“艰难时刻需要愤怒舞蹈”

东区舞蹈节克服COVID-19困难，为学生提供线上表演机会

东区舞蹈节由卡尔加里教育委员会（CBE）和卡尔加里天主教学区（CCSD）的七所学校主办。参与的高中包括 詹姆斯·福勒中学， 纳尔逊·曼德拉中学，Father Lacombe中学，St. Francis中学， 福雷斯特·劳恩中学，St. Martin De Porres中学和Notre Dame中学。今年，该节目获得了卡尔加里艺术发展协会（CADA）的慷慨资助。

今年，东区舞蹈节学会并没有举办现场舞蹈节，而是制作了一部舞蹈电影，其中包括CBE和CCSD的高中项目。 点击此处观看。这部电影由当地屡获奖项的艺术家Arran Brownlee拍摄和导演，通过探索学生们在学校停课、人权侵害、抗议活动、全球大流行等方面的经历，展示了他们在面对充满障碍和不确定性的艰难学年中的坚韧和对舞蹈的热爱。

东区舞蹈节学会将于6月18日（周五）晚上7点至10点和6月19日（周六）下午2点至晚上10点在Containr艺术公园与Springboard Dance Studios合作，向普通公众发布这部电影。 了解更多。门票以捐赠形式出售，所有收益将直接用于支持2021-2022舞蹈节的学生项目。

在舞蹈节开幕式上，将授予价值1000美元的奖学金给CBE和CCSD的优秀学生，以帮助他们在高中毕业后继续追求舞蹈兴趣和发展能力。

我们最终的目标是为那些本来没有表演机会的学生提供展示他们惊人才华的机会，弘扬舞蹈在学校中作为艺术、表达和体育学科的重要性，并在明年的节目中以现场表演的形式吸引更多人参与。我们希望CBE社区的成员能够加入我们，庆祝我们学生的成功并欣赏他们美丽的作品。

若有疑问，请联系Kelsey McMahon，邮箱： kkmcmahon@cbe.ab.ca。

“Hard times require furious dancing”

East Side Dance Festival Overcomes COVID-19 difficulties to provide students with online performances opportunities

The East Side Dance Festival is hosted by seven schools from the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD). The high schools involved are James Fowler, Nelson Mandela, Father Lacombe, St. Francis, Forest Lawn, St. Martin De Porres, and Notre Dame. The festival received a generous grant from Calgary Arts Development Association this year (CADA).

Instead of hosting a live, in person dance festival this year, the East Side Dance Festival Society has created a dance film featuring high school programs from the CBE and CCSD.

Shot and directed by local award winning artist Arran Brownlee, the film explores students’ experiences during the school closures, human rights violations, protests, the global pandemic and showcases their resilience and love of dance despite facing a difficult school year filled with obstacles and uncertainty.

The East Side Dance Festival Society is releasing the film to the general public at the Containr Art Park in partnership with Springboard Dance Studios on Friday, June 18 from 7 – 10 p.m. and Saturday, June 19 from 2 – 10 p.m. Learn more. Admission is by donation and all proceeds go directly to facilitate student programming for the 2021-22 festival.

At the opening of the festival, $1,000 in scholarships will be awarded to deserving CBE and CCSD students who hope to pursue their interest and develop their ability in dance after high school.

We ultimately hope to provide students who would not otherwise have performance opportunities the chance to showcase their incredible talent, to promote the importance of dance as an artistic, expressive and physical discipline in schools and to grow membership as we return to an in-person performance at our festival next year. We hope that members of our CBE community will join us to celebrate our students’ success and view their beautiful work.

For inquiries please contact Kelsey McMahon at kkmcmahon@cbe.ab.ca.