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MILE ZERO DANCE 40th Season | XL
SEASON #40 | XL
Welcome to Mile Zero Dance’s 40th Anniversary Season, XL (for those of you not into Roman numerals, that means the big 40!).
This is an incredible accomplishment for an arts organization, and I thank all of the past artists, as well as Artistic Directors Bobbie Todd, Kathy Metzger, Andrea Rabinovich, and Debra Shantz. I also acknowledge the incredible audiences, thousands of students of all ages, designers, technical crews, arts administrators, managers, funders, documentarians, instructors, communications specialists, and support staff of all kinds, right down to the drivers and cleaners. It is important to recognize that the arts and arts funding has a very potent trickle down effect that goes right to our communities, as most of the money we gratefully touch is returned to community members who live and work right amongst us. Please remember that the works we present are just the tip of the iceberg of what it takes to make art, and that art is work.
Mile Zero Dance is fortunate to exist on Treaty Six Territory, a place rich in history of the First Peoples who have been here since time immemorial, at a meeting place by the river where many people from diverse nations have and continue to meet, share, and celebrate.
As a part of XL, we’ve invited four intimate and physically expressive mainstage artists including:
– We All Fall Down Productions’ “Papillon”, with live dance and music inspired by chaos theory
– MAYDAY’s “Confession Publique”, a tour de force for soloist Angélique Kidjo
– Grand Poney’s “Punchline”, an artist talk that evolves into something else entirely
– “The Brutal Joy”, an improvised score for dance, light , and sound by Justine Chambers
The ZERO Labs, Connections//Collisions, Double Bills, and the Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival in summer 2026 bring numerous dance and interdisciplinary artists to our venue, so there is something for everyone.
I invite you to celebrate what our city has to offer, and to help us celebrate this XL Anniversary Season with us as we push artistic boundaries in the present, with hope towards the future.
Come help us celebrate!
MZD Artistic Director, Gerry Morita
UPCOMING Season EVENTS
The Magpie Collection A Dance Festival returns this July! The two-week festival (July 13-26) includes exciting short dance pieces from near and afar, a tri-city collaboration, dance intensives, festival opening […]
Previous Season EVENTS
Mile Zero Dance Double Bill #2 features Ian Mozdzen (Winnipeg) + Alida Kendell (Edmonton)! Double bills are your chance to witness a pair of artists- one from Edmonton and one […]
Connections//Collisions Mile Zero Dance Cabaret | Curated by Josh Languedoc The January Cabaret is co-curated with Postmarginal Edmonton! Featuring a variety of artists, this ambitious and unpredictable event welcomes new audiences […]
The ZERO LAB This curatorial initiative by Mile Zero Dance features three local artists/groups who receive production residency support in our Warehouse venue, and present their new work in process. […]
Mile Zero Dance presents: Punch Line Grand Poney (Montreal) A new solo work by Jacques Poulin-Denis, borrows as much from the comedic style of a one-man show as it does […]
RUBY CABARET | Mile Zero Dance's 40th Anniversary Salon As part of Connections//Collisions Two programs with a wide range of artists and the presentation of the Progressive Artist Award. Join […]
The ZERO LAB This curatorial initiative by Mile Zero Dance features three local artists/groups who receive production residency support in our Warehouse venue, and present their new work in process. […]
Join us for Mile Zero Dance Connections//Collisions Cabaret! Co-curators, Josh Languedoc and Gomathi Boorada, are bringing an incredible line-up of artists together for this edition of Connections//Collisions. Artists will explore […]
Mile Zero Dance presents: The Brutal Joy Justine Chambers (Vancouver) A scored improvisational performance with collaborators James Proudfoot and Mauricio Pauly that activates Black line dance and Black style as […]
Mile Zero Dance Venue Development is supported by Canada Cultural Spaces Fund. This project was made possible by the Government of Canada. We also acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada, through the Enabling Accessibility Fund – Small Projects Component, for supporting Mile Zero Dance’s upcoming accessibility upgrades.
Thank you Arts Habitat Edmonton for providing support for MZD's new space with the Arts Habitat’s Infrastructure Feasibility Program. These funds will be used to assist us in our efforts to redevelop the new building at 9931-78 Avenue.
