Arts and Culture invites you to attend

LINK - Connecting Communities through Dance Series

Open Studio Sharing and Performance at Community Centres

March 13, Sun. 2:00 – 4:00 pm Creekside CC – open studio sharing
Creekside Community Recreation Centre, Website: creeksidecentre.ca

April 10, Sun. 2:00 – 4:00 pm Shadbolt Centre – open studio sharing
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Website: www.shadboltcentre.com

April 21, Thurs. 7:30 – 9:00 pm LINK performance - Roundhouse
Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre Website: www.roundhouse.ca

May 3, Tues. 7:00 – 8:30 pm Moberly – open studio sharing
Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre www.mysunset.net/macc.htm

LINK is an annual performance series of community dance in Vancouver. Resident community and cultural dancers from various community centers come together to present each of the centre's distinct community dance practices. Open studios allow for the exchange of ideas at interactive sessions while giving the public an opportunity to experience works in progress. This process culminates into a final dance presentation representative of all the communities.

LINK is presented in partnership by the Arts and Culture office, Vancouver Park Board, Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre, the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

Our goal is to make community dance a viable program in our community centres and find ways to engage people in dance as a legitimate physical activity alternative leading to increased health and wellness.

Our vision is to develop a community dance residency at our all community centres.

About the co-producers of LINK

Vanessa Goodman

Vanessa Goodman holds a BFA in Dance from SFU and is a member of The Contingency
Plan . Since graduating in 2006 she has been a company member with Dancers Dancing and has performed works by Serge Bennathan, Justine A. Chambers, Marla Eist, Judith Garay, James Gnam, Rob Kitsos, Anthony Morgan and Simone Orlando. Vanessa's choreography has been presented at local venues and festivals independently and with The Contingency Plan.

Donna Redlick

A contemporary dance teacher and choreographer with over twenty years experience Donna has taught for The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, MainDance, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver School Board, The Roundhouse Community Centre and most recently as core faculty for the Laban/ Bartenieff and Somatic Studies International TM Vancouver Program.

Donna was the founder of Shadbolt's Continuum Dance Company and worked as the artistic director from 1998-2006.She is thrilled to be back with the group as artistic director for the 2010-2011 season.

Donna also works as an independent professional choreographer - her most recent solo, "sometimes it never leaves the skin", was presented in London, England as part of the International Workshop Festival. For more information visit www.donnaredlick.com