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2022

February 14

WCD’s Artist Talk with Ralph Escamillan

WCD is thrilled to present an online Artist Talk with Guest Artist in Residence, Ralph Escamillan! Free online and on-demand! View Artist Talk here Also available with subtitles here WCD’s Guest Artist in Residence opportunity welcomed Canadian-Filipinx choreographer, Ralph Escamillan. Escamillan connected to WCD by way of submission through a public “Call to Artists,” and […]

2021

September 14

Live Performance of Jera Wolfe’s “Begin Again” and WCD’s 21/22 Season Launch

Friday, September 24th at 7:30pmThe Rachel Browne Theatre2nd Floor, 211 Bannatyne Ave. Be the first in Winnipeg to see this amazing new work by Jera Wolfe, in-person! Be the first to hear about WCD’s 21/22 season! The September 24th performance includes one new section of choreography not included in the online presentation. Choreography: Jera WolfeDancers: […]

2021

April 27

Season Update

We are thrilled to announce details for our in-person performance of Body & Light! Body & LightDrive-In Performance Live performances for small drive-in audiences Thursday, May 27 at 7:00pmFriday, May 28 at 7:00pm and 9:00pmSaturday, May 29 at 7:00pm and 9:00pmSunday, May 30 at 4:00pm Location: Cercle Molière340 Provencher Boulevard, in the parking lot.This location […]

2020

December 02

CALL FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

December 2, 2020 Who we are: Founded in 1964, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers is Canada’s oldest, and longest running, contemporary dance company. The company creates, produces and presents contemporary dance with a view to advance the art form for professional artists and audiences alike. The company presents an annual subscription series, operates the Rachel Browne Theatre, […]

2020

December 01

WCD’S 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

WCD’s 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held December 10th, Thursday, at 6:30pm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be held virtually. If you have any questions, please submit your questions before the AGM to communications@winnipegscontemporarydancers.ca by December 9, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

2020

November 16

Update

November 15, 2020 Due to Covid-19, WCD will continue to be closed to the public until further notice. In the meantime, please join us online for Up Close and disDANCING, our first online presentation in our 56 year history. Tickets and the performance link are available November 13-29, 2020. If you are interested in renting […]

2020

October 05

CALL FOR GUEST ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

October 05, 2020 WCD is thrilled to offer a new Guest Artist in Residence opportunity!   WCD invites artists who work in contemporary dance to submit expressions of interest. Interested artists are invited to submit the following, by email, by November 22, 2020:–  A one page description of your intent. For example, you may want […]

2020

September 28

FIRST FRIDAYS in The EXCHANGE, October 2

Self-guided viewing experience, 7:30-9:30pm. Enjoy WCD’s dance projection as part of your First Friday experience as you explore the Exchange District. Location:211 Bannatyne AvenueWinnipeg, MBWCD’s dance video is projected on the window at Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, facing Old Market Square. The projection can be viewed from many points in Old Market Square. Your closest viewing […]

2020

September 09

Call for Dancers

September 10, 2020 We are thrilled to commission Guest Choreographer, Jera Wolfe, to create a new work for WCD! WCD invites Winnipeg-based contemporary dancers who wish to be considered for this project to submit an expression of interest. Interested artists are invited to submit the following, by email, by October 2, 2020:–  One 3-5 minute […]

2020

September 02

A message from Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, 2020-2021 season

September 1, 2020 WCD is committed to presenting a diversity of creative work and to being a place where the creative work of Indigenous, Black, People of Color, and other marginalized groups, is presented, encouraged and shared.  WCD acknowledges the harm caused by systemic racism and inequity and we have committed to the following actions. […]