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MoMo brings together professional artists and prospective artists, with and without disability to explore movement, voice, theatre, dance, and improvisational disciplines.

Artists of all abilities, skills and levels are supported and challenged in the practice, creation and performance of distinctive works of dance theatre that reflect our unique community and its individuals.

Mission

MoMo Mixed Ability Dance Theatre brings together a diverse community of artists, whose purpose it is to remove barriers and facilitate artistic expression through performance and the enjoyment of movement as a form of unique and spontaneous creation.

What We Do

We run weekly classes at the community and more experienced, performance levels. Community classes work with creative movement and theatre games to provide a morning or afternoon full of physical activity, creative expression and plenty of fun.

We create multidisciplinary performance works for presentation during the Calgary theatre season. Our work is both improvised and choreographed allowing the artists to explore shared ideas and intentions within each artist's range, removing the boundaries of ability by working with them to create freedom, equality and unique diverse performance.

MoMo encourages critical discourse about integrated performance and relevant issues facing disability and the arts. MoMo supports initiatives run by other organizations with similar values.

About Us

MoMo Dance Theatre is proud to be Calgary and Western Canada’s flagship Mixed Ability Dance Theatre Company. Our classes and performance opportunities are open to participants of all abilities and disabilities their support, friends and family.

Photo credit: Colleen Huston; Piece title: "Rumi triad"; Performers: Veronica Benz (left), Brodie Boychuk, Jennifer Stewart; Choreographer: Valerie Campbell

MoMo is a federally registered charitable organization. To donate to MoMo (tax receipts included), please contact info@momodancetheatre.org

"One of the most exciting things about mixed ability dance theatre is that the field has no traditions: it is completely open to explore."

- Artistic Director Pamela Boyd