These events are exclusive to Jazz Roots Club Members 

Join the Artistic Team in the Theatre

December 19, 2025

2:30 p.m.

For a behind the scenes, work in progress showing of Rare Beauties, join us for the last run of the show before Christmas, it will be in the theatre, there will be no lights or costumes, parts of the show will probably be unfinished and/or raw.  This is a unique opportunity to see the work unadorned and unfinished! See you at 2:30 p.m. on Dec 19!

Jazz Roots Soiree

March 19, 2026

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Join us for an exclusive evening in our theatre. Enjoy a glass of wine, nibble on some delicious hors d’oeuvres, hear from our Artistic Director and watch some sneak peek performances by the DJD company from the upcoming spring production.

Rare Beauties

January 15-25, 2026  | DJD Dance Centre

Rare Beauties is a highly theatrical dance piece exploring extreme emotional states and transformation. The piece is danced to a score featuring a multitude of jazz music from various eras. Created in collaboration with Hannah Fisher (costumes) and Steve Isom (lights) the piece uses costume and light to morph and sculpt the space, themes and dancers throughout the work. Danced by the DJD company, rare beauties themselves, choreographed and directed by DJD Artistic Director Kimberley Cooper, this new piece is part of One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo and promises to be physical, groove driven, moody, strange, and of course, beautiful.

Matters of Rhythm & Harmony

April 23-May 10, 2026 | DJD Dance Centre

Matters of Rhythm & Harmony is a Double Feature Dance Performance presenting an evocative new piece by company dancer Sabrina Naz Comănescu, that is inspired by life’s transition into its afterlife, natural crossroads such as estuaries, and bridges between the northern and southern Caribbean (Act 1). Act 2 will be an intimate set, full of shorter pieces, improvisation, and conversations between the dancefloor and the bandstand, directed by Kimberley Cooper and Vicki Adams Willis. Both acts include live music by the Carsten Rubeling Quintet.

The Black & White Ball

Saturday June 6, 2026

8 p.m. | The Palliser Hotel

DJD’s annual fundraiser and all out dance party!

To purchase tickets or to RSVP to events contact Tara Meyer at 403-228-8181 or tmeyer@decidedlyjazz.com

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