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| Title | Category: Press |
| ID | 17698 |
| Date | April 23, 2026 |
| Title | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks marks 10 years in its dance centre with season finale double bill |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/decidedly-jazz-danceworks-marks-10-years-in-its-dance-centre-with-season-finale-double-bill/ |
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| Author | Andrea Montgomery - CityNews |
| Summary | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks is closing its season with a two-part performance that also marks an important anniversary for the Calgary company, which is celebrating ten years since DJD moved into its purpose-built home in the Beltline. Artistic Director Kimberley Cooper says it’s hard to believe how quickly a decade has gone by. “Ten years already. I can’t believe it. And I can. Every time I give a tour to somebody,... |
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| ID | 17700 |
| Date | April 22, 2026 |
| Title | Matters of Rhythm & Harmony on CTV’s Your Morning |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/matters-of-rhythm-harmony-of-ctvs-your-morning/ |
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| Author | kanderson |
| Summary | Adriana Zhang of CTV’s Your Morning was on location at the DJD Dance Centre to talk about Mattters of Rhythm & Harmony. WATCH THE SEGMENTS |
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| ID | 17687 |
| Date | April 22, 2026 |
| Title | DJD celebrates 10 years of its pioneering dance centre with double-bill show |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/djd-celebrates-10-years-of-its-pioneering-dance-centre-with-double-bill-show/ |
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| Author | Jenna Shummoogum for the Calgary Herald |
| Summary | It’s been 10 years since Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) opened its doors to the DJD Dance Centre in Calgary. To celebrate this anniversary, DJD is producing a new double-bill performance titled Matters of Rhythm and Harmony. The production, April 23 to May 10, promises to be a performance of vibrancy, celebration and resistance. “There is just so much possibility. It’s so exciting how quickly the community embraced (the centre) as... |
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| ID | 17721 |
| Date | April 2, 2026 |
| Title | DJD celebrates 10th birthday of dance centre with Matters of Rhythm and Harmony |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/djd-celebrates-10th-birthday-of-dance-centre-with-matters-of-rhythm-and-harmony/ |
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| Author | Stephen Hunt - CTV News |
| Summary | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks is celebrating the 10th birthday of its DJD Dance Centre with a season finale that’s two shows in one. The Calgary dance company, founded in 1984, is closing out its 2025-26 season with Matters of Rhythm and Harmony. “The show features the beautiful DJD company of nine dancers, live original jazz music composed by Carsten Rubeling and played by an ensemble of five remarkable musicians, spectacular costume design... |
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| ID | 17682 |
| Date | January 15, 2026 |
| Title | HPR Spotlight: Rare Beauties celebrates the wonder of the women of DJD |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/hpr-spotlight-rare-beauties-celebrates-the-wonder-of-the-women-of-djd/ |
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| Author | Stephen Hunt - CTV News |
| Summary | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks artistic director Kimberly Cooper was searching for some inspiration for her company’s new show Rare Beauties, which opens Thursday night at DJD Dance Centre as part of the 2026 High Performance Rodeo. One look at the news did the exact opposite. “I came in to this season kind of depressed about the state of the world,” she said. That’s when Cooper had the epiphany that if you can’t find... |
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| ID | 17684 |
| Date | January 14, 2026 |
| Title | Rare Beauties at DJD brings high dance drama to the rodeo |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/rare-beauties-at-djd-brings-high-dance-drama-to-the-rodeo/ |
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| Author | Andrea Montgomery - CityNews |
| Summary | “I’m opening the doors to transformation,” says Kimberley Cooper. Her new Decidedly Jazz Danceworks work, Rare Beauties, premieres Thursday as part of the 40th annual One Yellow Rabbit High Performance Rodeo. She calls it “lights and costumes and props and high drama, high theatre.” Cooper is the artistic director of Decidedly Jazz Danceworks and choreographer to the show. She calls it a “deeply theatrical” dance piece that explores beauty in many... |
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| ID | 17172 |
| Date | January 6, 2026 |
| Title | What to Do in Calgary This January: DJD Featured in The Scene |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/what-to-do-in-calgary-this-january-djd-featured-in-the-scene/ |
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| Author | Viancy Salubre (The Scene) |
| Summary | January can feel long, which makes it the perfect time to lean into live performance and local arts. We were honoured to be featured in The Scene’s latest What to Do in January, highlighting Rare Beauties, running January 15–25 at the DJD Dance Centre. If you’re looking for meaningful ways to spend your winter evenings, this guide is a great place to start. Read The Scene Calgary’s “What to Do in... |
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| ID | 15090 |
| Date | January 13, 2025 |
| Title | The Big Easy: In its 40th year, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks salutes New Orleans’ roots of the genre |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/the-big-easy-in-its-40th-year-decidedly-jazz-danceworks-salutes-new-orleans-roots-of-the-genre/ |
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| Author | Eric Volmers - Calgary Herald |
| Summary | Kimberly Cooper was in New Orleans last May when she took in a show by jazz trumpeter and vocalist Marla Dixon. Of all the places on Earth, the Big Easy might be the hardest city for a performer to stand out when playing jazz. Cooper has been the artistic director since 2013 of Calgary’s Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, a company formed 40 years ago to keep the spirit of jazz alive and... |
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| ID | 15044 |
| Date | January 8, 2025 |
| Title | DJD turns 40 and goes to the High Performance Rodeo to celebrate with Call and Response |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/djd-turns-40-and-goes-to-the-high-performance-rodeo-to-celebrate-with-call-and-response/ |
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| Author | By Stephen Hunt - CTV News Calgary |
| Summary | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) turns 40 in 2025 and they’re kicking off a milestone birthday by throwing a celebration of movement at the High Performance Rodeo. All you need to know about their season-opening show Call and Response, opening Jan. 16, is that it features the Falling Bullets Jazz Band from New Orleans. That means a performance that the company described in a media release as a “toe-tapping, foot stomping, finger... |
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| ID | 13827 |
| Date | April 30, 2024 |
| Title | DJD’s Party Time gets the seats shaking in downtown Calgary |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/djds-party-time-gets-the-seats-shaking-in-downtown-calgary/ |
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| Author | Stephen Hunt - CTV News Calgary |
| Summary | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks threw a pretty catchy party Saturday night. The Calgary dance company’s new show Party Time is a kind of celebration of springtime and it was hard not to watch the company’s dancers trace out the steps of a night on the town and feel a little spring in your step, no matter how close we are to the tax filing deadline (Tuesday!). In fact, at DJD’s gorgeous 12th Avenue... |
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