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Ballet Class with Joanna Lige, Rehearsal Director for Ballet Kelowna ✨ Thursday May 28th | 2:15PM | Halifax Dance Open to pre-professional and professional dancers, recommended intermediate level or above Students will experience a traditional ballet class structure, enhanced by the instructor’s professional insights and expertise. The workshop will also include an opportunity to learn repertoire from Ballet Kelowna’s taqəš and Other Works. JOANNA LIGE Joanna Lige is a graduate of the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, a RAD Registered Teacher, a Certified Progressing Ballet Technique Instructor, a member of the Council of Ontario Dance and Drama Educators, and a member of the International Association of Dance Science and Medicine. Ms. Lige grew up in Kelowna and has trained with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, and SITI Theatre Company. She has performed work by Sharon Moore, Michael Trent, Danny Grossman, Julia Sasso, Peter Chin, José Limón, Bill James, and Sarah Chase.

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taqəš and Other Works 📅 May 29, 2026 | 7:30PM 📍Spatz Theatre 🎟️ General Seating – $65.00 Dance Advocate; $45.00 Adults; $35.00 Seniors; $20.00 Students / Arts Worker; Group Discounts Available ⏱️ Run Time – 80 Minutes, No Intermission ⚠️ Content Warning – Nudity, Explicit Language, Light Strobing, Haze and Loud Noises. Three Stunning Dance Works! Live Art Dance presents “taqəš and Other Works”, a stunning evening of dance from award-winning Ballet Kelowna! Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe’s compelling “taqəš” is set to the music of Jeremy Dutcher and draws from classical ballet; contemporary dance; and traditional Coast Salish, Grass, and Hoop Dance. Combine this with Alyssa Pires’ “Vestiges” – a striking commentary on the search for true connection – and Guillaume Côté’s fun and frolicking “Le Carnaval des Animaux”, and you have a stunning programme full of power, fluidity, history, and beauty. It’s an evening of mesmerizing movement brought to you by Live Art Dance. Tickets are selling fast – get yours today! We bring DANCE to life! ✨ @balletkelowna @hfxnoise

✨ MEET THE CHOREOGRAPHER ✨ GUILLAUME CÔTÉ | Choreographer, Le Carnaval des Animaux Guillaume Côté studied at Canada’s National Ballet School and joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1998. He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2004. In 2013, in addition to his position as a Principal Dancer, Côté assumed the role of Choreographic Associate with The National Ballet of Canada, which he held until 2025. Eight of his pieces have entered the Company’s repertoire including Being and Nothingness, which was performed on an international tour to Russia. His first full-length ballet Le Petit Prince was presented by The National Ballet to sold-out houses in 2016. In 2018, Côté created in collaboration with the famed Director Robert Lepage, Frame by Frame, a new full-length evening. Côté is also the Artistic Director of the Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur, one of the largest summer dance festivals in the country. SIMONE ORLANDO | Creative Director and CEO, Ballet Kelowna Simone Orlando completed her dance training at Canada’s National Ballet School and subsequently joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1989. In 1996, she joined Ballet British Columbia, where she danced for 13 years as one of the company’s most celebrated principal artists. Ms. Orlando’s choreographic explorations began in 1997. Praised for her mature and sensitive ideas, vision, musicality, and delineation of movement and space, she has received numerous commissions including those from Ballet BC, Toronto Dance Theatre, and Ballet Kelowna. During her tenure at Ballet Kelowna, Ms. Orlando has brought over 40 new works into the company’s repertoire. taqəš AND OTHER WORKS Sponsored by Twiggz (@twiggz_shop) 📅 May 29, 2026 | 7:30PM 📍Spatz Theatre 🎟️ General Seating – $65.00 Dance Advocate; $45.00 Adults; $35.00 Seniors; $20.00 Students / Arts Worker; Group Discounts Available ⏱️ Run Time – 80 Minutes, No Intermission ⚠️ Content Warning – Nudity, Explicit Language, Light Strobing, Haze and Loud Noises. Tickets on sale now! https://liveartdance.ca/taq%c9%99s-and-other-works/

✨ MEET THE CHOREOGRAPHER ✨ CAMERON sinkʷə FRASER-MONROE | Choreographer, taqəš Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe is a member of the Tla’amin First Nation. At three years old he started Ukrainian dancing in Vernon, BC. He was privileged to receive several years of training and performance with World Champion hoop dancer Dallas Arcand and studied grass dance with Elder Mollie Bono. Since graduating from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School on the RWB Alumni Scholarship, he has performed with many companies including Dancers of Damelahamid at Kia Mau Festival in New Zealand and the International Cervantino Festival, Jera Wolfe at Jacob’s Pillow Festival, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet at the National Arts Centre, the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, and Ballet Kelowna. taqəš AND OTHER WORKS Sponsored by Twiggz (@twiggz_shop) 📅 May 29, 2026 | 7:30PM 📍Spatz Theatre 🎟️ General Seating – $65.00 Dance Advocate; $45.00 Adults; $35.00 Seniors; $20.00 Students / Arts Worker; Group Discounts Available ⏱️ Run Time – 80 Minutes, No Intermission ⚠️ Content Warning – Nudity, Explicit Language, Light Strobing, Haze and Loud Noises.