MAY 17 - 23 2026

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION AND TICKET LINKS NOW OPEN!

Registration and ticket links for Community Moves 2026 are now live.

Join us for a week of performances, workshops, and creative happenings that invite you into the process — not just the final product. From outdoor events in Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park to studio-based classes, artist talks, and our mainstage performance, there are multiple ways to engage with the festival.

Many events are free, while others require advance registration or ticket purchase. We encourage you to book early, as capacity is limited for select workshops and performances.

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Workshop Details`

The Lost, The Found and The Fantasy: Meditation on Place With Jane Gabriels

Prince George Playhouse
May 18, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm

Being a Forest Workshop With Robbyn Scott

Method Dance Studio
May 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Being a Forest Workshop With Robbyn Scott

Method Dance Studio
May 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Yoga Community Workshop With Carolyn Manhas

Knox Performance Centre
May 18, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Moving Sound With Giselle Liu and Charlie Cooper

Prince George Playhouse
May 20, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Workshop With Anya Saugstad/Furious Grace Dance Theatre

Prince George Playhouse
May 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Workshop With James Gnam (Plastic Orchid Factory)

Prince George Playhouse
May 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

50 THINGS ABOUT AT BUTTON: PRACTICING ATTENTIVENESS With Lisa Dickson

Knox Performance Centre
May 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm

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MAINSTAGE

Tickets for Moves MainStage are now on sale!

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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 —

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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

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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.