ Talent – Writing Musicals With Stephen Allred](https://azimuththeatre.com/lab-19-using-your-friends-talent-writing-musicals-with-stephen-allred/) - BOOK YOUR SPOT! March 13 @ 6:30 Pm - 8:00 Pm PAY WHAT YOU WILL The Lab Do you have an incredible idea for an original musical, but don’t know how to get started? Perhaps, you’ve written musicals before but are interested to see someone else’s creative process? Through this lab, we plan to share and discuss - [2023 Expanse Digital Fest](https://azimuththeatre.com/2023-expanse-digital-fest/) - Let’s Get Digital! Alberta’s Digital Fest is back for its third year and runs from April 3rd to April 30th, 2023. This year’s festival offers a wide range of digital storytelling, from recorded stage performances to short films, podcasts and cartoons, all made by local Alberta artists. Digital Fest is a celebration of the creative - [Azimuth Artist Highlight - Kaili Che](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-artist-highlight-kaili-che/) - I've had many beautiful memories working with Azimuth Theatre! My favourites would be when Alyssa (co-creator) and I premiered our collaborative work "did you eat yet?" during Expanse Festival 2022 and when I taught my first Performance Lab in 2021, online! - [Azimuth Theater Association - Annual General Meeting](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theater-association-annual-general-meeting/) - Join us for the Azimuth Theater Association - Annual General Meeting, where we'll gather in person to discuss all things Azimuth! - [Azimuth Theater Association - Annual General Meeting](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theater-association-annual-general-meeting-2/) - Join us for the Azimuth Theater Association - Annual General Meeting, where we'll gather in person to discuss all things Azimuth! - [Performance Lab: Basic Brawling With Morgan Yamada](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-basic-brawling-with-morgan-yamada-2/) - Ready to unleash your inner action hero? The Lab Join us for an awesome Stage Combat workshop with one of the Azimuth Theatre Co-Producers’ Morgan Yamada! In this class, you’ll learn or brush up on the essential skills of stage combat, like falls, punches, and slaps. And don’t worry, we’ll always prioritize your physical safety and well-being - [The Lobbyists Audition Call](https://azimuththeatre.com/the-lobbyists-audition-call/) - Azimuth Theatre invites emerging performance artists passionate about physical/dance theatre and site-specific performance to audition for our the Lobbyist. Established in 2013, this program is a professional training opportunity culminating in a captivating performance as part of our annual Expanse Festival. Showcase your passion and dedication to physical/dance theatre, site-specific performance, and other performing avenues; we - [Performance Lab: Finding the Art in Access with Carly Neis](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-finding-the-art-in-access-with-carly-neis/) - A lab exploring the joy and art of accessibility in theatre! - [Performance Lab: Technical Theatre Fundamentals - Jasper Poole & Liv Bunge - The Playhouse - 6:30 PM -8:00 PM](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-technical-theatre-fundamentals-jasper-poole-liv-bunge/) - The workshop covers stage lighting, sound, & projection design, equipment/software used, terminology, stage management tips, & Q&A - [Performance Lab Indigenizing Performance Spaces - Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-indigenizing-performance-spaces-sissy-theissen-kootenayoo/) - This session will explore, inter-cultural relations and bolster respectful practices in theatre and alike shared spaces - [Performance Lab: Crafting a Content Flag for your Show with Charlie Peters](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-crafting-a-content-flag-for-your-show-with-charlie-peters/) - Craft compelling content flags for theatre with Charlie's expertise. Learn about trauma-informed practice, consent, & audience engagement. - [Performance Lab: A sustainable creative practice with Erin Pettifor](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-a-sustainable-creative-practice-with-erin-pettifor/) - Join Erin for a sustainable creative practice lab. Explore self-care, agency, boundaries, play, safety, & connection in a supportive space. - [Performance Lab Roundtable on Alternative Forms of Governance](https://azimuththeatre.com/performance-lab-roundtable-on-alternative-forms-of-governance/) - This roundtable delves into theatre governance, blending original research with Azimuth Theatre's collaborative approach. - [Azimuth Theatre AGM](https://azimuththeatre.com/azimuth-theatre-agm/) - Join us for the Azimuth Theatre AGM, where we'll discuss all things theatre and plan for an exciting year ahead! - [November Artist Highlight - Brett Dahl Aka SISSY FIT Ziggy-Zay-Ah](https://azimuththeatre.com/november-artist-highlight-brett-dahl-aka-sissy-fit-ziggy-zay-ah/) - This month, Azimuth Theatre is proud to shine a spotlight on the electrifying Sissy Ziggy-Zay-Ah, also known as Sissy, a dynamic performer and host of the popular Sissy Fit Cabaret, who leaves a lasting impact wherever they go. Known for their transformative performances, Sissy has become a vital part of the Azimuth community, bringing a - [January Artist Highlight - Tia Ashley Kushniruk (亚 女弟)](https://azimuththeatre.com/november-artist-highlight-tia-ashley-kushniruk-亚-女弟/) - Tia Ashley Kushniruk (亚 女弟) is a passionate performer, creator, and self-proclaimed "dance nerd" who thrives on the tenacity and abstract beauty of live performance. Her work explores durational practices that challenge conventional performance norms, creating transformative and deeply authentic experiences. Tia shared that performing a work she has nurtured since 2018 with Azimuth Theatre was a ## Pages - [Home](https://azimuththeatre.com/) - Azimuth Theatre presents original Canadian performances. 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Expect a night filled with electrifying entertainment, featuring a diverse array of performances that promise to dazzle and delight. In the past, - [Phantom Limbs](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/phantom-limbs/2026-04-08/) - Created by Kristi Hansen with Moment Discovery “Phantom Limbs” is a glitch in the machine. A dance with the past. A memory play that may or may not remember correctly. Part performance, part technological misfire, Phantom Limbs explores what the body remembers even when something is no longer physically present. Through movement, body-based technology, and - [Expanse Lab #3: You Are Here: Body Based Technology and Art Making](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-lab-3/) - Join "Phantom Limbs" creators, Kristi Hansen and Pamela Anthony, for an afternoon of exploration at Moment Discovery. We will be doing a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of Moment Discovery's body-based technology and how Kristi and Pamela have worked across disciplines and creation styles to collaborate on the "Phantom Limbs" project that has - [Expanse Lab #2: Abolitionist Practice & Collective Care](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-lab-2/) - Come meet and be in practice with our dance collective! Join us for an introductory workshop on the Somatics of Abolition, facilitated by one of our mentors, Pam Tzeng. In our time together, we’ll get embodied and curious. We’ll move and reflect. We’ll share and together explore some of the practices that shape our collective - [Expanse Lab #1: Principals of Lighting Design](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-lab-1/) - Lighting design is its own form of dramaturgy. It is a fundamental element of perfomance that has the ability to evoke emotion, surprise us, and shift our perspectives. Understanding the transformative qualities of light is an essential part of creating perfomance. Whether you have an interest in learning how lighting design works or are simply - [Ultra Violets x EVO: From the Stage to the Dance Floor](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/evo/) - Join us for the Stage to Dance Floor event on March 27! Experience an unforgettable evening that begins with the amazing show ULTRA VIOLETS at the Expanse Festival and continues with an exciting after-party at Evolution Wonderlounge aka EVO. To make your night seamless, we’re providing a complimentary shuttle from the Fringe Grounds directly to - [The F Word](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-f-word/2026-04-07/) - Created by Keshia Cheesman & Bianca Miranda Fairytales, lectures, dance, and song are infused with wild whimsy as creator-performers Keshia Cheesman and Bianca Miranda explore their friendship as two fat women on a journey to self-acceptance and fat liberation. They confront fatphobia, diet culture, and the intersection of fatness with race in this playfully political - [Ultra Violets](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/ultra-violets/2026-03-22/) - Created by Alexandra Caprara Through a physical exploration of the ways queer club culture, plant growth cycles, and sapphic intimacy intersect, ULTRA VIOLETS frames queer becoming as a cause for celebration. In this 55-minute dance-theatre work, an ensemble of queer dancers moves through phases of transformation on both individual and collective scales while inviting audiences - [BDC Welcome Gathering](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/bdc-welcome-gathering/) - An evening Welcome Gathering invites connection with the collective and the local creative community, opening space to imagine new ways of moving, creating, and being together.An abolitionist practice in our context emphasizes building a strong care-oriented community.What we’re aiming to build together is a collective consciousness and shared identity that mobilizes community members to develop - [Cycle](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/cycle/2026-04-11/) - Created by Andrew Ritchie Cycle is a high-octane, immersive theatre experience set on stationary bikes. This award-winning solo performance—written, developed, and performed by Andrew Ritchie—invites audiences into a dynamic, physically engaging journey through the exhilaration and danger of cycling culture in Canada. Audience members are invited to participate by pedalling alongside Ritchie, mirroring his intense - [Az Coffee Hang](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/az-coffee-hang-3/2026-01-30/) - The Az Coffee Hangs are a chance to connect with community, and share some coffee and laughs. Whether you’re an artist, arts administrator, or just someone looking to connect with creative minds, this is your space to share your process, chat about the industry, and unwind with great coffee and even better company. The new - [Az Coffee Hang](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/az-coffee-hang/2025-02-28/) - The Az Coffee Hangs are a chance to connect with community, and share some coffee and laughs. Whether you’re an artist, arts administrator, or just someone looking to connect with creative minds, this is your space to share your process, chat about the industry, and unwind with great coffee and even better company. The new - [The Living Room Party!](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-living-room-party/2025-03-28/) - The Living Room Party is Azimuth Theatre’s offering to our community—a space to share works in progress, connect with fellow artists and audiences, and, above all, celebrate the artistic process of creation. Expect a night filled with electrifying entertainment, featuring a diverse array of performances that promise to dazzle and delight. In the past, our - [Sissy Fit: Battle Cry](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/sissy-fit-battle-cry/2025-03-30/) - Created by Brett Dahl “Sissy Fit: Battle Cry’ is a drag spectacle of pure, cathartic release— for your heart, soul, and body. It revels in the joy of self-expression and the tension of navigating a world full of inequality, heteronormativity, and societal absurdity. Sissy invites the audience to channel rage, delight, and defiance into an - [Hot Dyke Party](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/hot-dyke-party/2025-03-30/) - A theatre-rock-concert celebrating dykes, butches, femmes, and queers of all sorts. Hot Dyke Party is a high-energy, queer femme band from Vancouver, BC, known for electrifying original music that varies in genre from punk rock, pop, dance and country. With six talented members playing live drums, bass, guitars, keys, violin and viola, their dynamic shows - [I love the smell of gasoline](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/i-love-the-smell-of-gasoline/2025-03-28/) - Created by Claren Grosz. Produced by Pencil Kit Productions Claren’s Dad worked in Albertan oil and gas and also the world is ending because of climate change, and sometimes, it’s hard to hold both. As deeply personal as it is deeply researched, the play picks apart why it’s so hard for her to let go of fossil fuels — - [Expanse 2024 - Body-Based Stories Reframed.](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/festival-2024/) - The festival unfolds through two primary streams: the Mainstage Series features performance works by local, regional, national, and international artists, while the Expanse Community Outreach Program engages with the broader Edmonton community through various activities, including interactions with The Lobbyists. Expanse Is A Celebration Of ALL Bodies onstage. We want to make sure that we - [What Shouldn't I Be](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/who-shouldnt-i-be-2-2/) - Azimuth Works In Process Series March 25, 2:00 PM, March 31, 8:00 PM, April 1st, 6:00 PM Presented as part of Azimuth Theatre's 2023 Expanse Festival - Works in Process Series Kurama an oil painter moves to a new city. A story that looks at growing up, living with other humans, and who will survive at the - [DOT](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/dot/) - Presented as part of Azimuth Theatre’s 2023 Expanse Festival DOT is a puppetry story of an ever-evolving spec through the molecular to the galactic. A surrealist and wordless-tale that inhabits all levels of micro and mega objects, throughout 2D and 3D worlds - told with manipulated liquids, holes, geometric shapes, reflections, shadow, sticks, bags and wind. - [Interchange](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/interchange/) - Presented as part of Azimuth Theatre's Expanse Festival "I am delighted to announce an evening of dance, featuring the exciting work created and performed by local artists, Skye Demas, Sandra Olarte and Tia Ashley Kushniruk & Christianne Ullmark. The participating artists bring their unique histories and virtuosity to the stage in a show not to - [Gender? I Hardly Know Them](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/gender-i-hardly-know-them/) - Tiny Bear Jaws Show Times: March 23rd, 8:00 PM, March 24th 10:00 PM, March 25th 8:00 PM, April 1st 8:00 PM Learn More about the show Presented as part of Azimuth Theatre's Expanse Festival Being queer in Alberta's not for the faint of heart. Your sex toys' batteries keep dying from the cold, your bar - [Azimuth Theatre Season Launch!](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/azimuth-theatre-season-launch/) - The Future is Ours. What are we going to do with it? We can't wait to share what we've been cooking up for the 2022-2023 Season. Azimuth Theatre is excited to announce their Season Launch party on November 4th from 6 pm till late. This year's theme is "The Future is Ours- What Are We - [2 Day – Solo Performance Creation With Kunji Ikeda](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/2-day-solo-performance-creation-with-kunji-ikeda-2/) - This workshop will look at practices and framing devices that can bring your idea to life! “A creative stimulation for any phase of your work.” Dig into your creative thoughts and encourage them to grow alongside the multidimensional creative care of Kunji Ikeda – creator and performer of Sansei: The Storyteller. Participants are asked to come with an idea - [Local/Live](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/local-live/) - GWDC is thrilled to present work by four amazing Alberta-based artists in the first in-person edition of the Expanse Festival since 2020! Featuring new works by Deviani Andrea, Lebogang Disele and Kaili Che & Alyssa Maturino. See the collection of dance works by these amazing teams! Did you eat yet? Kaili Che & Alyssa - [Local/Live - Did you eat yet? & ESPARTANÆ](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/local-live-2/) - GWDC is thrilled to present work by four amazing Alberta-based artists in the first in-person edition of the Expanse Festival since 2020! Featuring new works by Deviani Andrea, Lebogang Disele and Kaili Che & Alyssa Maturino. Did you eat yet? Kaili Che & Alyssa Maturino March 25th & April 1st Learn More ESPARTANÆ Deviani - [Local/Live - The Space Between](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/local-live-the-space-between/) - GWDC is thrilled to present work by four amazing Alberta-based artists in the first in-person edition of the Expanse Festival since 2020! Featuring new works by Deviani Andrea, Lebogang Disele and Kaili Che & Alyssa Maturino. The Space Between The Space Between is a solo performance that fuses movement and poetry to reflect on the performer’s - [Where the Two-Spirit Lives](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/where-the-two-spirit-lives/) - Where the Two-Spirit Lives is part memoir, part drag extravaganza focusing on the resurgence of the Two-Spirit identity. It is a one person drag show encompassing movement, storytelling, and lots of lip synching. What Is the Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) This play has been a passion project for several years, something - [Tune to A](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/tune-to-a/) - Tune to A is a brand new play for young audiences. Ava is a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy and a love of music. After a series of attempts to play several instruments, Ava’s contributions to band class are dismissed by her teacher, Mr. B. Meanwhile, her new BFF Jordan is working hard to be the - [Sansei: The Storyteller](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/4497/) - What Is The Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) On December 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbour triggered events in Canada that may easily be described as among the darkest in our history – the internment and dispossession of tens of thousands of Japanese Canadians. Through an engaging blend of dance, spoken - [Michener Park](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/michener-park/) - Images designed by Sam Mendoza aka @d.i.t.r.o Michener Park is a play that centres around a real life community in Edmonton’s history: the international family housing complex at the University of Alberta’s Michener Park. What Is the Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) I lived in this complex of townhomes and shared grassy - [The Space Within](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-space-within/) - What Is the Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) The Space Between is a solo performance that fuses movement and poetry to reflect on the performer’s experiences of being Black, African and a woman. It is a meditation on the loss of loved ones as a loss of personal history and culture, how to - [ESPARTANÆ – Deviani Andrea](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/espartanae-deviani-andrea/) - What Is the Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) Pronounced EHS-PAR-TA-Nah-Eh The original idea of ESPARTANÆ came from a moment in my life when I was immersed in feminist theory. My mind was thinking big, about political actions, new possibilities of sociocultural structures, etc. I realized I was “going out” to much –thinking - [Did You Eat Yet?](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/did-you-eat-yet/) - What Is the Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) This piece was inspired by our experiences as Asian-Canadian second generation immigrants. Throughout this creative process, we accepted the amalgamation of cultures and brought to light the effects of generational trauma. What Point In Process Is Your Piece At? (What stage of growth is - [ᑲᓇᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ Kanacicikewin – Cleanse](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/ᑲᓇᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ-kanacicikewin-cleanse/) - Produced by Skye Demas – Good Women New Work Award Winner What Is the Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) The inspiration for my piece stems from my cultural background and teachings. I am of Cree descent, and this piece focuses on my take of how we cleanse through smudging. Our mind, heart, spirit - [Woody](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/woody/) - Woody is a one-woman, multi-character, autobiographical disability arts performance that takes its audience through a theatrical journey that begins with a young woman’s congenital physical difference and leads to a greater discussion of first world vs. third world disability. It is the creation of Azimuth Theatre’s co-Artistic Producer, Kristi Hansen. The play explores the term “disabled”, and - [Where the Tide Meets the Stream](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/where-the-tide-meets-the-stream/) - Produced by Christianne Ullmark in collaboration with Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟 The presentation of this work is directly related to the process of its remounted creation. By this I really mean that all that is ‘unseen’ – collaborative history, memories, language, and so on – ‘now’ becomes ‘seen’ through the lens of the physical effort - [The Adventure Of Young Turtle](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-adventure-of-young-turtle/) - Young Turtle, stuck between land and sea, feels they will never belong. After getting separated from their family, they meet all sorts of creatures: a butch shark, a genderfluid clownfish, a perpetually frightened eel, and many more. They teach Young Turtle important lessons about identity, being true to yourself, and the strength of community. With - [Residuals (住み・墨)](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/residuals-住み・墨/) - As part of Reframe Perspective: Stories In Motion Residuals (住み・墨), choreographed and performed by Shion Skye Carter, draws visual, sonic, and physical influences from Japanese calligraphy, integrated with dynamic choreography to reinterpret the traditional form through a contemporary lens. Calligraphy brush strokes inform Carter’s movement as they dance among hundreds of sheets of translucent paper, channeling - [In and Out of Dark](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/in-and-out-of-dark/) - As part of Reframe Perspective: Stories In Motion We tell scary stories for pleasure, but there is a line we can cross where it is no longer fun. It is just fear. In and out of dark is a playful exploration of darkness and our relationship with fear. We walk this blurry line examining imagery - [Fragmented Journeys](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/fragmented-journeys/) - Produced by Fragmented Journeys Collective / Sandra Olarte “We are always moving. Always leaving and arriving. Walking, dancing, traveling. We move from one room to the next one, from a philosophy or an idea that no longer defines us to a new one that better describes who we have become. From a place that is - [Fairly Becoming](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/fairly-becoming/) - Uncertainty, doubt, grief. Striving. Failing. Trying again. Becoming is a dance theatre work that follows a woman finding herself in the face of the climate crisis. She struggles to comprehend the vast complexities of our changing planet and her place within it. When climate depression is rife, how does one awaken to make more conscious - [Creature Of Habit](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/creature-of-habit/) - By Sophie May Healey Show Times: March 26th 6:30 PM, March 29th 8:00 PM, March 30th 2:00 PM Presented as part of Azimuth Theatre's Expanse 2023 Festival - Works In Process Series Alienation. Transformation. Beautiful rage. Creature of Habit is a solo piece that is in part clown, dark comedy, satire, and cabaret. It tells the story - [All That Binds Us](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/all-that-binds-us/) - Setsun, Kamar, Shams, Mands, and Maria look like the quintessential faces of a diversity and inclusion poster. It's Canada Day and they're going to the club. But things aren't exactly as they seem...and who is this Kit guy? All That Binds Us is a live/live-streamed devised theatrical piece that weaves through time and space exploring - [Performance Lab Reframed with Amber Borotsik and Kijo Gatama](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-reframed-with-amber-borotsik-and-kijo-gatama/) - Join our workshop on collective creation and ensemble building! In this session, we'll explore the framework of how a new work unfolds, recognizing that each creation has its own unique voice. Throughout the workshop, we'll delve into various aspects of the collective creation process, including: Cultivating Tolerance for the Birthing Process: Develop a tolerance for - [Performance Lab 3 - 2021](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-3-2021/) - Lab 3 - 2021 Theatre Community Building: Re-Imagining Practices and Rituals Natércia Napoleão This lab will offer a space for ideas, a guided discussion and devising session with a focus of re-imagining our practices and rituals in theatre. Our goal is to walk away with a newfound sense of possibility, feeling confident on how to - [Performance Lab 2 - 2021](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-2-2021/) - Lab 2 - 2021 Falling? Tumbling? Stage Combat From Home! Morgan Yamada Falling can be fun, fall into the floor for fun with Morgan as we explore our relationship with the ground, physicality and stage combat as a practice. What Do You Need To Join? A Device To Zoom In On An Internet Connection Enough - [Performance Lab 1 - 2021](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-1-2021/) - Lab 1 - 2021 Remembering Your Worth - Telling Your Own Stories Sue Goberdhan As artists, we spend a lot of time trying to fit ourselves into stories that were written without us in mind. It’s time to start telling our own stories because they are valuable to the ecology of our community! Join Sue - [Performance Lab #8 - The Art of Making a Life in the Arts with Kristi Hansen](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-8-kristi-hansen/) - Welcome to Performance Lab The Same But Different! What is the same? Meeting, Learning, Connecting, Pay What You Will! What Is Different? Online, Monday Lab 8 - 2021 The Art of Making a Life in the Arts Kristi Hansen This 90 minute session will delve into the process of navigating a life in the theatre - [Performance Lab #20: An Exploration of Deaf Arts with Chris Dodd](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-20-exploration-of-deaf-arts-with-chris-dodd/) - An exploration of the aesthetics around the Deaf Arts Accessibility ASL Interpretation and Automated Live Transcription will be provided Book your spot now! Pay What You Will Suggested Donation of $10 What Do You Need To Join? A Device To Zoom In On An Internet Connection Bio: Chris Dodd is an Edmonton based Deaf performing - [Performance Lab #19: Playwriting with Josh Languedoc](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-19-playwriting-with-josh-languedoc/) - Playwriting Josh Languedoc Want to write a story but don't know where to start? Have an idea for a story but want some help launching in? This playwriting class will help you explore playwriting styles and tap into the stories and voices that exist within you, beside you, and all around you. Book your spot now! - [Performance Lab #18: Intro to Burlesque with LeTabby Lexington](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-18-letabby-lexington/) - Intro to Burlesque LeTabby Lexington With this workshop, I will teach participants the basics of burlesque, from the history to the bump and grind to the tease. Burlesque comes from the Italian world Berle, meaning to satirize and make strange- it is a playful, fun DIY art form that is an absolute blast and allows - [Performance Lab #17: Emotional Athleticism for Performers with Kunji Ikeda](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-17-emotional-athleticism-for-performers-with-kunji-ikeda/) - Emotional Athleticism for Performers Kunji Ikeda Emotional Athleticism for Performers Book your spot now! Pay What You Will Suggested Donation of $10 What Do You Need To Join? A Device To Zoom In On An Internet Connection Bio: Kunji Ikeda aims to redefine narratives of the body and show how physical communication can lead to - [Performance Lab #15: Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-15-sacred-speech-with-sissy-thiessen-kootenayoo/) - Sacred Speech Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo A prompted writing and sharing spoken word poetry workshop focused around the Indigenous 7 Sacred Grandfather Teachings and their associated animals, including sharing circles & writing activities Lab Outline Smudge teaching Intro circle Review of term "Indigenous" Story & teaching about of the Seven Sacred/Grandfather Teachings (Wisdom, Courage, Humility, Truth, - [Performance Lab #14: Kinetics of Thought with Richard Lee](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-14-kinetics-of-thought-with-richard-lee/) - Kinetics of Thought Richard Lee Kinetics of Thought– an exploration of linking text, voice, and movement for building choreography and for inspiring writing. By focusing in on various physical sensations– such as balance, momentum, and muscular tension/relaxation– and combining them with a writing practice, we will devise scores that will mutually inspire movement scores - [Performance Lab #13: Afrobeats with Kijo Gatama and Marie-Joanne Fogue Makou](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-13-kijo-gatama-marie-joanne-fogue-makou/) - Afrobeats Kijo Gatama and Marie-Joanne Fogue Makou Kijo and Marie-Joanne's workshop is focused on inspiring, and empowering folks with Afrobeats, a body-based practice. A fun, and joyful dance style that will have you sweating! Afrobeats evolved from traditional African dance styles following the development of Afrobeats music. In this workshop, you’ll learn a series - [Performance Lab #12: Baby Steps into Creating Your Own TV Series Pitch with Gordie Lucius](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-12-gordie-lucius/) - Baby Steps into Creating Your Own TV Series Pitch Gordie Lucius This could also tie into theatre more as well as just pitching in general. The materials, know-how, and general knowledge to get you that sweet green light! Book your spot now! Pay What You Will Suggested Donation of $10 Gordie Lucius has become an - [EXPANSE MIXER - Artists Unite!](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-mixer-artists-unite/) - Join us for an evening of camaraderie, snacks and enriching conversations to ignite your creative spirit. Secure your tickets now and celebrate the power of process with us! - [EXPANSE MIXER - Kiddo's Party!](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-mixer-kiddos-party/) - A Party for Kiddos to Explore their Azimuths Join us for a delightful party where kids, parents, and artists can all come together for games, treats, and endless fun suitable for all ages. Don’t miss out on this joyous occasion—secure your tickets now for an unforgettable experience! - [EXPANSE MIXER - Reframed [Re]Mixer](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-mixer-reframed-remixer/) - An Expanse Festival Mixer Lets re-frame the community together! As we conclude our 2024 festival, join fellow artists who make up our Community Constellation and local artists for a celebratory mixer. It’s a chance to connect, share stories, and strengthen bonds within our vibrant community. - [The Expanse Living Room Party!](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-expanse-living-room/) - Expanse Living Room Party As we bid farewell to another unforgettable journey through the cosmos of Expanse, let's come together to celebrate the wonder and splendor of our adventure. Join us for the Expanse Living Room Party for an electrifying night of dance, music, monologues, poetry, drag and revelry! Featuring acts like: New - [Azimuth Theatre Annual General Meeting](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/azimuth-theatre-annual-general-meeting-2/) - Welcome to Azimuth Theatre's Annual General Meeting (AGM)! Join us for our AGM where we'll discuss all things Azimuth Theatre. This year, our meeting will be held online, making it easier than ever for you to participate. We'll cover exciting updates, future plans, and give you a chance to ask questions. Don't miss out on - [Basic Brawling! With Morgan Yamada](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/basic-brawling-with-morgan-yamada/) - Ready to unleash your inner action hero? The Lab Join us for an awesome Stage Combat workshop with one of the Azimuth Theatre Co-Producers’ Morgan Yamada! In this class, you’ll learn or brush up on the essential skills of stage combat, like falls, punches, and slaps. And don’t worry, we’ll always prioritize your physical safety and well-being - [EXPANSE LAB - Contemporary Dance Technique and Improvisation with Molly McDermott](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-lab-contemporary-dance-technique-and-improvisation-with-molly-mcdermott/) - Class begins with a simple, yet vigorous led warm-up designed to bring everyone into collective movement. This will lead into improvisations guided by imagery. We will continue by learning sequences of movement embracing the floor to start and ending in the air. Molly’s teaching is influenced by her training in Butoh, and a wide variety - [EXPANSE LAB - Movement + Calligraphy Workshop with Shion Skye Carter](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-lab-movement-calligraphy-workshop-with-shion-skye-carter/) - This workshop brings together the traditional art form of Japanese calligraphy with improvised dance, where participants embody the brushstrokes of a calligraphy piece they create. Derived from Shion’s own choreographic practice integrating calligraphy, this open-level workshop provides a fun, welcoming learning experience that generates community connection, taking intentional time to connect the mind and body. - [EXPANSE LAB - Intersections of Mind & Body](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-lab-intersections-of-mind-body/) - Tune into the body and release the mind. In this 2-hour workshop we'll explore improvisational structures and meditative movement patterns. Inspired by her learnings from the Japanese performing arts, Mayumi will guide exercises that release the idea of self and aim to transcend space time. Let go of habitual patterning and planning to welcome new - [EXPANSE LAB - How to tour your work (and not go broke in the process)](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-lab-how-to-tour-your-work-and-not-go-broke-in-the-process/) - So you’re making a show (or maybe it’s already made) Well done! Claps for you. But now you want to take it places. Maybe you’ve always dreamed of touring across North America, going to the Edinburgh Fringe. Or touring to Australia and holding a koala. In this workshop, you will learn practical strategies on how - [Reframe Perspective: Stories In Motion](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/reframe-perspective-stories-in-motion/) - Azimuth Theatre’s yearly dance curation. In "Reframe Perspective: Stories in Motion," we embark on a captivating journey through the lens of dance, where narratives unfold and perceptions shift. This curated collection of performances delves deep into the human experience, exploring themes of transformation, fear, and cultural identity. Fairly Becoming by: Mayumi Lashbrook of Aeris - [Performance Lab: Technical Theatre Fundamentals - Jasper Poole & Liv Bunge - The Playhouse - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-technical-theatre-fundamentals-jasper-poole-liv-bunge/) - The workshop covers stage lighting, sound, & projection design, equipment/software used, terminology, stage management tips, & Q&A The Lab This workshop will be an overview of theatrical lighting, sound, and projection design elements for the stage. We will learn about the equipment, software, and consoles used to create the technical aspects for a production. We - [Performance Lab: Finding the Art in Access with Carly Neis](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-2-carly-neis/) - Have you ever wanted to make your event more accessible for all, but have no idea where to start? What does access even mean? Join Carly as they dive into the world of access for audience members and performers from their perspective. Art can be accessible and access can be art! How do you incorporate - [Performance Lab 1: Stage Combat Brawling With Morgan Yamada](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-1-stage-combat-brawling-with-morgan-yamada/) - Hey there! Ready to unleash your inner action hero? Join us for an awesome Stage Combat workshop with Morgan Yamada The Lab Hey there! Ready to unleash your inner action hero? Join us for an awesome Stage Combat workshop with one of the Azimuth Theatre Co-Producers’ Morgan Yamada! In this class, In this class, you’ll learn or brush - [Azimuth Theater Association - Annual General Meeting](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/azimuth-theater-association-annual-general-meeting/) - Azimuth Theater Association - Annual General Meeting Date: October 30th, 2023 Time: 6:30 PM Location: The Playhouse Hey there, Azimuth Community! Get ready for the Azimuth Theater Association - Annual General Meeting! Join us at The Playhouse for an exciting in-person event where we'll discuss all things theatre. This is your chance to have your voice heard and contribute to the - [Lab 19: Using Your Friends' Talent - Writing Musicals with Stephen Allred](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-19-using-your-friends-talent-writing-musicals-with-stephen-allred/) - The Lab Do you have an incredible idea for an original musical, but don’t know how to get started? Perhaps, you’ve written musicals before but are interested to see someone else’s creative process? Through this lab, we plan to share and discuss which tools and learnings we have found helpful in writing and building original - [Lab #17: Regenerative Practice in Performing Arts with Vanessa Sabourin](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-17-regenerative-practice-in-performing-arts-with-vanessa-sabourin/) - The Lab Living as an artist can often be equal measures of powerful fulfillment and debilitating exhaustion. As members of the creative sector (this includes ALL contributors), we utilize an extremely influential platform to deliver our work. We have the potential to engage with a vast number of perspectives and experiences, and to transform public - [Azimuth's In Process Podcast - LIVE Recording with SkirtsAFire](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/azimuths-in-process-podcast-live-recording-with-skirtsafire/) - Azimuth's In Process Podcast - LIVE Recording with SkirtsAFire LIVE recording of Azimuth Theatre's Podcast "In Process" with our amazing guests Annette Loiselle & Cindy Paul from SkirtsAFire Festival! About The Event Come watch a LIVE recording of "In Process" and enjoy a great conversation with Annette Loiselle and Cindy Paul as they share - [Lab 15: Finding the Artist's Authentic Voice with Berend McKenzie](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-15-finding-the-artists-authentic-voice-with-berend-mckenzie/) - Lab 15: Finding the Artist's Authentic Voice with Berend McKenzie Part of the Performance Lab collection An open discussion where we share our journeys to the 'Artist's Authentic Voice'. A large portion of this will be an open discussion where we share our journeys to the 'Artist's Authentic Voice'. I will supply three examples of my - [Lab #14: Between Us: conversation on collective creation -Lebogang Disele](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-14-between-us-conversation-on-collective-creation-lebogang-disele/) - The Lab Hi friends! If you know me, you know I love to talk, so let's talk. What is collective creation? And how can we use collective creation to centre new and/or unheard voices? To decolonize theatre and performance-making in Edmonton? To center anti-oppressive approaches in theatre and performance? I'd like to use this lab - [Performance Lab #13: Websites for Artists:Website Museum with Terry Knickle](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-13-websites-for-artistswebsite-museum-with-terry-knickle/) - The Lab Are you hosted on Wix or Squarespace instead of WordPress? Do you already have an established website that just needs editing? Are you looking to be inspired by other community members? In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to showcase their website, revealing what has worked for them online and then presenting - [Lab 12: Rehearsals Reinvented! Power, Consent & Trust with Julie Murphy](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-12-rehearsals-reinvented-power-consent-trust-with-julie-murphy/) - The Lab Rehearsals are a beautiful and chaotic time in the journey of putting up a show... so naturally, building trust and fostering a sense of community within them is easier said than done. Understanding power, inclusivity, and boundaries— with actual ways to implement them— are the keys to galvanizing everybody in the rehearsal room - [Performance Lab #7: Nourish and Engage Communities with Amena Shehab](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-7-nourish-and-engage-communities-with-amena-shehab/) - The Lab In this lab, we will explore how individual artists, collectives, and organizations can work together to open doors and create spaces that support involvement from a collection of different communities, specifically Newcomers youth. It is how we can collectively work to build a prosperous community where stories and experiences can be shared and - [Azimuth Theatre Annual General Meeting](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/azimuth-theatre-annual-general-meeting/) - Join us for the Azimuth Theatre's Annual General Meeting! Find out what we've been up to this year and hear about our plans for next season. Accessibility In Person ASL Interpretation will be available in person if requested Venue Accessibility Location Studio A - Fringe Theatre Arts Barns 10330 84 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E - [Lab #5: Indigenizing Performance Spaces – Sissy Theissen Kootenayoo](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-5-indigenizing-performance-spaces-sissy-theissen-kootenayoo/) - This session will explore, inter-cultural relations and bolster respectful practices in theatre and alike shared spaces The Lab Inter-Cultural Relations And Bolstering Respectful Practises In Theatre And Alike Shared Spaces Appropriate terminology for Indigenous Peoples, the traditional name for Edmonton, Papaschase, Treaty borders in AB How to smudge & benefits of having smudge in participants’ - [Performance Lab #2: Creating Your Own Work with Rebecca Merkley](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-2-creating-your-own-work-with-rebecca-merkley/) - A crash course in creating your own work and establishing a collaborative environment! Bring your ideas to the table and be prepared to play The Lab A crash course in creating your own work and establishing a collaborative environment! Bring your ideas to the table and be prepared to play! Pay What You Will Suggested - [Performance Lab #1: Analyzing The Arts With Bradley King](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-analyzing-the-arts-with-bradley-king/) - In Person and Online! We’ll focus on good data practices, tools, and techniques that can assist with performance planning, grant submissions, and more! The Lab This workshop focuses on practical skills for collecting, storing, and analyzing your data. We’ll focus on good data practices, tools, and techniques that can assist with performance planning, grant submissions, - [Performance Lab #23: Making A Life In The Arts With Kristi Hansen](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-23-making-a-life-in-the-arts-with-kristi-hansen/) - Lab #23: Making A Life In The Arts With Kristi Hansen Delving into the process of navigating a life in the theatre industrial complex that aims to be balanced, ethical, and financially feasible. The Lab This 90 minute session will delve into the process of navigating a life in the theatre industrial complex that aims - [Lab #20:Navel-Gazing to Compassionate Emancipations with Simone Medina Polo](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-20navel-gazing-to-compassionate-emancipations-with-simone-medina-polo/) - The Lab What are we doing when we tell stories? What does myth do that logic cannot? Why do we take on myth and storytelling? There is a speculative dimension to storytelling when we are trying to get a sense of where we are coming from and where we are headed. From our origin and - [Performance Lab #19: Intro to Screenwriting with Susie Moloney](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-19-intro-to-screenwriting-with-susie-moloney/) - The Lab In this intro class, we break down the elements of the screenplay and write our own short film. Accessibility ASL Interpretation and Auto-Generated Captions will be provided Pay What You Will Suggested Donation of $10 What Do You Need To Join? A Device To Zoom In On An Internet Connection Download free screenwriting - [Local/Live - Good Women Dance Collective Curation](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/local-live-good-women-dance-collective-curation/) - GWDC is thrilled to present work by four amazing Alberta-based artists in the first in-person edition of the Expanse Festival since 2020! Featuring new works by Deviani Andrea, Lebogang Disele-Pitso and Kaili Che & Alyssa Maturino. ESPARTANÆ Deviani Bonilla – Good Women New Work Award Winner 2021 The original idea of ESPARTANÆ came from a moment - [Sansei: The Storyteller](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/4497/2022-03-25/) - Sansei: The Storyteller What Is The Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) On December 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbour triggered events in Canada that may easily be described as among the darkest in our history – the internment and dispossession of tens of thousands of Japanese Canadians. Through an engaging blend - [Sansei: The Storyteller](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/4497/2022-04-01/) - Sansei: The Storyteller What Is The Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) On December 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbour triggered events in Canada that may easily be described as among the darkest in our history – the internment and dispossession of tens of thousands of Japanese Canadians. Through an engaging blend - [Sansei: The Storyteller](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/4497/2022-03-26/) - Sansei: The Storyteller What Is The Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) On December 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbour triggered events in Canada that may easily be described as among the darkest in our history – the internment and dispossession of tens of thousands of Japanese Canadians. Through an engaging blend - [2 Day – Solo Performance Creation With Kunji Ikeda](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/2-day-solo-performance-creation-with-kunji-ikeda-2022-03-29/) - Short Description Of The Workshop: This workshop will look at practices and framing devices that can bring your idea to life! “A creative stimulation for any phase of your work.” Dig into your creative thoughts and encourage them to grow alongside the multidimensional creative care of Kunji Ikeda – creator and performer of Sansei: The Storyteller. Participants are asked to - [Tune to A](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/tune-to-a-2022-03-30/) - Tune To A Tune to A is a brand new play for young audiences. Ava is a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy and a love of music. After a series of attempts to play several instruments, Ava’s contributions to band class are dismissed by her teacher, Mr. B. Meanwhile, her new BFF Jordan is working hard to - [Tune to A](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/tune-to-a-2022-04-02/) - Tune To A Tune to A is a brand new play for young audiences. Ava is a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy and a love of music. After a series of attempts to play several instruments, Ava’s contributions to band class are dismissed by her teacher, Mr. B. Meanwhile, her new BFF Jordan is working hard to - [Tune to A](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/tune-to-a-2022-04-03/) - Tune To A Tune to A is a brand new play for young audiences. Ava is a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy and a love of music. After a series of attempts to play several instruments, Ava’s contributions to band class are dismissed by her teacher, Mr. B. Meanwhile, her new BFF Jordan is working hard to - [Tune to A](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/tune-to-a-2022-03-27/) - Tune To A Tune to A is a brand new play for young audiences. Ava is a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy and a love of music. After a series of attempts to play several instruments, Ava’s contributions to band class are dismissed by her teacher, Mr. B. Meanwhile, her new BFF Jordan is working hard to - [Tune to A](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/tune-to-a-2022-03-29/) - Tune To A Tune to A is a brand new play for young audiences. Ava is a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy and a love of music. After a series of attempts to play several instruments, Ava’s contributions to band class are dismissed by her teacher, Mr. B. Meanwhile, her new BFF Jordan is working hard to - [Where The Two-Spirit Lives](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/where-the-two-spirit-lives-2022-04-01/) - Where The Two-Spirit Lives Where the Two-Spirit Lives is part memoir, part drag extravaganza focusing on the resurgence of the Two-Spirit identity. It is a one person drag show encompassing movement, storytelling, and lots of lip synching. Artist Credits Playwright / Performer – Marshall Vielle Director – Barry Bilinsky Stage Manager – Benton Neufeld Set - [Where The Two-Spirit Lives](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/where-the-two-spirit-lives-2022-04-02/) - Where The Two-Spirit Lives Where the Two-Spirit Lives is part memoir, part drag extravaganza focusing on the resurgence of the Two-Spirit identity. It is a one person drag show encompassing movement, storytelling, and lots of lip synching. Artist Credits Playwright / Performer – Marshall Vielle Director – Barry Bilinsky Stage Manager – Benton Neufeld Set - [Where The Two-Spirit Lives](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/where-the-two-spirit-lives-2022-03-26/) - Where The Two-Spirit Lives Where the Two-Spirit Lives is part memoir, part drag extravaganza focusing on the resurgence of the Two-Spirit identity. It is a one person drag show encompassing movement, storytelling, and lots of lip synching. Artist Credits Playwright / Performer – Marshall Vielle Director – Barry Bilinsky Stage Manager – Benton Neufeld Set - [Where The Two-Spirit Lives](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/where-the-two-spirit-lives-2022-03-30/) - Where The Two-Spirit Lives Where the Two-Spirit Lives is part memoir, part drag extravaganza focusing on the resurgence of the Two-Spirit identity. It is a one person drag show encompassing movement, storytelling, and lots of lip synching. Artist Credits Playwright / Performer – Marshall Vielle Director – Barry Bilinsky Stage Manager – Benton Neufeld Set - [Where The Two-Spirit Lives](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/where-the-two-spirit-lives-2022-03-31/) - Where The Two-Spirit Lives Where the Two-Spirit Lives is part memoir, part drag extravaganza focusing on the resurgence of the Two-Spirit identity. It is a one person drag show encompassing movement, storytelling, and lots of lip synching. Artist Credits Playwright / Performer – Marshall Vielle Director – Barry Bilinsky Stage Manager – Benton Neufeld Set - [Performance Lab #14: Sacred Speech With Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-14-sacred-speech-with-sissy-thiessen-kootenayoo/) - Performance Lab #14: Sacred Speech With Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo Spoken Word & Land Acknowledgement through Indigenous Awareness The Lab 1. Read some scrolls detailing major genocidal efforts made by this country as a refresher- purposeful disease introduction, land theft, broken treaty promises, residential schools, 60s scoop, etc. 2. Learn about the 7 Grandfather Teachings- Love, - [Sansei: The Storyteller](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/4497/2022-03-31/) - Sansei: The Storyteller What Is The Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) On December 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbour triggered events in Canada that may easily be described as among the darkest in our history – the internment and dispossession of tens of thousands of Japanese Canadians. Through an engaging blend - [Sansei: The Storyteller](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/4497/2022-04-02/) - Sansei: The Storyteller What Is The Inspiration For Your Piece? (The seed of inspiration) On December 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbour triggered events in Canada that may easily be described as among the darkest in our history – the internment and dispossession of tens of thousands of Japanese Canadians. Through an engaging blend - [Performance Lab #12: Film 101 with Gabby Moukhaiber](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-12-film-101-with-gabby-moukhaiber/) - The Lab In this class we will go over how to enter the film industry, what is required to work with people in the industry, things to avoid, what it takes from start to finish for your project. Accessibility ASL Interpretation and Auto-Generated Captions will be provided Pay What You Will Suggested Donation of $10 - [Performance Lab #17: Mindful Drawing for Theatre Artists with Sophie Healey](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-17-mindful-drawing-for-theatre-artists-with-sophie-healey/) - The Lab "What do ideas look like when they are taking physical shape? Why do we like to watch people making things?" -Lynda Barry, Syllabus This mindful practice (inspired by the philosophy of illustrators Lynda Barry and Yumi Sakugawa) is a series of guided drawing prompts that will help unlock hidden avenues for creativity in - [Performance Lab #13: A body-centered self care session with Deviani Andrea](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-13-a-body-centered-self-care-session-with-deviani-andrea/) - The Lab This session is intended to be a pause in our very busy lives. The intention of this performance lab is to relax and find calm through body-centered techniques (breathing, massaging, stretching). Participants are encouraged to bring items that help them to feel grounded and centered (precious stones, essential oils, candles, any object that - [Performance Lab #11: Nurturing Community Through Theatre with Amena Shehab](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-11-nurturing-community-through-theatre-with-amena-shehab/) - The Lab In this lab, we will explore how individual artists, collectives and organizations can work together to open doors and create spaces that support involvement from a collection of different communities, specifically Newcomers. It is how we can collectively work to build a rich community where stories and experiences can be shared and bring - [Performance Lab #10: Talkin' about Process with Murray, Hunter & Lindy](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-10-talkin-about-process-with-murray-hunter-lindy/) - The Lab What started as a reaction, that lead to a question, followed by an invitation built momentum and scope. It all began with a question at the start of the Great Pause, How do we tell a story simultaneously to two audiences, one in the room and one behind a screen with one thing - [Performance Lab #8: How to Talk to Your Tech with Selina Painchaud](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-8/) - We are going to dive into technical theatre practices and standards, how technicians operate! The Lab Whether it's a staged workshop of your indie production, a season show, or your first Fringe Show, there comes a time when every creative team must brave the theatre and transform their creative vision into reality. Technicians, although often - [Performance Lab #7: Tips For Livestreams With Delia Barnett](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-7-tips-for-livestreams-with-delia-barnett/) - The Lab Tips for Livestreams It’s a new digital world of performances. After helping produce, emcee and perform in several livestreams since mid march 2020. Delia will help you plan your livestreams and create memorable performances that audiences can enjoy from the safety of their own homes. Accessibility ASL Interpretation and Auto-Generated Captions will be - [Performance Lab #6: Building An Audition Repertoire With Steven Greenfield](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/lab-2021-6/) - Performance Lab #6: Building An Audition Repertoire With Steven Greenfield Building an Audition Repertoire for Actors/Performers The Lab Building an Audition Repertoire for Actors/Performers via Zoom: An introduction to assembling a book for music theatre auditions. “Please prepare a…song that shows range…song from the Golden Age…pop/rock song…16-bar cut…”. Yikes! How often do you end up - [Performance Lab #9: Inquiries towards Regenerative Practices in Theatre with Vanessa Sabourin](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-9-2021/) - This lab will investigate how we can shift our thinking and our practices towards a regenerative future. The Lab A work-in-progress in response to global environmental and social dis-ease, and a need to contribute to the establishment of alternative pathways. This class will be a collaborative exchange, as well as an informational offering from the - [Performance Lab #5: Pitching Your TV Show 101 with Gordie Lucius](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-5-2021/) - Learn more and book your spot now! The Lab Pitching in general and the materials, know-how, and general knowledge to get you that sweet green light. Accessibility ASL Interpretation and Auto-Generated Captions will be provided Pay What You Will Suggested Donation of $10 What Do You Need To Join? A Device To Zoom In On - [Performance Lab #4: Tools for Reading in 4 dimensions with Suzie Martin](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-4-2021/) - This class will be an introduction to production dramaturgy! About this event The Lab Tools for Reading in 4 dimensions with Suzie Martin This class will be an introduction to dramaturgy! An imaginative archeological dig for theatre-makers and critics alike, this workshop will explore ways to uncover and discuss the meaning of a play on - [Performance Lab #3: Activating the Song with Kate Ryan](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-3-2021-2/) - Learn more and book your spot now! The Lab This class will be an introduction to how musical theatre artists can activate their songs! Exploring songs in a fun way and how to make them your own! Trusting your intuition! Accessibility ASL Interpretation and Auto-Generated Captions will be provided Pay What You Will Suggested Donation - [Performance Lab #2: Stage Management for Performers with Steven Sobolewski](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-2-stage-management-for-performers-with-steven-sobolewski/) - Learn more and book your spot now! This is a class for folks wanting to learn more about Stage Management and tools for Actors/Performers to better collaborate with SM teams! The Lab The relationship between a stage manager and performer is a crucial part in the success of any show. This class will examine and - [Performance Lab #1: Channelling the intangible with Bevin Dooley](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-1-bevin-dooley/) - What will be covered in "channelling the intangible"? This is a class for anyone working in playwriting on generating material! BOOK YOUR SPOT NOW The Lab What will be covered in "channelling the intangible"? This is a class for anyone working in playwriting on generating material! It's about using divination to help with artistic creation - [Azimuth Theatre AGM](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/azimuth-theatre-agm/) - Azimuth Theatre AGM October 2, 11:00 AM Want to learn what Azimuth Theatre is up to for the Season? Check out our AGM via Zoom! ASL Interpretation will be provided. - [Performance Lab #21: Dance Roulette with Kaili Che](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-21-dance-roulette-with-kaili-che/) - The "Dance Roulette Workshop" will consist of movement/body-based practice, community, curiosity and a little bit of chance About this event The "Dance Roulette Workshop" will consist of movement/body-based practice, community, curiosity and a little bit of chance. We will spin from an automatic wheel to see which form of movement, choreography or discussion topic the - [Moon Speakers](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/moon-speakers-june/) - Moon Speakers is a FREE, open stage for First Nation Métis and/or Inuit female/feminine identifying artists and audience members to gather, express and release through any style of visual performance art. Book Your Spot Here Hosted by Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo Poetry, dance, song, storytelling, anything! Opening Blessing & Teaching by Elder Ruth Cardinal De - [Moon Speakers - May 2021](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/moon-speakers-may/) - Moon Speakers A FREE, open stage for First Nation Métis and/or Inuit Femme artists and audience members to gather, express and release through any style of visual performance art. An artistic space for First Nation Métis and/or Inuit Femmes Poetry, dance, song, storytelling, anything! *This is a closed affinity space for First Nation Métis and/or - [Performance Lab #11: Structure and Character: Building A Play with Calla Wright](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-11-structure-and-character-building-a-play-with-calla-wright/) - Structure and Character: Building A Play Calla Wright The word “wright” means “to build” or “one who builds”; a playwright is “one who builds plays”. In this 90 minute workshop, we will explore the key building blocks that go into the successful construction of a play: structure and character. We will explore how some of - [Performance Lab #10: Using Clown to Expand and Explore your Artistic Career Kiana Woo](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-10-kiana-woo/) - Using Clown to Expand and Explore your Artistic Career Kiana Woo Explore how the basics of clowning and clown training can assist the actor in auditioning and in other parts of a more standard theatre process. I'm planning to discuss the value of clown training and how it can be translated to any type of - [Performance Lab #9: Playwriting with Respect, Paying Homage - with Althea Cunningham](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-9-playwriting-with-respect-paying-homage-with-althea-cunningham/) - Playwriting with Respect, Paying Homage. Althea Cunningham Playwriting for a specific culture and how to respect and pay homage, to them while doing so. Bio: Althea Cunningham, is a seasoned performer and graduate of the Theatre Arts Program at Grant MacEwan University. She is an established actor with appearances in theatres across Canada. She also - [Moon Speakers - April](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/moon-speakers-april/) - Azimuth Theatre is Proud To Present - Moon Speakers Moon Speakers is a FREE, open stage for First Nation, Métis and/or Inuit female/feminine identifying artists and audience to gather, express and release through any style of visual performance art. Poetry, dance, song, storytelling, anything! *This is a closed affinity space for First Nation, Métis - [Moon Speakers](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/moon-speakers/) - Azimuth Theatre is proud to present MOON SPEAKERS. Moon Speakers is a FREE, open stage for First Nation Métis and/or Inuit female/feminine identifying artists and audience to gather, express and release through any style of visual performance art. Poetry, dance, song, storytelling, anything! *This is a closed affinity space for First Nation Métis and/or - [Performance Lab #7: The Shadow and the Poet with Lady Vanessa Cardona](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-7-the-shadow-and-the-poet-with-lady-vanessa-cardona/) - Welcome to Performance Lab The Same But Different! What is the same? Meeting, Learning, Connecting, Pay What You Will! What Is Different? Online, Monday (Rotating rotating evenings and days) Lab 7 - 2021 The Shadow and the Poet Lady Vanessa Cardona An intro to Shadow work and the shadow self. A conversation about mental health - [Performance Lab #6 - IN AND OUT OF THE BODY with Deviani Andrea](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-6/) - Where does the movement begin? How can we guide our exploration? In this lab, we'll go through creative tasks to spark curiosity and discover inspiration in both the outside world and from the inside of our bodies working quickly and intuitively and taking advantage of our current living situations. Participants will share their own exploration - [Expanse as Part of Chinook Series Begins!](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-s-part-of-chinook-series-begins/) - Expanse Festival as part of Chinook Series March 25 – April 4, 2021 Exclusively online! A celebration of the body in performance including performances by local and national artists, salon discussions, workshops, and pop-up lobby performances. Expanse is one stream in the Chinook Series. Check out our programming HERE! - [Performance Lab #5: Making Original Work with Rebecca Merkley](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-5-making-original-work-with-rebecca-merkley/) - Do you have a creative idea but are unsure of how to bring it to fruition? Rebecca (Becky) Merkley is here to give you some tips and insight on how to do so, but most importantly, she is here to encourage and remind you that you don’t need permission to be creative. You just need - [Performance Lab #4 with Amber Borotsik](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-4-with-amber-borotsik/) - A Monday of Movement that addresses and acknowledges the exceptional situation we have all been living through. We'll begin with a moving meditation that offers the option for you to go outside so please, if you like, have some outdoor gear handy. After connecting with this outer and inner landscape we'll explore movement modalities intentionally - [Performance Lab Body-Breath-Voice with David Wilson](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-02-23/) - Sunday, February 23, 2020 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classroom B in the Citadel Theatre's Foote Theatre School Pay-What-You-Wish at the door (cash, tap, credit) All welcome Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Please enter through the Foote Theatre School doors on the south side of the building This fun, safe and informative session is about utilizing your - [Audition Workshop with Allyson Pratt at Expanse as part of Chinook](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-02-09/) - Saturday, February 8, 2020 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Backstage Theatre at Edmonton Fringe Theatre at The Expanse Festival as part of Chinook Series Whether you are brand new to auditions, or looking to brush up your skills - this workshop with Edmonton's own Allyson Pratt will leave you with practical and personalized tools to add to - [Expanse Festival as part of the Chinook Series](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/expanse-festival-as-part-of-the-chinook-series/) - Expanse Festival as part of the Chinook Series February 6-16, 2020 The ATB Financial Arts Barns 10330 84th Avenue A celebration of the body in performance including performances by local and national artists, salon discussions, workshops, and pop-up lobby performances. Expanse is one stream in the Chinook Series. The Lobbyists Thursday, February 6 Friday, February - [Performance Lab at Expanse: Move up, Move up with Thirdspace Playback](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-at-expanse-move-up-move-up-with-thirdspace-playback/) - Move up, Move up, invites us all to consider how we can move towards telling our stories that don’t often have the space to be shared or to move towards listening to stories in order to honour diverse voices. In this 2 hour workshop, participants are invited to experience playback theatre-based activities to embody and - [Writing and Movement for Devised Work with Nicole Schafenacker](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-01-05/) - Calling all performer-creators! This performance lab will focus on the relationship between writing and movement for creating devised work. We will inquire into the reciprocity between these two forms and explore translating them back and forth as means of devising. We will play with deepening your own creative process, and uncovering performative material unique to - [Performance Lab with Mike Kennard](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-03-15/) - Clown And Physical Comedy Series In Collaboration With Small Matters Productions And The Physical Comedy Lab Azimuth Theatre, in partnership with the Citadel Theatre and Foote Theatre School, is offering a new professional ongoing performance training laboratory for artists who are interested in a long-term, exploratory, physical practice to enhance, supplement, and complement their performative - [Performance Lab at Expanse Enlivening the Peripheral in Text-based Performance](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-02-16/) - Az Lab #2 - Enlivening the Peripheral in Text-based Performance A laboratory continuation guided by Amber Borotsik and Vanessa Sabourin based on their experiences in the rehearsal hall together where the text and the body wanna play together instinctually and in synchronicity. These sessions explore processes for combining a movement based practice within the context - [Creating Character and Story Through Improvisational Movement with Alison Neuman](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-02-02/) - Weave your own narrative using improvisation techniques that empower you to create characters and a storyline that informs movement and performance. Bio: Alison Neuman has had an opportunity to be in the CRIPSiE (Collaborative Radically Integrated Performers' Society in Edmonton) since 2010. In the past nine years, she has been a dancer, assistant choreographer, emerging - [Writing from the Body with Charlie Peters](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-01-26/) - This workshop will offer a variety of techniques for creating text “from the body.” Drawing from Pochinko clowning, the methodology of the UK’s Frantic Assembly, and other movement-based practices, the aim will be to offer participants a variety of skills and techniques which they can adapt for their own purposes, goals, and practices. We will - [All That Binds Us in Workshop](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/all-that-binds-us-in-workshop/) - All That Binds Us Workshop Dec. 7-18, 2019 Full Production slated for September 2020 Created by Reneltta Arluk, Lebogang Disele, Amena Shehab, Jenna Rodgers, and Makram Ayache with Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo. All That Binds Us is about how we come together as a globalized community, and through new art making processes, what are the stories - [Az Lab - Enlivening the Peripheral in Text-Based Performance](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-11-10/) - A continuation of the previous week's explorations, a laboratory guided by Amber Borotsik and Vanessa Sabourin based on their experiences in the rehearsal hall together where the text and the body wanna play together instinctually and in synchronicity. These sessions will explore processes for combining a movement based practice within the context of text-based performance. - [Powwow 102- Movement & Footwork with Sissy Thiessen](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-10-27/) - The session will begin with a smudge ceremony to cleanse the space and get started in a good way. We will then have a review of ethics & allyship vs ownership discussed in Powwow 101. The group will then move on to cultural warm up activities popular in schools across Edmonton. The session will conclude - [Powwow 101- Teachings & Ethics with Sissy Thiessen](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-10-20/) - What is Powwow, connection to the drum, its importance to Indigenous People, stories of creation of each style, rights to practise, allyship vs ownership, regalia care and how to practice the dances with respect and integrity. The session will begin with a smudge ceremony to cleanse the space and get started in a good way. - [Movement for Physical Theatre with Minggao Zhang](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-12-01/) - Using different methods (Asian and Western styles), this session will explore both dancer and actor’s bodies through music, text, dialogues, and instruments, deepening our understanding of how we move our body into different forms. The technique from this class will use contemporary movements with Asian styles. - [Writing from the Body with Charlie Peters](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-11-17/) - Clown and Physical Comedy Series in collaboration with Small Matters Productions and The Physical Comedy Lab This workshop will offer a variety of techniques for creating text “from the body.” Drawing from Pochinko clowning, the methodology of the UK’s Frantic Assembly, and other movement-based practices, the aim will be to offer participants a variety of - [Mad Performance Creation with Lindsay Eales](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-03-08/) - This workshop introduces Mad performance creation processes that center madness as a site of generativity. For some context, when I refer to “Mad” creation, I am asking what it means to create art while considering the concept of ‘mental illness’ and mental distress as a sociopolitical issue as well as an embodied encounter. This workshop - [Integrated, Disability and Crip Performance with Lindsay Eales and Danielle Peers](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-03-01/) - This workshop will focus on an introduction to integrated dance technique (based on improvisation and contact work), as well as disability and crip arts and culture. It will include creative exercises that prioritize accessibility, inclusive design, disability leadership, critical examination of disability narratives in art and culture, and disability as a site of generativity. We - [Body-Breath-Voice with David Wilson](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-12-08/) - This fun, safe and informative session is about utilizing your Whole Self; body, mind, breath, voice and imagination. Our goal is open, honest, vulnerable communication. Whether your modes of communication include voice, body, paintbrush, dance or quill, this workshop aims at improving confidence, increasing flow, and promoting joy. We will make use of restorative yoga, - [Performance Lab with Minggao Zhang](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-10-06/) - Using different methods (Asian and Western styles), this session will explore both dancer and actor’s bodies through music, text, dialogues, and instruments, deepening our understanding of how we move our body into different forms. The technique from this class will use contemporary movements with Asian styles. - [Radical Joy with Mpoe Mogale](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-11-24/) - This class will be an exploration of the notion of radical joy, and its implementation into our lives through movement--that transcends the boundaries of genres. About Mpoe Mogale: Mpoe is a Black Queer Femme that reigns from Lebowakgomo, South Africa. Amongst many other things they do, they are a professionally trained dancer, currently with Decidedly - [Performance, Pleasure & Play with Christine Lesiak](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-10-13/) - Find the pleasure in not knowing and spontaneous discovery! Christine will lead participants in movement games and active exercises to rediscover the joy of play, the fun in failure, and the power of partnership – important skills for creating comedy and connecting with an audience. It's great for actors, clowns, dancers, burlesque artists, variety performers, - [Ashtanga Yoga with Linda Turnbull](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2020-01-12/) - Ashtanga yoga is one of the oldest forms of modern yoga that is still practiced today. It's lineage (Krishnamacharya, Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois) has influenced many other styles of yoga and fitness in north America and around the world. Join Linda Turnbull for an indepth workshop on Tristana; Breath, Bandha and Movement Synchronicity - [Ashtanga Yoga with Linda Turnbull](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-09-29/) - Ashtanga yoga is one of the oldest forms of modern yoga that is still practiced today. It's lineage (Krishnamacharya, Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois) has influenced many other styles of yoga and fitness in north America and around the world. Join Linda Turnbull for an indepth workshop on Tristana; Breath, Bandha and Movement Synchronicity - [A Moving Practice: Freedom and Form with Amber Borotsik](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4-2019-09-22/) - Opening Note: I’m really into the idea of practice. The idea that what we do is a forever practice. So prepare for the word practitioner. This word somehow seems so serious. Much more serious than the word practice, which I’m loving because it’s just so simple and unfussy. If the word practitioner distances you from - [A Moving Practice: Freedom and Form with Amber Borotsik](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-4/) - Opening Note: I’m really into the idea of practice. The idea that what we do is a forever practice. So prepare for the word practitioner. This word somehow seems so serious. Much more serious than the word practice, which I’m loving because it’s just so simple and unfussy. If the word practitioner distances you from - [Azimuth Theatre 2019/2020 Season Announcement Event](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/azimuth-theatre-2019-2020-season-announcement-event/) - Azimuth Theatre invites you to attend their 2019/2020 season announcement featuring a panel discussion on the Importance of the Arts in Edmonton with Soni Dasmohapatra, Grants coordinator from the Edmonton Heritage Council, Jacquelyn Cardinal, award-winning playwright and Managing Director of Naheyawin, and Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The evening will be set up as a - [Rewriting Distance with Lin Snelling](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-08-11/) - These two workshops are meant to give participants an understanding of Rewriting Distance which will be performed at Mile Zero Dance; August 21, 22, 23 at 8 pm and 24 matinée at 2 pm. We will work to create polyphony by simultaneously combining speaking, moving, listening, and writing into another way to tell a story. - [Performance Lab with Ayla Modeste](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-07-28/) - Ayla Modeste is a Nehiyaw, Gwich'in Dancer and Story Teller from Edmonton. She uses her dance training and love for connection to create stories that explore expression in many movement forms. Iskwetew Iskwewak, a burlesque inspired performance group was created by Ayla and other Indigenous Womxn to bring sexual liberation into Indigenous Culture. Ayla has - [Body-Talk/Talking-Body with Richard Lee](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-07-14/) - In terms of both training and performance-making, I’m interested in the overlap between text and movement. What are the kinetic shapes of our conversations? How about the velocity and direction of stream-of-consciousness writing? How might we gain a greater sense of the actions of our words through moving, and vice versa?We will start with improvised - [Collective Energy with Ainsley Hillyard](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-08-04/) - Right now Ainsley is really interested in collective energy, and making decisions as a group without verbal or visual cues. This session will incorporate some movement and improvisational scores and games that heighten our awareness of other bodies in space and how to navigate with/against them. Ainsley Hillyard is an Edmonton-based performer, choreographer and educator - [Mad Performance Creation with Lindsay Eales](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-06-30/) - This workshop introduces Mad performance creation processes that center madness as a site of generativity. For some context, when I refer to “Mad” creation, I am asking what it means to create art while considering the concept of ‘mental illness’ and mental distress as a sociopolitical issue as well as an embodied encounter. This workshop will prioritize - [Integrated, Disability and Crip Performance (Lindsay Eales and Danielle Peers)  ](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-06-23/) - This workshop will focus on an introduction to integrated dance technique (based on improvisation and contact work), as well as disability and crip arts and culture. It will include creative exercises that prioritize accessibility, inclusive design, disability leadership, critical examination of disability narratives in art and culture, and disability as a site of generativity. We will also - [Aerial conditioning with Mackenzie Baert](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-07-21/) - This class will include some of the ground conditioning and stretching typical of an aerial fitness class with a focus on core, balance and posture. The stretching component will depend on the student's requests but can either focus on shoulders, back or legs. Shoes are not required but comfy clothes are recommended. Get ready to - [Butoh Body, Actor Brain with Brennen Campbell](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25-2019-08-25/) - This performance lab will focus on Butoh dance and devising for the actor. Butoh is an anti-rational dance which explores extreme states through the use of internal / external imagery, the “dead” body, and the grotesque. Butoh chips away at everyday patterns and reveals the butoh (or pre-social) body in the performer. Participants will be led through a series of butoh exercises and devising prompts to explore extreme physicality, - [Special Workshop opportunity with Denise Clarke C.M.](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/special-workshop-opportunity-with-denise-clarke-c-m/) - 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Room 3-125 in the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts Building (Drama Department) ASL Accessible ASL Interpreters: Nicole Sander and Andrea Konowalec We will begin with a participant and a chair. Come ready to move. About Denise Clarke: Denise Clarke is the Associate Artist at One Yellow Rabbit in Calgary and a permanent - [Bouffon workshop with Michael Kennard](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/bouffon-workshop-with-michael-kennard/) - 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Room 3-125 in the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts Building (Drama Department) ASL Accesible ASL Interpreters: Nicole Sander and Andrea Konowalec A quick hit of Phillipe Gaulier old style Bouffon. Participants will get a basic understanding of what the Bouffon style entails. Please bring morph suit if you have one, if - [Mindfulness in Movement with Linda Turnbull](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-3-2019-08-25/) - Breath is Key. In this class we will begin with a short yoga practice to connect body and breath. Moving off the mat, we will move into more grounded, flowing floor and partner work exploring the sense of touch and using our breath as a soundscape. Linda is an Edmonton-based movement artist and teacher. She - [Body-Breath-Voice with David Wilson](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/body-breath-voice-with-david-wilson/2019-03-03/) - Facilitator(s): David Wilson This fun, safe and informative session is about utilizing your Whole Self; body, mind, breath, voice and imagination. Our goal is open, honest, vulnerable communication. Whether your modes of communication include voice, body, paintbrush, dance or quill, this workshop aims at improving confidence, increasing flow, and promoting joy. We will make use of - [Theatrical Intimacy & Consent with Samantha Jeffery](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/theatrical-intimacy-consent-with-samantha-jeffery/) - 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Room 3-125 in the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts Building (Drama Department) This class is ASL Accessible ASL Interpreters: Nicole Sander and Andrea Konowalec This class will explore intimacy & consent in rehearsal and performance. We'll dive into chemistry between performers, boundaries, closure, and how the principles of intimacy direction can enhance - [Moving through Metaphor: Exploring Embodied Metaphor in Dance and Theatre Practice](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/moving-through-metaphor-exploring-embodied-metaphor-in-dance-and-theatre-practice/) - Moving through Metaphor: Exploring Embodied Metaphor in Dance and Theatre Practice with Alyssa Bartlett Sunday, April 14 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School at the Citadel Theatre In this class we will explore the sensory channels and structures of muscle, bone and fascia and use information gathered from these explorations - [Powwow 101 with Sissy Thiessen](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/powwow-101-with-sissy-thiessen/) - Sunday, April 7, 2019 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School of the Citadel Theatre Please enter through the Foote Theatre School entrance on south side of the Citadel by Canada Place. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Pay-What-You-Will All welcome Powwow 101: What it is, its importance to Indigenous People, stories of - [19 weeks](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/19-weeks/2019-03-28/) - by Emily Steel (Canadian Premiere) a co-production with Northern Light Theatre March 28 – April 13, 2019 | The Studio Theatre in the ATB Financial Arts Barns 10330-84 Ave Featuring Vanessa Sabourin The words are rattling because the story is real. Everyone knows someone who has had an abortion or lost a pregnancy - even if - [Under the B: An Azimuth Theatre Fundraiser](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/under-the-b-an-azimuth-theatre-fundraiser/) - Craft Beer Tastings! Punk Rock Bingo! And PEOPLE PLAYING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE! If that wasn't enough to make this party the BEST, you also get that warm fuzzy feeling of supporting the Azimuth theatre when you purchase a ticket! BUY TICKETS - [The Creative Rhythm Pattern : Clarifying Creative Impulse through play!](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba-2/) - The Creative Rhythm Pattern : Clarifying Creative Impulse through Play! In the Azimuth Theatre Performance Lab Group with Jan Henderson Sunday, February 24 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classroom B in the Foote Theatre School at the Citadel Theatre Pay-What-You-Will at the door (cash, tap, credit) Drop-in All Welcome Come dressed ready to move! Every artist has - [Making Connections](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/performance-lab-tba/) - Facilitator(s): Amber Borotsik and Joleen Ballendine (a collaboration with Rapid Fire Theatre) The most important and sometimes the most difficult thing for an improviser is to really connect with their partners, audience, or surroundings. Join Amber Borotsik and Joleen Ballendine as they explore tools you can use to help with a way of deeper listening - [Hong Kong Exile's Room 2048 at the Expanse Festival as part of the Chinook Series](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/hong-kong-exiles-room-2048-at-the-expanse-festival-as-part-of-the-chinook-series/2019-02-15/) - Azimuth Theatre, in partnership with Mile Zero Dance, is thrilled to present "Room 2048" by Vancouver's Hong Kong Exile on February 15 and 16, as part of MZD's Dance Crush series and for Expanse Movement Arts Festival as part of the Chinook series Room 2048 — a dream machine for the Cantonese diaspora. In digital - [Third Rail Projects Immersive Theater Intensive](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/third-rail-projects-immersive-theater-intensive/2019-02-09/) - Pricing: Pay what you can = Full price $175, minimum $50, Email Vanessa Sabourin if $50 is still prohibitive to your participation. SPECIAL NOTE: This Intensive is ASL/English Accessible Facilitator(s): Jennine Willett (Third Rail Projects, NYC) Description: Third Rail Projects Immersive Theater Intensive Led by Jennine Willett, Co-Artistic Director of Third Rail Projects, the workshop offers a comprehensive - [The Anitafrika Method](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-anitafrika-method/2019-02-16/) - Pricing: Pay what you can = Full price $175, minimum $50, Email Vanessa Sabourin if $50 is still prohibitive to your participation. SPECIAL NOTE: This Intensive is ASL/English Accessible Facilitator(s): d’bi.young anitafrika The Anitafrika Method is an intersectional, anti-oppressive, liberation praxis. It cultivates self-recovery, creativity, and leadership in its practitioners. Originated by queer Black feminist d'bi.young anitafrika, - [Raconteurs at the Expanse Festival at the Chinook Series](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/raconteurs-at-the-expanse-festival-at-the-chinook-series/) - Azimuth Theatre and The Expanse Festival are thrilled to bring "Raconteurs" to the Chinook Series. Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10 p.m. in the Westbury Theatre at Edmonton Fringe Theatre 10330 84 Ave. NW Three artists from different genres observe and engage with Chinook artists and audiences and then present a cabaret of - [Local(e) at the Expanse Festival as part of the Chinook Series](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/locale-at-the-expanse-festival-as-part-of-the-chinook-series/2019-02-12/) - Azimuth Theatre and The Expanse Festival are thrilled to bring "Local(e)" to the Chinook Series. Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 8:45 p.m. in the Westbury Theatre at the Edmonton Fringe Theatre 10330 84 Ave. NW Bodies in spaces and all that those spaces can hold. Three local artists - [Kiruthika Rathanaswami at the Expanse Festival as part of the Chinook Series](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/kiruthika-rathanaswami-at-the-expanse-festival-as-part-of-the-chinook-series/2019-02-07/) - Azimuth Theatre and The Expanse Festival are thrilled to bring Kiruthika Rathanaswami to the main stage of the Chinook Series. Curated by the Good Women Dance Collective. Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 7 p.m. Friday, February 8, 2019 at 7 p.m. in the Westbury Theatre at Edmonton Fringe Theatre 10330 84 Avenue NW - [Moving into the Moment](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/moving-into-the-moment/2019-01-13/) - Facilitator(s): Amber Borotsik In this physical class we will explore movement improvisation as a way to practice moment to moment awareness. In my personal acting practice, a deep experience of the body is equal to script analysis in terms of its direct impact on my ability to bring myself into a scene. For years - [You’re in your head! How can the intellect and the body speak?](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/youre-in-your-head-how-can-the-intellect-and-the-body-speak-performance-lab/) - Facilitator(s): Amber Borotsik & Dave Horak Actors are often told that they are “in their head” but what does this actually mean? The assumption seems to be that being in one's head is an undesirable state of being but is that actually true? And - here comes the million dollar question - how does one get “out - [The Snow Queen](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-snow-queen/) - Crossing the worlds of fairytale and reality, The Snow Queen is a contemporary “escape room” theatrical interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale that takes the audience on an epic immersive journey with its characters. Created by professional Edmonton theatre artists Aaron Macri, Amber Borotsik, Andrés Moreno, Belinda Cornish, Michelle Diaz, Kristi Hansen, and Vanessa Sabourin and - [What (Black) Lives Require](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/black-lives-require/2018-02-16/) - Dirt Buffet #31 (co-presented with Mile Zero Dance) Co-created and performed by Mpoe Mogale, Lebo Disele, Ade Adeleye and Hillary Warren Poetry by Brandon Wint Feb. 16 at 8:45 p.m. Westbury Theatre Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Westbury Theatre What (Black) Life Requires is an interdisciplinary performance which fuses modern, contemporary and ballet dance styles with - [Hole in the Sky](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/hole-in-the-sky/2018-02-10/) - Producer: Hunter Cardinal Producer/ Director: Joshua Jackson Choreographer: Arik Pipestem Composer: Benjamin Bubeck Dancers: Robin Berube, Willow Eaglespeaker Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. Westubry Theatre Feb. 11 at 8:30 p.m. Westbury Theatre “Long ago, there were beings of light and energy called Kisikookuk. These ‘star people’ roamed the realities looking for new experiences, new understandings and new perspectives. The Cree - [Paradise](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/paradise/2018-02-08/) - An MT Space & Gwaandak Theatre (Yukon) co-production Written by: Patti Flather Directed by: Majdi Bou-Matar Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Westbury Theatre Feb. 9. at 8:45 p.m. Westbury Theatre An unemployed logger, a young man accused of terrorism, a family doctor and his daughter, all searching for their humanity inside the systems that cage us all. - [Coast to Coast](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/coast-to-coast/2018-02-13/) - Curated by The Good Women Dance Collective Feb. 13 at 8:30 p.m. Westbury Theatre Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Westbury Theatre heart–work direction & concept: Marcela Giesche movement & performance: Sahara Morimoto soundscape/editing: Marcela Giesche heart – work emerged from the necessity to connect to the physicality and power of the heart. Through rhythm, variable frequencies, and incessant pulsing - [The Listening Room](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-listening-room/) - by Michaela Jeffery The Studio Theatre at the ATB Financial Arts Barns. 10330 84th Ave “You have to fight, or there’s nothing.” – Marcus, The Listening Room On the fringes of a remote desert society, a group of teenage dissidents search for fragments of earlier civilizations still ricocheting between stars. Using antiquated 21st century radio - [The Exchange: Diversity And Inclusion In The Arts](https://azimuththeatre.com/event/the-exchange-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-arts/) - Presented by The Citadel as part of The Exchange series, in collaboration with Aboriginal Arts, Alberta Workers’ Health Centre, Azimuth Theatre and The Maggie Tree October 2, 2017 at The Club in The Citadel 7-10 pm, Cocktails at 6:30 pm Free An evening for community discussion on diversity and inclusion. Ubuntu. 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