Free First Thursday
November 5
5-9 PM
Join us for Free First Thursday at Contemporary Calgary, presented in partnership with Springboard Performance as part of Fluid Fest, featuring Silvering: In Community.
Silvering: In Community invites audiences into an evening of performance, movement and conversation that reframes aging as a source of creativity, connection and possibility.
Throughout the building, professional elder dancers and dance-curious community participants appear in unexpected encounters, including performances, conversations and shared experiences that respond to the architecture and artworks. The gallery becomes a place where age is embodied, celebrated and experienced.
As part of Fluid Fest, Silvering: In Community brings artists and community together to explore how the body continues to create, communicate and connect throughout life. Audiences are invited to move, encounter and participate.
What's happening
MOVE - Silvering: In Community
Throughout the evening, experience performances, movement and unexpected encounters throughout the building, featuring professional elder dancers and dance-curious community participants.
Tai Chi with Dana Luebke - Atrium
Seated Ballet Class - Hallway to the Flanagan Gallery
Walking Backwards with Dana Luebke - Heather Edwards Theatre
Performance with Brian Webb - Heather Edwards Theatre
For the Trees by Claudia Jane Moore - moving from the Atrium into the Grotto
Meeting Yourself Now with Kyrsten Blair - Grotto & Atrium
MAKE - Silvering Art Activation
Get creative with an art activation inspired by Silvering: In Community, exploring ideas of movement, memory, aging and connection.
SEE - Contemporary Calgary
Explore the exhibitions throughout the gallery and experience the artworks alongside the evening's performances and community encounters.
EAT & DRINK - Bar & Popcorn
Grab a drink from the bar, enjoy some popcorn and settle in for an evening of art, performance and community.
