Full Circle speaks of many images...

* full gathering of people - all races, cultures, communities, perspectives
* completeness, inclusiveness, wholeness
* the completion of a journey
* unceasing movement - no beginning or ending.

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Full Circle speaks of many images...

* full gathering of people - all races, cultures, communities, perspectives
* completeness, inclusiveness, wholeness
* the completion of a journey
* unceasing movement - no beginning or ending.

Margo Kane established Full Circle First Nations Performance in 1992, with principles in mind that reflect these images. Full Circle creates opportunities for Aboriginal artists, writers and performers to express the reality of First Nations experiences and to work in harmony with First Nations traditions while engaging contemporary, interdisciplinary theatrical techniques. Full Circle provides an environment that fosters the development of skills, ideas, exploration, and collaboration.
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The ensemble members are dancers, singers, actors, clowns, writers, and musicians. Margo Kane employs a collaborative approach through workshops that become research and training projects for all participants. Full Circle’s skilled and talented artists are excellent creative ambassadors for...
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The ensemble members are dancers, singers, actors, clowns, writers, and musicians. Margo Kane employs a collaborative approach through workshops that become research and training projects for all participants. Full Circle’s skilled and talented artists are excellent creative ambassadors for Aboriginal communities and valuable role models for emerging Native artists. A number of them have moved on to practice as actors, performing artists, musicians, visual artists, and writers in mainstream theatre in Canada.

Integral to Full Circle’s mandate is networking and collaborating with performing artists and arts organizations regionally, nationally, and internationally.
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Full Circle offers a variety of opportunities for youth including a conference, long term training opportunities, workshop and training sessions as well as a support system for Aboriginal artists.

The Full Circle Training Program is a two-year, four-term, subsidized program that...
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Full Circle offers a variety of opportunities for youth including a conference, long term training opportunities, workshop and training sessions as well as a support system for Aboriginal artists.

The Full Circle Training Program is a two-year, four-term, subsidized program that runs from September thru April. This program is generously funded through the National Arts Training Contribution Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Ensemble Training Program provides an opportunity for participating artists, both professional and pre-professional, to learn a variety of skills and become part of Full Circle's Ensemble--ideal for Aboriginal artists who wish to develop and practice their art in a way that appreciates cultural traditions. This exciting collaborative work aims at developing Aboriginal artists and practices that embody, celebrate, and share an understanding of their peoples' traditions.
The program allows participating artists to develop skills that will assist them in both the evolution of forms for their own personal artistic practice, as well as for group creation. Training is grounded within the context of an Ensemble focus. This methodology supports the development of individuals with a commitment to creating a cohesive, connected, and unified "voice" within themselves; and a desire to apply that "voice" towards the creation of Contemporary Aboriginal Arts practices that embody, celebrate, and share understanding of Aboriginal perspectives and principles within the community.
This two-year, subsidized Ensemble Training Program was created in 2002 by Margo Kane, Artistic & Managing Director of Full Circle: First Nations Performance, and based in Vancouver, BC.
This program is generously funded through the National Arts Training Contribution Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage.


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