cSPACE Marda Loop

The Kinkonauts Present: The Four Corners Festival
2024-03-30 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre
The Kinkonauts present an improv festival featuring the Four Corners Collective: artistic directors from improv companies in Calgary, Red Deer, Victoria and Portland. Get ready for an exciting weekend of improv that feels like theatre.

The Four Corners are: Jenna Goldade (Red Deer), Dave Morris (Victoria), Domeka Parker (Portland), and Calgary’s own Owen Chan.

DOMEKA PARKER From Portland Domeka Parker is owner and Artistic Director of Deep End Theater in Portland Oregon. Raised by professional actors who excelled in scripted and improvised theater, Domeka was gifted with a childhood full of creative inspiration, lessons in acting, stage craft, improv and getting by on very little money. She has trained under some of the worlds most prolific performance instructors and has been teaching improvisational theater for 13 years. Domeka has dedicated the past 10 years to developing an approach to improvisational theater that creates exceptional, innovative and provocative theatrical work. Her philosophy and pedagogy create inspiring and capable student performers and supports, develops and strengthens the work of professionals.

JENNA GOLDADE From Red Deer Jenna Goldade is a graduate of the RDC Theatre Program and the RDC Motion Picture Arts Program. She is currently the Artistic Director of Against the Wall Theatre in Red Deer. She is the co-creator of Bull Skit! the comedy night that happens monthly in Red Deer, and producing Bull Prov! Calf Skit! and many more hilarious shows with ATW. She has performed with the Canadian Improv Guild (Calgary), Loose Moose Theatre (Calgary), Rapid Fire Theatre (Edmonton), Seattle International Improv Festival, and iO (Chicago). Training credits include Second City improv and writing Intensives, iO Summer intensive, Loose Moose Theatre, and Rapid Fire Theatre. She is a teacher, improviser, producer, writer, director, and lover of the arts!

DAVE MORRIS From Victoria Dave Morris is a speaker, teacher, and storyteller, but mostly he’s an improviser. He’s been teaching, producing and performing improvisation around Canada and the world for the last 15 years. He is the artistic director of the award-winning Paper Street Theatre co. in Victoria B.C., was a long-time volunteer and regional director for the Canadian Improv Games, and performs his one-man improvised storytelling shows to high acclaim. He has performed and taught at festivals around the world, including Seattle, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Chicago, and many more across Canada. He’s busy often, but can always be busier.

OWEN CHAN From Calgary Owen Chan is a high school drama teacher, improv enthusiast, and passionate supporter of live theatre. He came to teaching and improv at the same time as a member of the UBCi Improv Club in Vancouver, and is happy to have been a coach of dozens of improv troupes over the past decade.
As a founding member of The Kinkonauts Owen has performed in Calgary and on stages throughout North America, including Improvaganza and the Prairie Bowl at Rapid Fire Theatre in Edmonton. During his down time you might find him juggling, playing board games, chilling with his cats, or wearing bow-ties.

Celexia @ cSpace Marda Loop
2024-04-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-04 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-05 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-07 14:30 - 15:30 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Alexa’s world is rocked after being placed in remedial reading and spelling classes at school. One dyslexia diagnosis later, we follow Alexa as she navigates school, discovers the internet, declares Shakespeare to be heresy and revives her love for words. Using dance, spoken word, and a few book references for good measure, Celexia is Alexa McGinn’s autobiographical ode to words and a declaration of our human desire to create and be heard. Performed at Victoria Fringe Festival 2023, Nexus Newspaper says, “Celexia is a work of art; moving, funny, and extremely engaging.”
Presented by Calgary Arts Development and performed at cSPACE Marda Loop’s Studio Theatre.

Launch of The ONEIRONAUT ∅1 by Sheri-D Wilson
2024-04-10 18:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-11 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
The ONEIRONAUT ∅1
The first volume of Sheri-D Wilson’s three-book one-story trilogy of speculative poetry.

National Poetry Month, on April 10 & 11, 2024
@ cSPACE – Marda Loop Studio Theatre (1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary AB)
6:30 pm doors – 7:00 show, only $10
(poetry’s for everyone… comps, call Sheri-D)
Sheri-D is accompanied by musicians Calvin Becker & Mark Williams… the night will be elevated by Micheline Maylor who will read her own work & Anne Sorbie who will MC.
For info go to www.sheridwilson.com
Get your tickets Now! April 10th is Sold Out!
Love conquers all: let us too yield to love

The Bridges of Madison County in Concert
2024-04-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Nightingale Arts Collective is excited to announce its first production, the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County, in concert. It is being held at cSPACE Studio Theatre on April 12 and 13th, doors open at 6:00 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.
Arrangements and Direction by John Goulart. Starring Stuart Howe, Meaghan Schulz, Kal Macdonald, Melissa Jackson, Ainsley Soutiere, Val Hudson and Paul Lloyd. Narration by Colin Martin.
Come along on the emotional four-day love story between the characters Robert and Francesca as they sing the popular uplifting songs Falling into You, To Build a Home, One Second and a Million Miles and the fun and folksy State Road 21.
Don’t miss this breathtaking musical about a beautiful and complicated love story.

April 12 and 13th
6 pm doors open, 7 pm start
$45 per ticket
Link for tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6243302

READ MORE HERE: bridges-press-release-1

Buy Me a Drink, Joe
2024-04-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-28 19:30 - 21:30 UTC and 6 more dates | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Fifteen years ago, Forte Musical Theatre produced its very first musical revue and, since that time, we’ve produced twenty-six shows, won twenty-five local, provincial and international awards, and entertained tens of thousands of patrons. Many of those shows were written or co-written by our artistic director, Joe Slabe, and this new musical celebrates fifteen years of his songs and tell the story of how a guy with big dreams fell in love with musical theatre.

“Joe Slabe’s songs are beautifully written and his book will have you laughing at one moment, crying another and fully satisfied by the end” – nytheatre.com

“Joe Slabe is Calgary’s own Stephen Sondheim.”

Louis B. Hobson, The Calgary Herald

Buy Me a Drink, Joe
Book, Music and Lyrics by Joe SlabeApril 23 – May 5, 2024

It Doesn't Have To But It Might
2024-05-10 19:30 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre
Featuring the extraordinary musicians of the Darcy Stamp Quartet and selections from their latest album, It Doesn’t Have To, But It Might, this concert will feature material inspired by the music of Dave Brubeck and jazz great Regina Carter. Join us for this informal and fantastic showcase of some of Calgary’s most innovative jazz musicians at our Friday night soiree!

Women! Life! Freedom! Intergenerational Therapeutic Art event for Calgary Persian Community
2024-05-11 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
یک رویداد هنری درمانی برای جوانان و بزرگسالان ایرانی کالگری تازه‌ترین رویداد با عنوان زنان! زندگی! آزادی!

Women! Life! Freedom! is an empowering intergenerational therapeutic art event specially curated for the Calgary Persian Community. Join Tara Vahab and Sepidar Yeganeh Farid for a session filled with creativity, healing, and connection as we come together to reflect on the past 1.5 years events in Iran. We are hopping to bring some peace and joy by celebrating womanhood, life, and freedom through art, songwriting, karaeko,dance, discussions and short creative activities
This in-person event is a unique opportunity to bond with fellow community members and express yourself through various art forms. Let’s create, heal, and grow together!
We will be holding 5 events and intend to engage different age groups at each event, 1event will be dedicated to womens participanst only.

Event 1- Intergenerational- Iranian Families
Event 2- Iranian Children Born in Canada
Event 3- Iranian Young Adults raised outside of Iran
Event 4- Iranian Women Only (women/femme/non-binary)
Event 5- Inetergenerational- Iranian Families

Stay tuned! We will keep you informed of the dates for the upcoming events!
This project is supported by the Calgary Arts Development Authority.

زنان! زندگی! آزادی!
یک رویداد هنری درمانی بین نسلی توانمند است که ویژه انجمن ایرانی کلگری برگزار می شود. به تارا وهاب و سپیدار یگانه فرید بپیوندید تا جلسه ای پر از خلاقیت، شفا و ارتباط داشته باشیم تا به اتفاقات 1.5 سال گذشته ایران فکر کنیم. امیدواریم با جشن گرفتن زنانگی، زندگی و آزادی از طریق هنر، ترانه سرایی، کارائکو، رقص، بحث و گفتگو و فعالیت های کوتاه خلاقانه، آرامش و شادی به ارمغان بیاوریم.
این رویداد حضوری فرصتی منحصر به فرد برای پیوند با اعضای جامعه و بیان خود از طریق اشکال مختلف هنری است. بیایید با هم ایجاد کنیم، شفا دهیم و رشد کنیم!
ما 5 رویداد را برگزار خواهیم کرد و قصد داریم در هر رویداد گروه های سنی مختلف را درگیر کنیم، 1 رویداد فقط به شرکت کنندگان زن اختصاص خواهد یافت.
رویداد 1- بین نسلی- خانواده های ایرانی
رویداد 2- کودکان ایرانی متولد شده در کانادا
رویداد 3- جوانان ایرانی که در خارج از ایران بزرگ شده اند
رویداد 4- فقط زنان ایرانی
رویداد 5- بین نسلی- خانواده های ایرانی
گوش به زنگ باشید! ما شما را از تاریخ رویدادهای آینده مطلع خواهیم کرد!
این پروژه توسط اداره توسعه هنر کلگری پشتیبانی می شود.
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About Tara:
I am a Persian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist and theraputic Arts Practitioner based in Calgary. I received my first artistic award at age nine and I advocate for mental health through my art. In 2015, I graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and immediately afterwards, I founded LOUD (Let Optimism Unleash Dreams) Art Society, a non-profit organization that supports the cultivation of positive mental health and well-being through creative practices.
Much of my artistic practice is informed by community connection through public art projects, murals, and workshops that key into art-making and mental health. Bright colours, pattern-making, found objects, and newspaper are elements that I return to throughout my practice and are informed by my research on the metaphysical and its ties to humanity, empathy, and joy.
At the heart of my practice is a deep appreciation of the power of the arts to change lives for the better. My ongoing series of woven newspaper sculptures, for example, reframe materials that exacerbate mental health issues for many, to speak to humanity’s ability to take uncertainty and pain and transform it slowly and intentionally into something beautiful and unexpected.
During the 2023 Celebration for the Arts hosted by Mayor Gondek and Calgary Arts Development, I was honoured to receive the Mamdani Arts Leadership Award. I was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medal for 2023, which recognizes exceptional contributions to Alberta’s communities. I have been awarded grant funding by Calgary Arts Development and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. As well as running LOUD Art Society, working with CARFAC Alberta, and teaching at the University of Calgary, I recently completed an extended artist-in-residence program with the Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre.
www.taravahab.com
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About Sepidar:
I have been creating art for as long as I can remember and I am working as a professional performance artist . I write my own play, creat music, and love singing. Currently I am completing my master’s in Counselling Psychology at the University of Calgary.

Fabulous Over Forty Gala
2024-05-11 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
THE ULTIMATE MOTHER-DAUGHTER OUTING FOR MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND!
Join us for the Fabulous Over 40 Art Show Gala, celebrating the beauty and confidence of women over 40! It’s about empowerment, connection, and fun, featuring:
Stunning boudoir portrait artwork showcasing local women over 40.
State-of-the-art theatre showcasing behind-the-scenes and extra finished images of the Fabulous Over 40 participants.
A vibrant gala atmosphere with hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, and networking opportunities.
A charity raffle in support of Made by Momma with incredible prizes including a “Chef at Home” experience – for up to 6 people. This would be a four-course meal! This is valued at $1000 (for 6), donated by Lina’s Market, and many more!
This in-person gathering is the perfect opportunity to meet the portrait artist, Laurie Brown, as well as the amazing, adventurous women who took part in this campaign and have embraced the joys of being Fabulous over 40. Do something unique with your mom that will spark a conversation with her about age, beauty, and confidence.
Bring your daughter to show her that beauty exists at ALL ages.
Bring your mother to show her how important it is to EXIST in photos at every stage of your life!
Have a conversation about what it means to be a woman at every age.
Let’s share stories, make new connections, and embrace our awesomeness together.
Don’t miss this chance to celebrate this incredible stage of life with like-minded people. It’s time to shine even brighter and show the world how fabulous we truly are!
A selection of food & beverages will be served throughout the afternoon. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Astralis Quartet presents Old Strathcona
2024-05-26 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
John Lowry, violin
Edmund Chung, violin
Marcin Swoboda, viola
Daniel Poceta, cello
The title work for this concert, Old Strathcona, is a new quartet by Kristin Flores, a well known composer, violinist and teacher in the Calgary area. The music is descriptive of the Old Strathcona neighbourhood in Edmonton. Also to be performed are youthful and exuberant works of Felix Mendelssohn and Calgary composer Roydon Tse, recently returned to Calgary after completing his PhD at University of Toronto.
$25 general admission, $12 students
Tickets also available by email (astralis.cms@gmail.com) & by phone or text (403-891-5615)

Film Screening of "Shakespeare: 21 Characters from 15 Plays"
2024-05-31 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Celebrating the Artistry of Robert Greenwood
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre + Level 2 Gallery
5-7pm Gallery viewing
7pm Screening
Sun.Ergos presents a screening of Robert Greenwood’s last performance of Shakespeare: 21 Characters from 15 Plays.
From Showpass:
Come and experience a roller coaster of emotions as Bob transforms before your eyes into 21 of the bard’s characters. Marvel how Romeo’s ardour becomes Richard’s malevolent scheming. Laugh as Launce describes his attempt to train his beloved dog…
This is a live performance recording of Robert’s final presentation of his iconic one man show of which theatre critic Louis Hobson wrote:
It’s mesmerizing to watch Greenwood transform from one character to another. Shakespeare is a banquet not only for fans of the Bard but for anyone who loves theatre in its purest form… Even the most familiar speeches seem fresh. It’s a captivating and enthralling evening and one which should not be missed.
An exhibition of masks and props Robert created and costumes that he wore opens at 5pm. A retrospective selection of his paintings, drawings and sculptures are on view in the 2nd Floor Gallery all week.
Register at the link below for free tickets.
https://www.showpass.com/bobgreenwood/

Songs of Manyselves
2024-06-07 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton) | AB
A personal mythography of land, family, and belonging, for six singers, narrator, and ensemble.

Songs of Manyselves
Join us for the unveiling of a work-in-progress drama for six singers, narrator, and ensemble! The evening will feature new music and graphic poetry, written and composed by Sebastian Harmon Hutchings, exploring a non-linear narrative of their relationship to landscape and family heritage. Attempting a reckoning through shimmering beauty, the telling stitches together the ways that we frame ourselves, many selves living in a body, many selves living in a landscape.

Featuring:
Misha Maseka – Flowering Self
Allison Lynch – Protector Self
Dallas Hayes-Sparks – Grieving Self
Tayte Mitchell – Red Self
Branden Olsen – Reckoner
Kristian Lo – Silver Shifting Self
Genevieve Micheletti – Violin
Kathleen De Caen – Cello
Jiajia Li – Flute & Bass Flute
Natalia Peric – Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
Mark Dejong – Alto & Tenor Saxophones
Chris Sies – Percussion
Janna Sailor – Music Director

We acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Calgary Arts Development.
