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Canada's Indigenous Contemporary Scene @ Edinburgh Festivals

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It’s only 6 weeks until Indigenous Contemporary Scene – when a group of Indigenous artists from across Canada will be welcomed to Edinburgh this August to present theatre, dance, music and literature across three of the city’s biggest festivals: Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh Book Festival.

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Common Ground is a research project between choreographers Ian RT Colless and Lara Kramer founded in 2011. The purpose of this research project is to support the collaboration between two aboriginal artists in their development of a shared body of movement research. Ian RT Colless is an Australian dancer and choreographer based between New York City and Sydney Australia. He is a descendant from the Dharabuladh (Therabulat) clan of the Gundungurra Nation and current Artistic Director of international arts entity Untitled|Collective. Lara Kramer is a Montreal based First Nations choreographer and performer. She is Ojibwa and Cree from her mother's lineage. Together Ian and Lara will continue to examine how their self-identity as Indigenous may influence their process and development of movement vocabulary. Their creative research will explore their self-image as an Aboriginal person, questioning some of the stereotypes of what is "Aboriginal." Working with irony and satire, they will investigate the notions of "Aboriginality" within the context of dominant culture to generate the physicality and theatricality of their research. Drawing from personal histories both Ian and Lara will address some of the key issues that shape their subjective understandings of Aboriginality. They will explore how their personal expressions, theatricality and physicality can be shaped by the themes, developing impressions of their culture and identity through a rich body of work. The research will be reflective of both their individual and shared aesthetics, linking a "Common Ground" between Australia and Canadian First Nations peoples.

Ian and Lara will work with two dancers, Maria Simone and T.B.A in their process to help facilitate the articulation of the research. During the creative process they will document shared views, experiences, and impressions of the research. An open rehearsal will take place on Saturday August 31st 2013 from 7-8pm at Studio 303, Montreal, QC, Canada. For more info email: [email protected] or http://www.larakramer.ca/ © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED to Ian RT Colless 2013

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Common Ground:

Untitled|Collective presents The ‘Common Ground’ project, a Global Contemporary Indigenous Dance work in development, established by Untitled|Collective’s Lara Kramer and Artistic Director Ian RT Colless. Kramer is an Ojibwa and Cree (Canadian Aboriginal) Independent Contemporary Choreographer based in Montreal, Canada. Colless is established dancer and emerging choreographer based in New York City and is a descendant from the Dharabuladh (Therabulat) clan of the Gundungurra Nation (Australian Aboriginal).

This global inter-cultural project is a world unique investigation with aims to carve song-lines for Indigenous arts and cultures to travel to various international communities including; NYC, Montreal and Sydney.

The central research question that has formed the topic of ‘Common Ground’s investigation is gathered around the theme of ‘Aboriginality’. The image of many Aboriginal people’s around the globe is largely shaped by dominant culture, the very culture that has a history of silencing the Aboriginal voice.

‘Common Ground’ is a Contemporary Indigenous Dance piece in development inspired by personal cultural identity. Throughout the investigation of the generic stereotypes that are often portrayed in popular culture, our aim is to offer an alternative perceptive to view Aboriginal culture drawing from our personal histories and our experiences in Contemporary Dance.

Current Developments:

Date: August 8th - 30th 2011 Location: Banff, Canada.

Initial dialogues and research between the two artists, Kramer and Colless at the 2011 Indigenous Dance Residency at the Banff Centre.

Date: October the 1st - 3rd 2011 Location: NYC, North America.

Kramer meets with Colless in Manhattan to perform a an ‘Initial Research Residency‘ at Untitled|Collective’s ‘Factory’. Residence established Kramer’s NYC networks and constructed framework for the ‘Common Ground’ Project creating an work infrastructure and outline for future grant applications into Arts Councils.

For more info visit: www.untitled-collective.com or http://www.larakramer.ca/collaborations/