New Work by Karen Kaeja as part of Citadel LIVE: Allies & Friends
Performed by Mio Sakamoto, with live music by Nickeshia Garrick
March 20 and 21, 2026 at 8pm
The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance, 304 Parliament Street
More info here
Upcoming Workshops in Calgary
Kaeja CREATIVE FIRE Intensive: IMPROVISATION AND CREATION
Led by Allen and Karen Kaeja
MAY 11 - 13, 2026 | 4 - 7 PM | PULSE STUDIOS, Calgary
This workshop engages improvisation and creation. Experience three decades of mastery in just three days! Join us for an immersive intensive where your personal movement style becomes the spark for an ensemble creation.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Pre-professional and professional dancers, physical movers and anyone with a hunger for deep creative investigation.
Under the guidance of Karen and Allen Kaeja, you will explore:
THE ART OF PARTNERING: Master the collaborative physical engagement that the Kaejas are world-renowned for.
COLLABORATIVE CREATION: Move beyond steps to investigate theatricality and ensemble flow.
Cost:
Early bird: $200 + GST (register before April 15)
Regular Rate: $250 + GST
The Art of Flying: KAEJA ELEVATIONS® CERTIFICATION
Level ONE CERTIFICATION COURSE
Taught by Allen Kaeja & Mio Sakamoto
MAY 14 - 18, 2026 | 9 - 6 PM | PULSE Studios, Calgary
Take your professional practice to new heights—literally. Join internationally recognized choreographers Allen Kaeja and Mio Sakamoto for an intensive 5-day certification in Kaeja Elevations® (KE).
This isn't just a workshop; it’s a career-defining credential. KE is a world-renowned approach to partnering that defies gravity through the physics of momentum, propulsion and architectural flow.
WHY GET CERTIFIED?
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL: Become an independently certified KE Level One practitioner.
SAFE ACROBATICS: Learn the mechanics to help dancers of all ages soar safely.
EQUAL PLAYING FIELD: Master a technique where skill and physics matter more than size or gender.
EXPAND YOUR TOOLKIT: Gain innovative partnering vocabulary for your own choreography or teaching.
Cost:
High Flying Early Bird: $800 + GST (Save $500! Register before March 1)
Early Bird: $900 + GST (Save $400! Register before April 15)
Regular Rate: $1,300 + GST
PULSE is committed to accessibility. For compassionate pricing, please contact tara@pulsestudios.ca
A haunting inner world set against Iceland’s silent sky and frozen landscape. Based on concept and material from TouchX, shot in Iceland.
Director, Concept, Choreographer, Design: Karen Kaeja
Music: Mear
Dancer: Mio Sakamoto
Cinematographer/Editor: Olya Glotka
View here anytime - over 10,000 viewers so far!
Screening at upcoming international film festivals - TBA.
Empty Pages Music Video has launched!
It’s not often that a dance film makes it into the aviation industry entertainment system! Karen's film Clearing, has been chosen to screen on all UK Virgin Atlantic flights. This initiative is part of Women Over Fifty Film Festival (UK) WOFFF Dementia Friendly inflight entertainment programme. Clearing was shot during a lush Canadian snowfall on a melancholic day in 2020 at the Kaeja Creative Incubator. Karen is the director, performer, editor and camera.
"A beautiful dance with nature in troubled times. Exciting use of transitions, filters and cuts. A pleasure to watch." WOFFF Jury Member.
Clearing takes flight!
I Found My Dance in a Bomb Shelter: Anecdotes of Gratitude from A Life in Dance is filled with stories about the people and encounters that have shaped Allen Kaeja as a son, brother, husband, father, and artist. From childhood antics to youthful years of elite wrestling competitions and then the epiphany of following his passion for dance, Allen’s life is a story of discovery and the courage to push boundaries. Through it all weaves a thread of intergenerational trauma as the son of a Holocaust survivor. These anecdotes will amuse, inspire, and move all those who read this engaging book about a life well lived, the importance of family, and the power of community.
I Found My Dance in a Bomb Shelter
To purchase:
Soft cover: Cost $32.95
eBook : Cost $12
Bundle the soft cover and the eBook for only $35