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New Narratives Artist Interview Series: Anna Kraulis

5/2/2016

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One of the most exciting parts of our upcoming project, New Narratives, is the killer group of artists/activists who have all jumped on board to contribute their work! I still can’t quite believe we’re lucky enough to be presenting NINE different pieces in a wide variety of disciplines, with over TWENTY (!!) amazing makers involved.

In order to give a little sneak peek into some of these folks upcoming work, we’ll be posting a series of artist interviews leading up to the event. Let’s kick it off with the lovely Anna Kraulis!
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Tell us a little about yourself and your work:

I’m a choreographer, having received my training in contemporary dance, but am equally connected to the world of environmental advocacy and nature-based education. I am very interested in the dynamic between these two worlds, and how they can feed each other.  I am fortunate to collaborate with some amazing human beings, most recently filmmaker/media artist Leslie Kennah and environmental activist Hannah Carpendale. As a trio we have created and presented work at the Dance Centre’s DanceLab residency, Vancouver Society of Storytelling’s Creek Forum, Planet in Focus Film Festival in Toronto, and BC Buds Festival in Vancouver. I also work frequently in the fields of community-engaged dance and art for social change. I am finishing my degree in Environmental Studies at Langara college, and developing experiential outdoor education projects with some local enviro groups.

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What is the piece you're contributing to New Narratives? What has the creation process been like so far?

Well, I feel excited and fortunate to be presenting two collaborative works at this event!
One is a new work with media artist Leslie Kennah and dancers Jen Aoki, Angelina Krahn and Charlotte Priest. We are particularly interested in “rewilding”- something that has received much attention as of late- “to give nature fuller expression in a world in which it is muted” (James Mackinnon). We are researching into questions such as- how can we, as humans, renew meaningful relationships with the more-than-human world? How can non-human species be co-creators in the design and execution of this work? The second work is a short film called Verge: Dancing a Scarred and Sacred Landscape, which was shot on location on Vancouver Island, in tandem with the work of Ancient Forest Alliance. It is also a collaboration with Leslie and Hannah, along with dancers Jen Aoki, Jen Dunford, Angelina Krahn, Rianne Svelnis and composer Oliver Nickels. We are very thrilled to be presenting it in an outdoor context for New Narratives, which will be a first for this film.

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On your website you mention interconnectivity and connection to the earth. How do these ideas inform your artistic practice?

I think that re-connecting with our own bodies- our alert, responsive selves- are fundamental to renewing our connection to the wild.  In this way I feel that dance and environmentalism are in fact very related.  If we can begin to think more with the whole of our bodies, and not only our brains, we might reconnect more deeply with other creatures and organisms we share this planet with. If we valued physical and emotional intelligence as well as intellectual intelligence, we might see ourselves as one part in a web of relationships, as opposed to the pinnacle of some sort of hierarchy…

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Would you rather have licorice for legs or only ever eat lemons?
Licorice legs for sure! They would be so bendy.


Thanks so much Anna! We’re so excited to have you involved! You can find more info about Anna’s work here:

cleverfauna.com  

www.artforimpact.ca
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Announcing...New Narratives!!

5/1/2016

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Hey folks!
We are beyond excited to be announcing out upcoming project, New Narratives!
For more information/tickets, click here.

This project has really taken on a life of it's own, as so many of our projects seem to. What started as an idea for a small scale puppet show has expanded into a site specific scavenger hunt featuring multiple works from a wide variety of really incredible artists.

Keep your eye on this blog/our facebook and instagram, because we'll be posting artist interviews and project updates throughout the month of May!


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Generation Hot! & Instagram Up and Running!

1/15/2016

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We are so excited to announce that we will be taking part in Generation Hot with The Only Animal Theatre! For more info on this sweet program, click here.
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In other news, if you're curious about more Popcorn Galaxies updates, we now have an instagram account up and running here.
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Invisible City Article

10/15/2015

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Check out our documentation of Invisible City, with help from audience members, on Vandocument!

                      Invisible City Article
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Photo by Christian Vistan

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PopGals in collaboration...don't miss Theatre Replacement's Town Criers

9/21/2015

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"In one part of the city, writers type out observations of the world unfolding around them. In another part of the same city, a town crier receives these observations via a tablet — a modern day version of the trusty scroll. The criers ring their bells and declare these observations to the public. Drawing upon patterns of relaying information that mirror Twitter or Facebook, Town Criers treats everyday considerations as the news. Intimate and minute details are transmitted through the ether, and then filtered through the live body in an oratorical sculpture."

September 25 & 26, 2015
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts & Metrotown

More information and tickets here

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popgals on the side: check out The Builders!

8/26/2015

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Step into an extraordinary environment constructed by seven unlikely architects - theatre artists, dancers, and a musician. The builders are at work, tirelessly creating the realms of their dreams. In a chaotic merging of theatre and installation, The Builders investigates transformation, territory and the practice of making ourselves at home in the world.


Created and directed by: Megan Stewart

In collaboration with ensemble members:
Robert Azevedo, Gordon Havelaar, Eveleen Kozak, Keely O’Brien
Featuring music by David Cowling and set design by Amanda Larder and ensemble.

THREE NIGHTS ONLY!
Thursday, September 10, 8PM (preview)
Friday, September 11, 8PM (opening)
Saturday, September 12, 8PM 

Tickets $5-$15 

B2540 (Visual Arts Basement)
149 West Hastings Street
Vancouver

More info here.

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popgals elsewhere...don't miss Mr.Snortoose!

5/20/2015

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Don't miss Mr.Snortoose and the Machine Children's Machine, coming up in the rEvolver festival!

"an absurd nostalgia retelling a history that never really happened" 

Created and Directed by: Elysse Cheadle
Performed by: Shannon Lee, Carmine Santavenere, Ashley Aron, Derek Chan, Manuela Sosa & Keely O'Brien
Composed by: Elliot Vaughan

www.upintheairtheatre.com/mr-snortoose-machine-childrens-machine



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photos by Dan Borzillo

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launch party was a blast (off)!

5/5/2015

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Photos by Christian Vistan
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Sonder 

3/25/2015

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Mr. Sneaky Cat's Society of Cosmic Research and Exploration 

3/23/2015

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