The Dance Centre presents
Karen Jamieson Dance
GLUK
April 27, 2025
Scotiabank Dance Centre
International Dance Day presentation
The Dance Centre acknowledges that it is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. It is an honour and a privilege for us to be guests in their lands. We are grateful.
GLUK
Gluk is a video history that focuses on Karen Jamieson Dance’s Stone Soup, a performance work that spanned 1995-1997 and toured British Columbia.
The shocking realization that this video history of Stone Soup speaks directly to issues of truth and reconciliation has deepened this project far beyond expectations. The outpouring of support and interest from the Indigenous community involved in the past production and this current edition is overwhelming and unexpected.
This video is dedicated to Doreen Jensen, Hahl Yee, (Gitxsan) whose spirit lives on.
With special thanks to Loretta Todd (Cree, Metis) for her advice in honouring Doreen, and permission to use her footage of Doreen.
Karen Jamieson Dance was given permission by each nation and each individual speaker to record and present all events and performances, both during the 1995-1997 Stone Soup tour and for the 2024 creation of Gluk.
Karen Jamieson Gluk Executive Producer, Stone Soup Choreographer / Creator, KJD Artistic Director
Flick Harrison Editor / Media Artist
Pamela Tagle Gluk Executive Producer, KJD Managing Director
Charlotte Leonard Project Archivist, KJD Archives Manager
Honour Song for Doreen Jensen:
Laax̱ Lo’op, Cynthia Jensen Fisk – Composer & Performer (vocals & drum)
Composed in collaboration with Doreen Jensen’s Family
Catherine Blackstock (Hereditary Chief Sim’oo’git Geel) (niece)
Laax̱ Lo’op, Cindy Jensen Fisk (daughter)
Jeanne Harris (sister)
Barabara Sennott (sister)
Thank you to the Storytellers and Collaborators on this Video History
Chief (Xalek) Ian Campbell – Sekyu Siyam – Squamish / Musqueam
Sharon Bryant (Liitamlaxdaaw Gyibaaw) – Tsimshian
Dalgum’ha – Delhia Nahanee – Nisga’a / Squamish
Chief Gidansda Giindajin, Haawasti Guujaaw, Raven, Gakyaals Kiigawaay Clan – Haida Nation
Yal Aubrey Jackson – Gitxsan
Vince Jackson, Chief Ha’gbi’gwaxtu, of the Fireweed Clan – Gitxsan Nation
Chief Dolores Pollard, Beaver Clan – Haisla Nation
Funders
Canada Council for the Arts
British Columbia Arts Council
City of Vancouver
Digitization of analogue video was made possible by a 2010 Legacies Now grant.
Major Donor – The Chapple Family
Read more about Gluk here
KAREN JAMIESON DANCE
Karen Jamieson Dance under the artistic direction of Karen Jamieson was formed in 1983. Karen has created over 115 original dance works with original scores by over 20 respected Canadian composers, performed in Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States. Her work, Sisyphus, was named one of the 10 Canadian choreographic masterworks of the 20th century and multi-year projects with the Haida village of Skidegate B.C. and with the residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are recognized nationally as groundbreaking in the field of community engaged and cross cultural dance.
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THE DANCE CENTRE
Established in 1986 as a resource centre for dance in British Columbia, The Dance Centre is a multifaceted organization offering a range of activities which is unparalleled in Canadian dance.
It presents performances and events, building audiences and nurturing public awareness; invests in programs, resources and support for hundreds of dance professionals working in all genres; operates Scotiabank Dance Centre, a cultural hub and one of Canada’s flagship dance facilities which welcomes tens of thousands of visitors annually; and works to promote BC dance.
Through programs, outreach and education, The Dance Centre is committed to sustaining a strong and vibrant community through dance.
Staff
Executive Director Mirna Zagar; Associate Programming Director Raquel Alvaro; Associate Producer Linda Blankstein; Membership Coordinator Kaia Shukin; Director of Marketing Heather Bray; Outreach Coordinator Yurie Kaneko; Digital Marketing Coordinator Lindsay Curtis; Development Manager Catherine Butler; Venue and Services Manager Christopher David Gauthier; Technical Director (Interim) Jeremiah Hughes; Comptroller Elyn Dobbs; Dance Central Editor Shanny Rann
Board of Directors
Yvonne Chartrand, Mique’l Dangeli, Mirjana Galovich, Linda Gordon (Chair), Selim Hasan, Anndraya Luui, Sujit Vaidya, Wen Wei Wang, Mark Weston
Scotiabank Dance Centre/The Dance Centre is an IATSE 118 Union house.
THANK YOU
The Dance Centre is grateful for the generous support of The Choreographer’s Circle, Anndraya Luui and the BC Arts Renaissance Fund.
The Corporate Leader’s Circle
The Holiday Inn and Suites Vancouver Downtown – Angela van den Byllaardt, Sales Manager;
Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited – Beau Howes
The Choreographer’s Circle
Impresario: Charles and Eve Chang Foundation, Anndraya Luui
Choreographer: Anonymous x2, Marnie Carter, Moh Faris, Tony Giacinti (in memory of Lola MacLaughlin), Stephen Jarislowsky, Yosef Wosk OBC
Artistic Director: Linda Blankstein, Beau Howes and Genieve Burley, David Matte, Jackson McKiee
Principal Dancer: Anonymous, Ken Alexander, David Cousins, James Felter, Mike and Kathy Gallagher, Judith Garay, Ken Gracie and Philip Waddell, McGrane – Pearson Endowment Fund, Jean Orr, Patrick Shea, Don and Jane Shumka, Janet and Ron Stern
Dance Artist: Anonymous, Santa Aloi, Rosario Ancer, Noel Best and Barbara Shuman, Matthew Breech and Shino Watanabe, Richard Cavell and Peter Dickinson, Amanda Collinge, Jason Dubois and Clayton Baraniuk, Linda Johnston, Kemo Schedlosky and Mark Gatha, Annelie and Dan Vistica, Wen Wei Wang, Jason Wrobleski, Max Wyman and Susan Mertens, Mirna Zagar
The Artist’s Circle
Sylvia Anderson, Carol Carr, Beth Carter, Kirk Chantraine, Yvonne Chartrand, Nicola Follows, Lorna Froidevaux, Linda Gordon, Dubravko Pajalic, Dr. Mary Robertson, Anthony Roper
The operations of The Dance Centre are supported by the Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of British Columbia, the BC Arts Council, and the City of Vancouver.
Media sponsors: Stir, The Georgia Straight
The VDC Dance Centre Society is a registered charity no. BN 11925 8754 RR0001