FREE First Thursday

FREE First Thursday November 55-9 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. Taiji Qigong 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. Art for All - FREE with registration. On view: Damien Eagle Bear: when you see it Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds, worlds, worlds Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order Ghazaleh Avarzamani: Churn, Earn, Burn and then Return Adelita Husni Bey: Agency