MAY 25TH - MAY 30TH
Community Moves redefines performance in Northern communities by championing creative risk, experimentation, embodied storytelling, and shared creation. Through radical inclusivity and interdisciplinary collaboration, the festival dissolves boundaries between artists and audiences, transforming dance and movement into a space for co-creation and cultural exchange. By embracing experimental methodologies, we cultivate a thriving ecosystem of dance, music, and visual arts—one that is deeply responsive to the land, its people, and the ever-evolving cultural landscape of Northern BC.
SCHEDULE
MAINSTAGE
Tickets for Moves MainStage are now on sale!
Sliding scale ticket
Community Moves Mainstage May 30, 2025 | Prince George Playhouse
Step into a junkyard disco saloon where sound warps, bodies collide, and raw energy takes over. Featuring Danny Bell and His Disappointments with choreography by Shelby Richardson and collaborators, plus wild offerings from Alyssa Favero’s laughter-fueled Wanderers, Ana Sosa and Matt Emmings’ nature-soaked Golden Eagle, and Shayla Dyble and Matt Leslie’s dreamlike film and dance fusion. Expect psych-folk chaos, ecstatic movement, sound loops, bamboo flutes, and heart-thumping collective magic. Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7 PM. Tickets available now —
WORKSHOPS
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Sat May 24th | 10 AM | Sophie Dow: Kaeja Elevations Dancers 15+ | Knox
Sat May 24th | 12 PM | Mohammed Rashead: Dynamic Character Fusion Dancers 15+ | Knox
Sun May 25th | 11 AM | Sophie Dow: Jigging All Ages and Abilities | Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park
Sun May 25th | 1 PM | Ana Sosa: Pheonix Flow All Ages and Abilities | Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park
Mon May 26th | 7 PM | Ysadora Dias: Rhythm in Motion 15+ All Abilities | Prince George Playhouse
Weds May 28th | 430 PM | Alyssa Favero: Liberating Timeless Bodies All Ages and Abilities | Knox
Weds May 28th | 645 PM | Caitlin & Abigael McCormick: Heels 18+ All Abilities | Knox
ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES
All below events and activities are free and open to the public. No registration required.
Sun May 25th | 1000 AM | Khast’an Drummer: Community Moves Welcome | Lheidli T’enneh MEMORIAL Park
Sun May 25th | 1030 AM | Asham Stompers: Red River Jig | Lheidli T’enneh MEMORIAL Park
Sun May 25th | 1200 PM | Katie WertZ: Vessel | Lheidli T’enneh MEMORIAL Park
"Vessel" is a 15 minute live performance that explores the connection between water and womb as vessels. The work aims to invite audiences to immerse in a visual and auditory performance experience and reflect on the interplay and interconnectedness of embodied movement and place. The dance features a 12ft teal blue knitted river and two dancers in contrasting red, who co-create visual and somatic interpretations around themes of womb, life giving and personal experiences in relationship to Wedzinkwa (also known as the Bulkley River). Wedzinkwa is a significant and central river that connects communities across Wet’suwet’en Territory.
sUN MAY 25TH | 1230 pM | SOPHIE DOW: ALL ROADS LEAD HOME 4.0 | Lheidli T’enneh MEMORIAL Park
Nine days away from her thirtieth solar return, Sophie moves through nearly 3 decades of questions, joys and perceptions of her time in this body on this earth. Dancing through and with the circus of life, all roads lead home 3.0 is part choreography; part audiography and part filmography — a braided multidisciplinary approach to storytelling as an imprint of the past and a manifesto for that to come.
SUN MAY 25TH | 1100 AM - 2 00 PM | CAT SIVERTsEN: ECO-PRINTING IN THE PARK | Lheidli T’enneh MEMORIAL Park
TUES MAY 27TH | 630 PM | SAM PRESLEY & CAT SIVERtSEN: IMPRINTS | PG PLAYHOUSE
TUES MAY 27TH | 700 PM | YSADORA DIAS, ANA SOSA, MOHAMMED RASHEAD: WORKS IN PROGRESS AND ARTIST TALK-BACK | PG PLAYHOUSE
TUES MAY 27TH | 800 PM | AMELIA MERRICK: COMMUNITY MOVES IN MY LIVING ROOM | OMINECA
PAST COMMUNITY MOVES EVENT LISTINGS
2023 Community Moves Events
Below are three main components offered by MDS’s Community Moves Project:
1) "Experiential Arts Community Workshops" These workshops will take place periodically over two months and provide both dancer and community participants with an opportunity to explore contemporary dance and movement through experiential arts experience.
2)"Collaborative Community Building" During these sessions our artistic team will meet with various artists, stakeholders and leaders throughout our community to develop collaborative strategies that are based on community needs and interests.
3)"Community Moves" Presentation As a final component of the workshops and community sessions, the artistic team will design a live public presentation of our findings expressed through a full-length co-choreographed and created work.
SIGN UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY MOVES WORKSHOPS
SIGN UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY MOVES WORKSHOPS
Gaga/Dancers with Margarida Macieira
Addo Platform's Margarida Macieira will facilitate an hour long Gaga/ Dancers class.
Gaga/People with Margarida Macieira
Addo Platform's Margarida Macieira will facilitate an hour long Gaga/People class. No previous dance training required.
CreativeLab with Nicolas Alejandro Ventura
Addo Platform's Nicolas Ventura will facilitate a CreativeLab class.
Contemporary Class for Dancers with Sam Presley
Contemporary-based class workshop with Sam Presley.
Creation and Choreography for Dancers with Giselle Liu
Creativity and Choreography Workshop with Giselle Liu
Open Class with Sam Presley
An open class for community members and dancers age 16+. No previous dance experience necessary.
Thank to Community Moves Sponsors and Funders:
Marcotte Law
Kode Contracting
Dr Marian Roesch & Dr Mike Buchanan
Janice Bleeker
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council of the Arts.
Thank you to the Prince George Community Foundation for their generous support of Community Moves!
