Thank you for joining us for Olio as a part of One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo!
Artistic Director’s Message
Kimberley Cooper
Welcome!
DJD is an interesting mix of firsts and traditions. As jazz artists, we celebrate the history and traditions of the form, and we are constantly innovating, which is also a jazz tradition. We are creation based, which means a lot of firsts, Olio is no exception.
First, a little history:
In 1993 Vicki Adams Willis, DJD’s founding Artistic Director and now Founder in Residence, began the tradition of the dancer choreographed show which, since 2000, has become a bi or tri annual occurrence. DJD is a rare in the world jazz dance company, finding like-minded jazz artists is tough, so, for the future of DJD, and for the future of jazz dance, investing in our dancers as choreographers has been important…
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Featuring the DJD Company
Photo by Laura Kleiner
Featuring Thys Armstrong, Shemar Herbert and Simeon Peters
Photo by Laura Kleiner
Featuring Cassandra Bowerman, Mara Liao Esnard and Sabrina Naz Comănescu
Photo by Laura Kleiner
Featuring Catherine Hayward, Sabrina Naz Comănescu, Shahrzad Ahmadi, Shemar Herbert and Simeon Peters
Photo by Laura Kleiner
Featuring Kaja Irwin
Photo by Laura Kleiner
Featuring the DJD Company
Photo by Laura Kleiner
Featuring the DJD Company
Photo by Laura Kleiner
"It’s a bit of a potpourri of performance styles and sensibilities in a performance festival that celebrates storytelling that’s a little bit out of the mainstream."
Stephen Hunt - CTV News Calgary
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CHOREOGRAPHERS
We sat down with Olio choreographers Kaja Irwin, Sabrina Naz Comănescu, Catherine Hayward and Deanne Walsh to learn more about each of their pieces and what audiences can expect from this collection of dances and music for you to dig.
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COSTUMES
From designs on a page to the bodies of our dancers, our Costumer Designer Hannah Fisher shares how the looks came together for each of our choreographer’s pieces.
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MUSIC FROM THE SHOW
Music is written by Jonathan McCaslin. Musicians Jonathan McCaslin, Jon Wieblenowski, Chris Tauchner.
DANCERS
Olio features the DJD Company dancers Shahrzad Ahmadi, Thys Armstrong, Cassandra Bowerman, Sabrina Naz Comănescu, Catherine Hayward, Kaja Irwin, Mara Liao Esnard, Simeon Peters and Shemar Herbert (Apprentice)
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MUSICIANS
Olio features original live music played by a three piece band led by Jonathan McCaslin. Featuring Jonathan as composer and drummer, Jon Wieblenowski on bass and Chris Tauchner on piano.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS:
Parking at DJD
The DJD Dance Centre parkade offers FREE underground parking Monday to Friday after 5PM and on Saturdays and Sundays. The parkade is free to valid ticket holders and students. Please note a code is needed to enter the parkade. (you will receive a code for the parkade 24 hours before the performance you are attending or with your class purchase). You can access the DJD parkade off Centre Street (at the back of the Kahanoff Centre).
Please note: There is a 6 foot maximum height restriction for our underground parking.
Additional parking
Two large paid-public parking lots are located at the South and East sides of the building. Two-hour meter street parking is available on Center Street SE, between 12 and 13 Avenue SE. Two disabled parking spaces are available on the south side of the building.