Groundwork Dance Festival: There Is Room for All
A Different Starting Point
Groundwork is a two-day festival of dance and movement-based performance, produced by Untellable Movement Theatre and Cameo Series.
It’s built on an ethically non-curated model.
Which means artists are not ranked, filtered, or shaped by a single curatorial lens. Instead, they are invited to share space.
This is a deliberate choice.
Because we believe a thriving dance ecology requires many voices, a full range of artists working, questioning, experimenting, and building in real time.
There is room for all.
What the Festival Holds
Groundwork takes place April 11–12 at LSPU Hall.
Across the weekend, audiences can experience:
Live performances
Workshops
Opportunities to connect with artists and each other
A Living Dance Ecology
At its core, Groundwork is about visibility.
By bringing artists and audiences together in one place, the festival offers a snapshot of the movement practices shaping this province right now.
It allows audiences to:
Experience a wide range of work in one weekend
Engage with dance in a direct, accessible way
See process, not just product
And it allows artists to:
Share work
Be part of a larger community of practice
Contribute to a shared cultural moment
Where It Comes From
Groundwork is produced in partnership with Cameo, a quarterly series created in April 2024.
Cameo was designed to offer movement artists something simple and necessary: a place to show work without financial risk or the expectation of a finished product.
Similar to an open mic or a public reading, it centres the act of sharing.
Groundwork expands that idea.
It brings that same ethos into a larger, concentrated gathering—two days of movement, connection, and exchange.
The Work Ahead
At Untellable, we are interested in how dance lives in the world.
Through performances, residencies, and festivals like Groundwork, we are working toward a dance ecology that is sustainable and connected.
This festival is one piece of that work.
Groundwork Dance Festival takes place April 11–12 at LSPU Hall.
Festival passes and individual tickets are available.
We’d love to have you in the room.
