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SUMMARY:RADIANCE: Queer Joy Screening & Performances
DESCRIPTION:To experience unapologetic joy in the face of constant advers
 ity is powerful. Coming together as a community\\, when others tell you t
 hat you don’t belong\\, can be life-changing.\\nQueer joy is important.
 \\nEMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society is thrilled to present Radiance: 
 Queer Joy Screening and Performances on Friday\\, September 4\\, as part 
 of Calgary Culture Days.\\nThe first event kicks off at the Heather Edwar
 ds Theatre at Contemporary Calgary. We will present a selection of 4 shor
 t films created in Alberta\\, curated by Justin Larioza\\, highlighting t
 he creativity and resilience of our queer communities. See yourself repre
 sented on the big screen in narratives about celebration\\, optimism and 
 diverse queer experiences.\\nEvent Schedule \\n6:30PM: Event Start and La
 nd Acknowledgement\\n6:35PM: Screening of 4 Short Films \\n7:15PM: Interm
 ission\\n7:30PM: 3 Performances\\n8PM: End\\nAbout the Artists\\nJustin L
 arioza\\nJustin is a Calgary-based filmmaker and dancer whose creative pa
 th began in 2017. Evolving from Breakdancing and Waacking\\, to Vogue Fem
 me\\, he discovered his artistic home in Ballroom culture. By 2020 his pa
 th expanded into film school\\, where he found his love for directing\\, 
 writing\\, and producing. As one of the co-founding members of The Kiki H
 ouse of Galore (Est. 2022)\\, and an active leader with VogueYYC\\, he pl
 ays a key role in developing the city’s growing ballroom scene. His sho
 rt films and independent projects have been featured across local venues\
 \, and he aims to continue developing as a writer\\, director\\, dancer a
 nd a community leader.\\nMara Liao Esnard\\nMara\\, born in Cuba\\, is a 
 dancer\\, educator\\, and choreographer passionate about sharing the art 
 of movement. A graduate of the National Ballet School of Havana\\, she be
 gan her career teaching and performing with Sol Dance Company. Since 2015
 \\, she has built a vibrant path in Calgary’s arts community\\, collabo
 rating in festivals\\, performances\\, and collective projects. Since 202
 0\\, Mara has been part of Decidedly Jazz Danceworks\\, where she continu
 es to explore jazz as both an artistic and human language. Her multicultu
 ral heritage—Asian\\, African\\, and Hispanic—deeply informs her arti
 stry\\, bringing richness\\, diversity\\, and authenticity to her work an
 d teaching.\\nHerlinda Dalayoan\\nHerlinda Dalayoan is an emerging media 
 artist creating works around cultural identity through analogue and digit
 al lens-based mediums\\, performance\\, and installation. Born in Winnipe
 g\\, MB\\, and currently based in Calgary\\, AB\\, Dalayoan is a second-g
 eneration Filipino-Canadian whose work investigates identity through the 
 ambiguous space between cultures. Dalayoan previously attended the Univer
 sity of Manitoba School of Art and is now continuing her B.F.A. at Albert
 a University of the Arts\\, majoring in Media Arts with a concentration i
 n Time-Based Art. Dalayoan has exhibited work in group exhibitions across
  Winnipeg\\, including AceArt Inc. and PLATFORM Centre for Photographic &
  Digital Arts. She has also screened films at the WNDX Film Festival\\, W
 innipeg Underground Film Festival (WUFF)\\, and SALA Film Festival.\\nThe
 a Galang\\nThea Galang (they/she) is a FilipinX artist born in Roxas City
 \\, Capiz\\, Philippines and based in Mohkinstsis\\, Treaty 7 Territory. 
 Currently studying Sculpture at the Alberta University of the Arts\\, the
 ir practice explores relational identity through audience participation\\
 , sensory experience\\, and performance. Grounded in Virgilio G. Enriquez
 ’s concept of Kapwa and Homi K. Bhabha’s Third Space\\, Galang examin
 es diaspora through food\\, humour\\, tactility\\, and care. Their instal
 lations and performances create responsive environments shaped by sound\\
 , scent\\, awkward timing\\, and shared social encounters.\\nProudly supp
 orted by Calgary Culture Days\\, City of Calgary\\, Calgary Arts Developm
 ent\\, Alberta Foundation for the Arts\\, and Canada Council for the Arts
 .\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/canada/edmonton/events/radiance-que
 er-joy-screening-performances-2026-09-04-2
LOCATION:701 11 St SW
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