
Discover the ripple effects of a unique collaborative artistic process in four Ontario communities
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Between January 2013 and July 2016 The Ontario Shebang unfolded in four distinct regions of Southern Ontario – Kingston, Guelph, Niagara and Burlington. Extraordinary artists and individuals from all backgrounds congregated and agreed to explore collaboration. Together we practiced listening, observing, sharing, exchanging, moving, belonging, relating and converging in unfamiliar ways. A unique community emerged from this process that demanded our presence, consciousness, courage and trust.
The Ontario Shebang was instigated by Dreamwalker Dance Company and is generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council – Ontario Dances program, City of St. Catharines, City of Guelph, City of Kingston and City of Burlington and by the artists and partner organizations who made it all possible.
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This is our new meeting place where interaction can continue, and news, images, ideas or upcoming events can be shared. As you dive into the site you may start to see/hear/feel how The Shebang Process activates individuals to listen and respond to one another, how a single action can instantly inspire and propel a rippling response through an entire group, how simple intentional interactions can build lasting bonds and connections.
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The Shebang Process
More Shebang Videos
The Whole Shebang Guelph at the River Run Centre by Erin MacIndoe Sproule
The Burlington Shebang enters Through the Eyes of the Machine an interactive video installation by Andrew O’Connor
The Whole Shebang Kingston at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning by Tess Girard
What Moves Us
A translation collaboration for the Whole Shebang Kingston by Elysha Poirier with Alison Gowan and Irina Skvortsova
The Whole Shebang Niagara at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St Catharines by Vickie Fagan
Here in St. Catharines (The Niagara Shebang) by Vickie Fagan with music by Aaron Berger and the Blue Stars
The Whole Shebang Burlington at Burlington Performing Arts Centre by Erin MacIndoe Sproule
Streaming for The Guelph Shebang by Erin MacIndoe Sproule
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