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"Art in Movement" will be performed by Anastasia Evsigneeva along with a reception will follow in-person at Dunlop Art Gallery, Central Library
Anastasia Evsigneeva is a multifaceted contemporary artist, dancer, and circus performer. In 2019, she earned her BA Honors in Dance from the Professional Program at the School of Contemporary Dancers in Winnipeg. Since June 2020, Anastasia has thrived under the artistic mentorship of Robin Poitras and Edward Poitras through New Dance Horizons’ (NDH), Artist in Residency Program. This transformative experience has deeply enriched Anastasia’s artistic perspective, enhancing her understanding of creation, performance, production, and presentation.
On June 3 & 4, 2022, Anastasia self-produced and co-directed her first contemporary dance production, "Moving Roots: Reflections," in collaboration with Anna Protsiou. Presented at Théâtre Cercle Molière in Winnipeg, the show captivated audiences and led to a pivotal encounter with artist Leesa Streifler. Anastasia's solo piece, "ME-Error," along with other works featured in the production, resonated with Leesa, initiating a collaborative exploration of themes surrounding the female body and mind, aging processes, and societal influences.
In partnership with New Dance Horizons Stream of Dance Festival.
Photo: Nardella Photography
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Art and Creation |
TAGS: | Dunlop Art Gallery | Artist and Author Talks | Art |
Christina Battle, William “Billy” Beal, Anna Binta Diallo, Cheryl Foggo, Judah Iyunade, Richard Allan Thomas, Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, NASRA, Frank B. Jamerson fonds
BLACK PRAIRIES honours more than one hundred years of Black/African-Canadian cultural production in the Prairies, spanning the 1920s to the present, with a focus on lens-based media. The exhibition includes newly commissioned contemporary artwork, original glass plate negatives by early 1900s Black Manitoban photographer William “Billy” Beal, and archival photographs from the City of Edmonton’s Frank B. Jamerson fonds.
Beal’s glass plate negatives, taken between 1915 and 1925, document homesteading life in western Manitoba from the perspective of a lone Black man living in an all-white rural township during the early 1900s. Meanwhile, the photographs in the Frank B. Jamerson fonds, created by unnamed photographers, depict everyday Black life in and around Amber Valley, Alberta—a historic community formed during the Great Black Migration of 1910. This migration saw African-Americans fleeing racial violence in the United States to seek refuge in the Canadian Prairies. The selected photographs in this exhibition capture the first thirty years after the migration, reflecting the experiences of the first generation of Black migrants in the region. The contemporary artists in this exhibition foster important dialogues about personal histories, a changing climate, and collective experiences in the region.
Additionally, the exhibition includes the newly created short film For Caesar by filmmaker Cheryl Foggo. The film features Leander Lane, the great-grandson of Julius Caesar Lane, a founding member of the Shiloh People, the historic African-Canadian community in Saskatchewan.
BLACK PRAIRIES provides space for communal grounding and reflection on the ongoing and ever-expanding continuum of Black life and Black cultural production in the Prairies.
Image: Rosa and Mary, Amber Valley, Alberta c. 1940, black and white photograph, 5 x 6 cm. Frank B. Jamerson fonds, courtesy City of Edmonton Archives.
