Meet the choreographers of Sweet Ephemera in the studio to explore their choreographic inspirations and dance practices! Facilitated by Calder White and Tavia Christina, these workshop sessions are geared towards dancers (movement experience required). Attend one or both workshops! Participants who attend BOTH workshops will receive a complimentary ticket to a performance of Sweet Ephemera (June 24-26, 2025 at Young People's Theatre)!
Floorworkshop - Calder White (10:15-11:45am)
This workshop, led by Calder White, combines elements of contemporary and modern dance, breakdance/breaking, and various somatic practices to introduce and build upon floorwork fundamentals. Research how to fold and position your bodies to roll, slide, spill and sweep through space. Use developmental movement pathways to become more comfortable with gravity, all while embracing the bumps and clunks that occur along the way.
When: Wednesday, June 25th
Where: Main Studio at 366 Adelaide East
Time: 10:15am-11:45pm
Investment: $10
Sex, Death and Rock n' Roll - Tavia Christina (11:45-1:15pm)
Explore the dichotomy between the end and erotica in a workshop with Tavia Christina. Ease through a series of discussions, meditations, gyrating motions and spells, with a focus on consent and care. Share space, thoughts, feelings, and make contact with one another. Together, discover a state where your spirits feel lifted.
When: Wednesday, June 25th
Where: Main Studio at 366 Adelaide East
Time: 11:45pm-1:15pm
Investment: $10
About Tavia
Tavia Christina is a multi-hyphenate artist who embraces their ethereal nature as a driving force in artistic expression and research. Their work seamlessly blends genres across dance, theatre, and performance art. Their practice is rooted in somatic movement and spiritual endurance. With a background spanning Western contemporary dance, street dance, and classical ballet, Tavia also holds interests in various other art forms, including curation, music, acting, poetry, film, and death work. In their freelance career, they have been nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore award, and are interning as an artistic director at adelheid facilitated through The Metcalf Foundation.
Headshot by Colin Medley.
About Calder
Calder White is a freelance dance artist based on the unceded and stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations (so-called “Vancouver, BC”). He is an alumnus of Tkaronto’s Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre and holds a BFA in Dance from the Ohio State University. He has originated roles in work by Shay Kuebler, Joshua Beamish, Ziyian Kwan, Rachel Meyer, Wen Wei Wang, and Santee Smith. Calder’s choreographic interests lay in oversharing, recalling memory, and the effects of video documentation on self-image. His work has been shared with audiences across Canada and the US, receiving commissions from Ohio Dance Festival, The School of Dance Ottawa, Boombox Vancouver, Dancing on the Edge, and Danceworks Toronto. He is also a floorwork teacher, sharing his workshops with institutions across North America. He is the proud recipient of the 2022 Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Ukraine – Heritage, Spirit, and Future award for Exceptional Talent in Contemporary Dance.
Headshot by Kendra Epik.